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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86_64, i386: Add command line length to boot protocol
On 3/6/07, Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> wrote:
> +The kernel command line is a null-terminated string. The maximum
> +length can be retrieved from the field cmdline_size. Before protocol
> +version 2.06, the maximum was 255 characters. A string that is too
> +long will be automatically truncated by the kernel.

This is incorrect.
Since 2.02, the maximum was null terminated string truncated by kernel.

Best Regards,
Alon Bar-Lev.
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