[PATCH v2] kernel: Add a new config option to remove command line parsing

[Iulia Manda]

This patch introduces CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE option which conditionally
compiles the support for parsing kernel command line arguments. The
corresponding functions that actually do the parsing will be compiled out.

This is used when no parameters will be specified neither at compile time
nor at boot time.

Bloat-o-meter output (compared to the version in which builtin
cmdline is set to 'Y'):

add/remove: 0/8 grow/shrink: 0/6 up/down: 0/-3669 (-3669)
function                                     old     new   delta
load_module                                 5571    5563      -8
parse_early_param                             54      44     -10
parse_early_options                           33       5     -28
initcall_level_names                          32       -     -32
kernel_init_freeable                         413     360     -53
unknown_module_param_cb                       60       -     -60
setup_arch                                  3041    2972     -69
set_init_arg                                  73       -     -73
repair_env_string                             81       -     -81
start_kernel                                 857     759     -98
do_early_param                               117       -    -117
unknown_bootoption                           366       -    -366
parse_args                                   626       -    -626
builtin_cmdline                             2048       -   -2048

Signed-off-by: Iulia Manda <iulia.manda21@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
	- make CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE arch independent
	- make CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE depend on EXPERT
 arch/x86/Kconfig            |  1 +
 include/linux/moduleparam.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
 init/Kconfig                | 14 ++++++++++++++
 kernel/params.c             |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 226d569..3dd249f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2005,6 +2005,7 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO
 
 config CMDLINE_BOOL
 	bool "Built-in kernel command line"
+	depends on CMDLINE_PARSE
 	---help---
 	  Allow for specifying boot arguments to the kernel at
 	  build time.  On some systems (e.g. embedded ones), it is
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 1c9effa..570f70e 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ extern bool parameq(const char *name1, const char *name2);
  */
 extern bool parameqn(const char *name1, const char *name2, size_t n);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE
 /* Called on module insert or kernel boot */
 extern char *parse_args(const char *name,
 		      char *args,
@@ -359,6 +360,19 @@ extern char *parse_args(const char *name,
 		      s16 level_max,
 		      int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val,
 			      const char *doing));
+#else
+static inline char *parse_args(const char *name,
+		      char *args,
+		      const struct kernel_param *params,
+		      unsigned num,
+		      s16 level_min,
+		      s16 level_max,
+		      int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val,
+			      const char *doing))
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
 
 /* Called by module remove. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index dc24dec..6afd154 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1372,6 +1372,20 @@ config MULTIUSER
 
 	  If unsure, say Y here.
 
+config CMDLINE_PARSE
+	bool "Enable support for command line parsing" if EXPERT
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  With this option set to 'Y', kernel parameters, both the ones
+	  passed at boot time and at compile time are parsed.
+
+	  If you say no here, all the kernel parameters' values will be set
+	  to their defaults at compile time, in order to make constant
+	  folding possible.
+
+	  Systems with no space constraints should leave this option set to
+	  'Y'.
+
 config SGETMASK_SYSCALL
 	bool "sgetmask/ssetmask syscalls support" if EXPERT
 	def_bool PARISC || MN10300 || BLACKFIN || M68K || PPC || MIPS || X86 || SPARC || CRIS || MICROBLAZE || SUPERH
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index a22d6a7..de8c49a 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static void param_check_unsafe(const struct kernel_param *kp)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE
 static int parse_one(char *param,
 		     char *val,
 		     const char *doing,
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ char *parse_args(const char *doing,
 	/* All parsed OK. */
 	return NULL;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Lazy bastard, eh? */
 #define STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(name, type, format, strtolfn)      		\
-- 
1.9.1

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