target/linux/adm5120-2.6/patches/140-cmdline_hack.patch

   1 diff -ur linux.old/arch/mips/kernel/head.S linux.dev/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
   2 --- linux.old/arch/mips/kernel/head.S   2006-12-06 17:30:27.000000000 +0100
   3 +++ linux.dev/arch/mips/kernel/head.S   2006-12-06 18:34:43.000000000 +0100
   4 @@ -129,15 +129,20 @@
   5  #endif
   6         .endm
   7
   8 -
   9         j kernel_entry
  10         nop
  11 -
  12 +       nop
  13 +
  14         /*
  15          * Reserved space for exception handlers.
  16          * Necessary for machines which link their kernels at KSEG0.
  17 +        * Use as temporary storage for the kernel command line, so that it
  18 +        * can be updated easily without having to relink the kernel.
  19          */
  20 -       .fill   0x400
  21 +
  22 +EXPORT(_image_cmdline)
  23 +       .ascii "CMDLINE:"
  24 +       .fill   0x3ec
  25
  26  EXPORT(stext)                                  # used for profiling
  27  EXPORT(_stext)
  28 diff -ur linux.old/arch/mips/adm5120/prom.c linux.dev/arch/mips/adm5120/prom.c
  29 --- linux.old/arch/mips/adm5120/prom.c  2006-12-06 17:30:27.000000000 +0100
  30 +++ linux.dev/arch/mips/adm5120/prom.c  2006-12-06 17:41:40.000000000 +0100
  31 @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
  32  }
  33
  34
  35 +extern char _image_cmdline;
  36  /*
  37   * initialize the prom module.
  38   */
  39 @@ -112,8 +112,10 @@
  40         mips_machtype = adm5120_board.mach_type;
  41
  42         /* init command line, register a default kernel command line */
  43 -       strcpy(&(arcs_cmdline[0]), CONFIG_CMDLINE);
  44 +       char *cmd = &_image_cmdline + 8;
  45 +       if( strlen(cmd) > 0) strcpy( &(arcs_cmdline[0]), cmd);
  46 +               else strcpy(&(arcs_cmdline[0]), CONFIG_CMDLINE);
  47
  48         /* init memory map */
  49         prom_meminit();
  50  }