On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34:41PM +0200, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote: > Currently, MIPS kernels silently overwrite kernel command-line > parameters hardcoded in CONFIG_CMDLINE by the ones received > from firmware. Therefore, using firmware remains the only > reliable method to transfer the command-line parameters, which > is not always desirable or convenient, and the CONFIG_CMDLINE > option is thereby effectively rendered useless. > > This patch fixes the problem described above and introduces > a more flexible scheme of handling the kernel command line, > in a manner identical to what is currently used for x86. > The default behavior, i.e. when CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL is not > defined, retains the existing semantics, and firmware > command-line arguments override the hardcoded ones. Queued for 2.6.33. I also patched up the defconfig files to use the right settings for CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL and CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE. Thanks, Ralf
