tree 4244565b8a687f52fa2b7375cc8435fd1bb41e98
parent 554bdfe5acf3715e87c8d5e25a4f9a896ac9f014
author Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1246893082 +0200
committer Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> 1253804578 +0930

param: allow whitespace as kernel parameter separator

Some boot mechanisms require that kernel parameters are stored in a
separate file which is loaded to memory without further processing
(e.g. the "Load from FTP" method on s390). When such a file contains
newline characters, the kernel parameter preceding the newline might
not be correctly parsed (due to the newline being stuck to the end of
the actual parameter value) which can lead to boot failures.

This patch improves kernel command line usability in such a situation
by allowing generic whitespace characters as separators between kernel
parameters.

Signed-off-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>