Re: x86_64 command line truncated II

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Mon Aug 07 2006 - 10:35:12 EST


Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > It seems that the command line on x86_64 is being truncated during boot:
>
> in mm right?
> > Will try and track it down.
>
> Don't bother, it is likely "early-param" (the patch from
> hell). I'll investigate.

Following up myself ...

Are you sure it's a regression? 2.6.17 does the same
and we always had that 255 character limit (I tried
to increase it once, but it broke some old lilo setups)

i386 should be the same btw.

-Andi
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