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[bootconfig,1/3] doc: Update /proc/cmdline documentation to include boot config

Message ID 20231005171747.541123-1-paulmck@kernel.org
State New
Headers
Series Expose boot-loader kernel command-line arguments |

Commit Message

Paul E. McKenney Oct. 5, 2023, 5:17 p.m. UTC 
  Update the /proc/cmdline documentation to explicitly state that this
file provides kernel boot parameters obtained via boot config from the
kernel image as well as those supplied by the boot loader.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Masami Hiramatsu (Google) Oct. 7, 2023, 1:48 a.m. UTC | #1 
On Thu,  5 Oct 2023 10:17:45 -0700
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> wrote:

> Update the /proc/cmdline documentation to explicitly state that this
> file provides kernel boot parameters obtained via boot config from the
> kernel image as well as those supplied by the boot loader.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
> index 2b59cff8be17..5703b0e87cbe 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
> @@ -691,7 +691,8 @@ files are there, and which are missing.
>   apm          Advanced power management info
>   buddyinfo    Kernel memory allocator information (see text)	(2.5)
>   bus          Directory containing bus specific information
> - cmdline      Kernel command line
> + cmdline      Kernel command line, both from bootloader and embedded
> + 	      in the kernel image

BTW, as same as the other lines, I changed this to white spaces instead
of tabs.

>   cpuinfo      Info about the CPU
>   devices      Available devices (block and character)
>   dma          Used DMS channels
> -- 
> 2.40.1
>
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index 2b59cff8be17..5703b0e87cbe 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
@@ -691,7 +691,8 @@  files are there, and which are missing.
  apm          Advanced power management info
  buddyinfo    Kernel memory allocator information (see text)	(2.5)
  bus          Directory containing bus specific information
- cmdline      Kernel command line
+ cmdline      Kernel command line, both from bootloader and embedded
+ 	      in the kernel image
  cpuinfo      Info about the CPU
  devices      Available devices (block and character)
  dma          Used DMS channels