Re: [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: bootconfig: Update boot configuration documentation
From: Markus Elfring
Date: Thu Feb 27 2020 - 14:13:13 EST
> +This allows administrators to pass a structured-Key configuration file
Does capitalisation matter here for the word âKeyâ?
> +If you think that kernel/init options becomes too long to write in boot-loader
> +configuration file or want to comment on each options, you can use this
Can the following wording variant be a bit nicer?
+â or you want to comment on each option, â
> +Also, some subsystem may depend on the boot configuration, and it has own
> +root key.
Would you like to explain the influence of a key hierarchy any further?
> +The boot configuration syntax allows user to merge partially same word keys
> by brace. For example::
âby braces.
For example::â?
> +The file /proc/bootconfig is a user-space interface to the configuration
ââ is an user-ââ?
> +Currently the maximum configuration size is 32 KiB and the total number
> +of key-words and values must be under 1024 nodes.
* How were these constraints chosen?
* Can such system limits become more configurable?
> +(Note: Each key consists of words separated by dot, and value also consists
> +of values separated by comma. Here, each word and each value is generally
> +called a "node".)
I would prefer the interpretation that nodes contain corresponding attributes.
How do you think about to add a link to a formal file format description?
Regards,
Markus