5–7 Oct 2026
Europe/Prague timezone

Modernizing Kernel Boot Options: Resolving cmdline and Bootconfig Discrepancies

Not scheduled
45m
LPC Refereed Track LPC Refereed Track

Speaker

Mr Masami Hiramatsu (Google)

Description

The current Linux kernel command-line subsystem is very simple and easy to define, but it seems to have several problems, such as inconsistent API naming, drivers and the kernel sharing the same command-line options, and discrepancies between documentation and command-line option definitions. Furthermore, some options require special handling and cannot be supported by Bootconfig, an extension of kernel command-line options, but there is no way to indicate which options these are.

This session will present ideas for solving these problems, or discuss whether to continue as is.

Author

Mr Masami Hiramatsu (Google)

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