On 04/17/2013 11:43 AM, Robin Holt wrote:
> Moving the reboot=s<##> parameter for x86 to a kernel parameter
> proper. I did not find any other arch that was specifying the
> reboot cpu.
>
> I left a compatibility mode in there. The new parameter always
> takes precedence. I also fixed up the current code to support
> up to cpuid's up to the current max of 4096.
>
I still don't understand why you insist on introducing a new parameter
rather than just supporting the existing, somewhat ugly, syntax: it is
rare enough to need that the compatibility wins over the aestetics.
Furthermore that word "cpuid" that you keep using, I don't think it
means what you think it means...
-hpa
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