MIPS: Fix and enhance built-in kernel command line

Currently, MIPS kernels silently overwrite kernel command-line parameters
hardcoded in CONFIG_CMDLINE by the ones received from firmware.  Therefore,
using firmware remains the only reliable method to transfer the
command-line parameters, which is not always desirable or convenient, and
the CONFIG_CMDLINE option is thereby effectively rendered useless.

This patch fixes the problem described above and introduces a more flexible
scheme of handling the kernel command line, in a manner identical to what is
currently used for x86.  The default behavior, i.e. when CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL
is not defined, retains the existing semantics, and firmware command-line
arguments override the hardcoded ones.

[Ralf: I fixed up all the defconfig files so the stay unaffected by this
change.]

Signed-off-by: Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@movial.com>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Patchwork: http://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/689/
Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
This commit is contained in:
Dmitri Vorobiev
2009-11-21 22:34:41 +02:00
committed by Ralf Baechle
parent de4148f3ef
commit 6acc7d485c
48 changed files with 123 additions and 38 deletions

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@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ CONFIG_TRACING_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
CONFIG_CMDLINE=""
# CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL is not set
#
# Security options