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SubjectRe: [PATCH] init: Remove CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 03:04:36PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK adds config bloat without an obvious use case
> that makes it worth keeping around. Delete it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
> ---
>
> Bring on the blame :)

Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Blame is easier to bear when shared. :)

> init/Kconfig | 16 ----------------
> init/main.c | 5 -----
> 2 files changed, 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index ebbd5846478e..e84c6423a2e5 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -1299,22 +1299,6 @@ source "usr/Kconfig"
>
> endif
>
> -config INIT_FALLBACK
> - bool "Fall back to defaults if init= parameter is bad"
> - default y
> - help
> - If enabled, the kernel will try the default init binaries if an
> - explicit request from the init= parameter fails.
> -
> - This can have unexpected effects. For example, booting
> - with init=/sbin/kiosk_app will run /sbin/init or even /bin/sh
> - if /sbin/kiosk_app cannot be executed.
> -
> - The default value of Y is consistent with historical behavior.
> - Selecting N is likely to be more appropriate for most uses,
> - especially on kiosks and on kernels that are indended to be
> - run under the control of a script.
> -
> config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
> bool "Optimize for size"
> help
> diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> index 2bd6105e5dc5..39dd52a3b78a 100644
> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -960,13 +960,8 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
> ret = run_init_process(execute_command);
> if (!ret)
> return 0;
> -#ifndef CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK
> panic("Requested init %s failed (error %d).",
> execute_command, ret);
> -#else
> - pr_err("Failed to execute %s (error %d). Attempting defaults...\n",
> - execute_command, ret);
> -#endif
> }
> if (!try_to_run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
> !try_to_run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
> --
> 1.9.3
>


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