Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] bootconfig: Set CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG=n by default

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Thu Feb 27 2020 - 04:22:16 EST


Hi Hiramatsu-san,

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 1:18 PM Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Set CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG=n by default. This also warns
> user if CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG=n but "bootconfig" is given
> in the kernel command line.
>
> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -418,6 +418,14 @@ static void __init setup_boot_config(const char *cmdline)
> }
> #else
> #define setup_boot_config(cmdline) do { } while (0)
> +
> +static int __init warn_bootconfig(char *str)
> +{
> + pr_warn("WARNING: 'bootconfig' found on the kernel command line but CONFIG_BOOTCONFIG is not set.\n");
> + return 0;
> +}
> +early_param("bootconfig", warn_bootconfig);

Yeah, let's increases kernel size for the people who don't want to jump
on the bootconfig wagon :-(

Is this really needed?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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