On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 08:16:25AM +0100, Bernhard Walle wrote: > * Vivek Goyal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-01-30 22:45]: > > > > No. 2.04 is really old. As per boot.txt, it was introduced in 2.6.14. > > > > Anyway, thinking about it more, Large command lines were introduced in > > 2.6.21 kernel (for both i386 and x86_64). cmdline_size was introduced > > in 2.6.22 (for both i386 and x86_64). So how about following test > > condition for both the arch. > > > > if (boot_protocol >= 2.06) > > error message based on cmdline_size field > > else > > Warn user if command line is more than 256 but continue to work. > > Let the user know that it is not known if kernel being loaded > > supports command line size greater than 256. Command line will > > be truncated by destination kernel if it does not support large > > command lines. User is taking a chance > > Yes, I also think that's sufficient. > > > Bernhard > So, has anyone heard out of Simon? I've noted that he hasn't updated the git tree for kexec-tools nor has he posted to the list is almost 3 weeks. Anyone know if he's ok? Simon, if you're out there, give us a shout! :)
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