Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: headers - fix export private data touserspace

[Cyrill Gorcunov]

[H. Peter Anvin - Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:54:35AM -0800]
| Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
| > 
| > I was concerning more about lilo side, is it use this param.
| > So here is a link
| > 
| > 	http://lists.linuxcoding.com/kernel/2006-q3/msg18665.html
| > 
| > is seems LILO has it's own definition for COMMAND_LINE_SIZE.
| > On the other hand it touches boot protocol. Peter should know
| > if it safe to hide/change COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. Peter?
| > 
| 
| Current x86 kernels export the command line size through the bzImage
| header, and as such COMMAND_LINE_SIZE should not be used by userspace.
| 
| I can't speak for other architectures.
| 
| 	-hpa
| 
| -- 
| H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
| I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
| 

Thanks Peter!

		- Cyrill -
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