[syslinux] [PATCH] com32/lib/syslinux/load_linux.c: cmdline truncated

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed May 19 10:42:32 PDT 2010


On 05/19/2010 08:40 AM, Bodo Stroesser wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> in syslinux-386, I think I've found a problem in
>    com32/lib/syslinux/load_linux.c
> that leads to cmdline being truncated unnecessarily when e.g.
> linux.c32 is used.
> 
> The patch below fixes the problem for me. But I don't know,
> whether the patch is safe in all cases. I tried to reproduce
> the logic found in runkernel.inc, but I might have missed
> something. So, feel free to tell me what's wrong with it.
> 
> Please CC me, as I'm not on the list.
> 


No, this is actively wrong.

There is nothing with versions 2.03, .04 or .05 which makes it safe to
use 2048 bytes.  I have no idea what SLES11 did, but it sounds like a
local change.

	-hpa




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