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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index ac2fb0641a0..fbcb79bbafd 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1392,6 +1392,51 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO If unsure, say Y. +config CMDLINE_BOOL + bool "Built-in kernel command line" + default n + help + Allow for specifying boot arguments to the kernel at + build time. On some systems (e.g. embedded ones), it is + necessary or convenient to provide some or all of the + kernel boot arguments with the kernel itself (that is, + to not rely on the boot loader to provide them.) + + To compile command line arguments into the kernel, + set this option to 'Y', then fill in the + the boot arguments in CONFIG_CMDLINE. + + Systems with fully functional boot loaders (i.e. non-embedded) + should leave this option set to 'N'. + +config CMDLINE + string "Built-in kernel command string" + depends on CMDLINE_BOOL + default "" + help + Enter arguments here that should be compiled into the kernel + image and used at boot time. If the boot loader provides a + command line at boot time, it is appended to this string to + form the full kernel command line, when the system boots. + + However, you can use the CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE option to + change this behavior. + + In most cases, the command line (whether built-in or provided + by the boot loader) should specify the device for the root + file system. + +config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE + bool "Built-in command line overrides boot loader arguments" + default n + depends on CMDLINE_BOOL + help + Set this option to 'Y' to have the kernel ignore the boot loader + command line, and use ONLY the built-in command line. + + This is used to work around broken boot loaders. This should + be set to 'N' under normal conditions. + endmenu config ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG |