openwrt/target/linux/ipq806x/patches-5.4/900-arm-add-cmdline-override.patch
Adrian Schmutzler 9b1b89229f kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.86
Removed upstreamed patches:
  pending-5.4/499-mtd-parser-cmdline-Fix-parsing-of-part-names-with-co.patch

Manually merged:
  pending-5.4/611-netfilter_match_bypass_default_table.patch
  layerscape/302-dts-0112-arm64-dts-fsl-ls1028a-prepare-dts-for-overlay.patch

Build-tested: ipq806x/R7800, bcm27xx/bcm2711, ath79/{generic,tiny},
              ipq40xx, octeon, ramips/mt7621, realtek, x86/64
Run-tested: ipq806x/R7800, realtek

Signed-off-by: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>
Tested-by: John Audia <graysky@archlinux.us>
Tested-by: Stijn Segers <foss@volatilesystems.org>
2021-01-01 17:07:28 +01:00

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--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1838,6 +1838,14 @@ config ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_MANGL
Only command line ATAG will be processed, the rest of the ATAGs
sent by bootloader will be ignored.
+config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+ bool "Use alternative cmdline from device tree"
+ help
+ Some bootloaders may have uneditable bootargs. While CMDLINE_FORCE can
+ be used, this is not a good option for kernels that are shared across
+ devices. This setting enables using "chosen/cmdline-override" as the
+ cmdline if it exists in the device tree.
+
endchoice
config CMDLINE
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,17 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(uns
if (p != NULL && l > 0)
strlcpy(data, p, min(l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+ /* CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is used to fallback to a different
+ * device tree option of chosen/bootargs-override. This is
+ * helpful on boards where u-boot sets bootargs, and is unable
+ * to be modified.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+ p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs-override", &l);
+ if (p != NULL && l > 0)
+ strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+#endif
+
/*
* CONFIG_CMDLINE is meant to be a default in case nothing else
* managed to set the command line, unless CONFIG_CMDLINE_FORCE