On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 11:57:01AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote: > Hi, > > Sven Luther writes: > > > Yeah, well, it may be needed in a self compiled kernel from the > > kernel-source-2.6.8, where the user like to set it, don't you think ? > > In fact, I don't.
Well, in fact i faced the problem myself when i wanted to set a default command line for some installer initrd i was working on. I also got at least one report from a user who was hit by this bug. > > So, you advocate shipping a broken command line support on chrp/pmac > > because you are too lazy or uninterested to pursue the proper fix to > > your prep issue. > > I have stated quite clearly what I advocate. Also, I have - several > times, in fact - asked for help with forward porting the assembler > chunks of the bootargs patch [1], which is all that is missing for > that proper fix. Until I get a response, or find the time to dig it > myself, I'll just let the issue rest. Yeah, i personally feel that the bootargs patch may not be the best solution though, and that a recompilation of the incriminated object file in mkvmlinuz, or an elf manipulation of it maybe, would be preferable over modifying the linked kernel. Friendly, Sven Luther
