If a user puts init=/whatever on the command line and /whatever
can't be run, then the kernel will try a few default options before
giving up. If init=/whatever came from a bootloader prompt, then
this is unexpected but probably harmless. On the other hand, if it
comes from a script (e.g. a tool like virtme or perhaps a future
kselftest script), then the fallbacks are likely to exist, but
they'll do the wrong thing. For example, they might unexpectedly
invoke systemd.
This adds a config option CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK. If unset,
then a failure to run the specified init= process be fatal.
The intent is to switch the default to N after a while and to
possibly even remove the option entirely
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <l...@amacapital.net>
---
Changes from v4:
- Switch the default to y
Changes from v3:
- Get rid of the strictinit option. Now the new behavior is the default
unless CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK=y (Rob Landley)
Changes from v2:
- Improve docs further, to leave the door open to giving strictinit
some sensible semantics if init= is not set.
- Improve error output in the failure case (Shuah Khan).
Changes from v1:
- Add missing "if" to the docs (Randy Dunlap)
init/Kconfig | 16 ++++++++++++++++
init/main.c | 7 ++++++-
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e84c6423a2e5..ebbd5846478e 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1299,6 +1299,22 @@ source "usr/Kconfig"
endif
+config INIT_FALLBACK
+ bool "Fall back to defaults if init= parameter is bad"
+ default y
+ help
+ If enabled, the kernel will try the default init binaries if an
+ explicit request from the init= parameter fails.
+
+ This can have unexpected effects. For example, booting
+ with init=/sbin/kiosk_app will run /sbin/init or even /bin/sh
+ if /sbin/kiosk_app cannot be executed.
+
+ The default value of Y is consistent with historical behavior.
+ Selecting N is likely to be more appropriate for most uses,
+ especially on kiosks and on kernels that are indended to be
+ run under the control of a script.
+
config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
bool "Optimize for size"
help
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index bb1aed928f21..2bd6105e5dc5 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -960,8 +960,13 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
ret = run_init_process(execute_command);
if (!ret)
return 0;
+#ifndef CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK
+ panic("Requested init %s failed (error %d).",
+ execute_command, ret);
+#else
pr_err("Failed to execute %s (error %d). Attempting
defaults...\n",
- execute_command, ret);
+ execute_command, ret);
+#endif
}
if (!try_to_run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
!try_to_run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
--
1.9.3
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