Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 Feb 2020 11:46:17 +0900 | From | Masami Hiramatsu <> | Subject | Re: [for-next][PATCH 04/26] bootconfig: Add Extra Boot Config support |
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Hi,
On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 18:58:58 +0100 Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 06, 2020 at 11:41:00PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote: > > Oh, you are not the first person asked that :) > > > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/12/9/563 > > > > And yes, I think this is important that will useful for most developers > > and admins. Since the bootconfig already covers kernel and init options, > > this can be a new standard way to pass args to kernel boot. > > Aha, so Steve and you believe this will become the next great thing > after sliced bread. Sorry but I remain sceptical. :)
It could change some other things. I recommend developers to use this feature to configure their subsystem easier and admins to configure kernel boot options more readable way.
> I would've done it differently: have it default 'n' and once it turns > out that the major distros have enabled it and *actually* use it, *then* > simply remove the config option. Like we usually do with functionality. > Not the other way around.
Many distros may not use it unless it is default y. I couldn't find any good example that the feature "default n" turns into "default y". Would you have any example?
> In any case, I've disabled it on my machines and will wait for it > missing to come back and bite me. :-P
Hmm, what would you afraid of? It is just a small footprint additional feature which never be enabled without "bootconfig" on the kernel cmdline...
Thank you,
> > -- > Regards/Gruss, > Boris. > > https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
-- Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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