update kernel-parameters.txt
PATCH 1/1 update kernel-parameters.txt
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Hi,
This is just a little documentation update which applies to 2.6.18-rc2.
Kind regards, Jens Nödler
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- --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.orig 2006-07-26 16:47:34.000000000 +0200
+++ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2006-07-27 15:57:02.000000000 +0200 @@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ be entered as an environment variable, w
it will appear as a kernel argument readable via /proc/cmdline by programs running once the system is up.
+The number of kernel parameters in not limited, but the length of the +complete command line (parameters including spaces etc.) is limited to +a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture +and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file +./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE.
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53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] Amiga SCSI controllers
See header of drivers/scsi/53c7xx.c. See also Documentation/scsi/ncr53c7xx.txt.
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jens m. noedler
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Hash: SHA1Hi,
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This is just a little documentation update which applies to 2.6.18-rc2.
Signed-off-by jens m. noedler <[email protected]>- ---
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Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.orig2006-07-26 16:47:34.000000000 +0200
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Patch should apply with 'patch -p1' (i.e., filenames begin with linux/ or a/, b/ etc.)
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-0+complete command line (parameters including spaces etc.) is limited to +a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture +and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file +./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. + + 53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] Amiga SCSI controllers See header of drivers/scsi/53c7xx.c. See also Documentation/scsi/ncr53c7xx.txt.
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~Randy
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Hello,
Randy.Dunlap wrote at 07/27/2006 06:44 PM:
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Patch should apply with 'patch -p1' (i.e., filenames begin with linux/ or a/, b/ etc.)
Thanks for the feedback, here is an updated patch.
By the way: Does anybody know _why_ COMMAND_LINE_SIZE depends on the architecture? Wouldn't it make sense to generalize it for all platforms to e.g. 2048 characters?
Bye, Jens
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- --- linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.orig 2006-07-26 16:47:34.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2006-07-27 23:16:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ be entered as an environment variable, w
it will appear as a kernel argument readable via /proc/cmdline by programs running once the system is up.
+The number of kernel parameters is not limited, but the length of the +complete command line (parameters including spaces etc.) is limited to +a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture +and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file +./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE.
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+
53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] Amiga SCSI controllers
See header of drivers/scsi/53c7xx.c. See also Documentation/scsi/ncr53c7xx.txt.
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jens m. noedler
[email protected]
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http://noedler.de
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