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Re: [PATCH] Parse mem= on Linux kernel command line to change initrd loa
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Yoshinori K. Okuji |
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Re: [PATCH] Parse mem= on Linux kernel command line to change initrd load address (resend) |
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Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:54:42 +0900 |
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At 08 Mar 2002 16:50:57 -0500,
Jeremy Katz wrote:
> The attached patch lets GRUB parse a Linux kernel command line for mem=
> to use as the upper memory location for an initrd as opposed to the
> maximum detected memory amount per the Linux/I386 boot protocol.
Is it really necessary to use simple_strtoul? I know safe_parse_maxint
doesn't do the same thing, because it understands the prefix `0x' and
the return value is signed, but I suspect that the difference is
negligible. What do you think?
Thanks,
Okuji