On 09/30/14 20:52, Frank Rowand wrote: > On 9/30/2014 5:58 PM, Rob Landley wrote: >> If you're going to argue that it should "default y", that's a defensible >> choice. But please don't argue for kernel config symbols with a negative >> meaning or we'll start having allyesconfig_n brain damage too... > > Yes, "default y" is a valid answer to my request.
Works for me. >>> Instead of using a config option, would adding another kernel >>> command line option, such as 'init_fail_is_fatal', work for >>> your needs? >> >> That was the previous series of patches you ignored, which added code so >> you can provide _extra_ kernel commands to tell it _not_ to do stuff. >> The patches did not generate noticeable enthusiasm. > > But there also was not a strong push back either. Just Chuck's suggestion > of an alternate syntax, and your suggestion of instead using a config > option (and possibly immediately deprecating the config option). > > You could as easily frame the argument that the added code was to > tell the kernel to "_do_ stuff" (panic) instead of "_not_ do stuff". > But that is just semantics on my part; whatever. > > I thought the general trend was to try to avoid adding config options. > The strictinit method seems fine to me. Embedded guys care: http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1409.2/03763.html >>> I have a feeling this has already been proposed, >>> as the 'strictinit' option mentioned in the changes from v3 >>> below might be the same concept? >> >> That was it, yes. >> >> Having to get your kernel config right (and your kernel command line >> right) in order for your system to boot is not really a new concept, is >> it? You can still specify "init=/bin/sh" if you want that. (I do it all >> the time when I need to edit a system I haven't bothered to look up the >> root password to.) > > Yes, of course I can. So it falls back to personal preference (as I said, > I like that some failed boots will drop into a shell without having to > change the kernel command line). The config option lets it do that. Default Y preserves the old behavior. *shrug* Rob -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
