Re: [ PATCH ] fix to documentation for kexec

[Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>]

On Feb 1 2007 13:30, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> >@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel
>> > * You must specify <root-dev> in the format corresponding to the root
>> >   device name in the output of mount command.
>> >
>> >-* "init 1" boots the dump-capture kernel into single-user mode without
>> >-  networking. If you want networking, use "init 3."
>> >+* Boot parameter "1" boots the dump-capture kernel into single-user mode
>> >+  without networking. If you want networking, use "3".
>>
>> Yup. More precisely, any arguments that could not be parsed (because
>> the kernel does not know them) are handed down to the init program
>> as arguments and/or environment variables.
>
>whoops, ignore my last post, i misread the critical words.

However, I am not sure how the kernel will handle this. Especially since:

  * if you boot with no initramfs, init= is handled by your script
    (otherwise: kernel)

  * does "init" qualify as a kernel param already? I don't think so,
    since the code indicates to be wanting "init=" at least.

Either way, the word "init" in the above doc is either (1) wrong
or (2) superfluous [unless something strange happens to interpret it later,
which I don't think]


Jan
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