openwrt/target/linux/generic/pending-4.4/995-mangle_bootargs.patch
Stijn Segers e72b2464b1 kernel: bump 4.4 to 4.4.119
This bumps the 4.4. kernel in master to 4.4.119.
Includes more Meltdown & Spectre mitigation.

* Refresh patches.
* Refresh x86/config for RETPOLINE.
* Deleted 8049-PCI-layerscape-Add-fsl-ls2085a-pcie-compatible-ID.patch (accepted upstream)
* Deleted 8050-PCI-layerscape-Fix-MSG-TLP-drop-setting.patch (accepted upstream)
* Deleted 650-pppoe_header_pad.patch (does not apply anymore (code was replaced)).

Bumps from 4.4.112 to 4.4.115 were handled by Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant.

Compile-tested on: ar71xx & oxnas.

Signed-off-by: Stijn Segers <foss@volatilesystems.org>
Tested-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
2018-03-03 12:58:56 +01:00

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--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -356,6 +356,29 @@ static inline void setup_nr_cpu_ids(void
static inline void smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int maxcpus) { }
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MANGLE_BOOTARGS
+static void __init mangle_bootargs(char *command_line)
+{
+ char *rootdev;
+ char *rootfs;
+
+ rootdev = strstr(command_line, "root=/dev/mtdblock");
+
+ if (rootdev)
+ strncpy(rootdev, "mangled_rootblock=", 18);
+
+ rootfs = strstr(command_line, "rootfstype");
+
+ if (rootfs)
+ strncpy(rootfs, "mangled_fs", 10);
+
+}
+#else
+static void __init mangle_bootargs(char *command_line)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
/*
* We need to store the untouched command line for future reference.
* We also need to store the touched command line since the parameter
@@ -529,6 +552,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_k
pr_notice("%s", linux_banner);
setup_arch(&command_line);
mm_init_cpumask(&init_mm);
+ mangle_bootargs(command_line);
setup_command_line(command_line);
setup_nr_cpu_ids();
setup_per_cpu_areas();
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1655,6 +1655,15 @@ config EMBEDDED
an embedded system so certain expert options are available
for configuration.
+config MANGLE_BOOTARGS
+ bool "Rename offending bootargs"
+ depends on EXPERT
+ help
+ Sometimes the bootloader passed bogus root= and rootfstype=
+ parameters to the kernel, and while you want to ignore them,
+ you need to know the values f.e. to support dual firmware
+ layouts on the flash.
+
config HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
bool
help