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Randy Dunlap abc7da58c4 init.h: improve __setup and early_param documentation

Igor noted in [1] that there are quite a few __setup() handling
functions that return incorrect values.  Doing this can be harmless, but
it can also cause strings to be added to init's argument or environment
list, polluting them.

Since __setup() handling and return values are not documented, first add
documentation for that.  Also add more documentation for early_param()
handling and return values.

For __setup() functions, returning 0 (not handled) has questionable
value if it is just a malformed option value, as in

  rodata=junk

since returning 0 would just cause "rodata=junk" to be added to init's
environment unnecessarily:

  Run /sbin/init as init process
    with arguments:
      /sbin/init
    with environment:
      HOME=/
      TERM=linux
      splash=native
      rodata=junk

Also, there are no recommendations on whether to print a warning when an
unknown parameter value is seen.  I am not addressing that here.

[1] lore.kernel.org/r/64644a2f-4a20-bab3-1e15-3b2cdd0defe3@omprussia.ru

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220221050852.1147-1-rdunlap@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Reported-by: Igor Zhbanov <i.zhbanov@omprussia.ru>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

2022-03-23 19:00:34 -07:00

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USB/Thunderbolt changes for 5.17-rc1

2022-01-12 11:27:57 -08:00

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bitmap patches for 5.17-rc1

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crypto

lib/crypto: blake2s: avoid indirect calls to compression function for Clang CFI

2022-02-04 19:22:32 +01:00