[PATCH] of: print warning when cmdline overflows from bootargs

Enlin Mu posted 1 patch 3 months ago
drivers/of/fdt.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
[PATCH] of: print warning when cmdline overflows from bootargs
Posted by Enlin Mu 3 months ago
From: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>

add debug info. sometimes cmdline in dts is too long,
developers are not aware of the length limit of the
cmdline, resulting in some misjudgments.

Signed-off-by: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
---
 drivers/of/fdt.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index 0edd639898a6..077799b2f565 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(char *cmdline)
 	p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs", &l);
 	if (p != NULL && l > 0)
 		strscpy(cmdline, p, min(l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+	if (l > COMMAND_LINE_SIZE)
+		pr_warn("cmdline overflows from bootargs\n");
 
 handle_cmdline:
 	/*
-- 
2.39.5
Re: [PATCH] of: print warning when cmdline overflows from bootargs
Posted by Krzysztof Kozlowski 3 months ago
On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 04:27:17PM +0800, Enlin Mu wrote:
> From: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
> 
> add debug info. sometimes cmdline in dts is too long,

I don't see debug info here.

Please use full sentences, starting with capital letter and ending with
full stop.

Please wrap commit message according to Linux coding style / submission
process (neither too early nor over the limit):
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc1/source/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst#L597


> developers are not aware of the length limit of the
> cmdline, resulting in some misjudgments.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/fdt.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> index 0edd639898a6..077799b2f565 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> @@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(char *cmdline)
>  	p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs", &l);
>  	if (p != NULL && l > 0)
>  		strscpy(cmdline, p, min(l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
> +	if (l > COMMAND_LINE_SIZE)
> +		pr_warn("cmdline overflows from bootargs\n");

Why only OF early should have this warning and cmdline passed via ATAGS
or in ACPI system should not?

Best regards,
Krzysztof
Re: [PATCH] of: print warning when cmdline overflows from bootargs
Posted by enlin.mu 2 months, 1 week ago

On 2025/11/6 16:55, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 04:27:17PM +0800, Enlin Mu wrote:
>> From: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
>>
>> add debug info. sometimes cmdline in dts is too long,
> 
> I don't see debug info here.
> 
> Please use full sentences, starting with capital letter and ending with
> full stop.
> 
> Please wrap commit message according to Linux coding style / submission
> process (neither too early nor over the limit):
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc1/source/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst#L597
> 
> 
>> developers are not aware of the length limit of the
>> cmdline, resulting in some misjudgments.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/of/fdt.c | 2 ++
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> index 0edd639898a6..077799b2f565 100644
>> --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> @@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(char *cmdline)
>>   	p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs", &l);
>>   	if (p != NULL && l > 0)
>>   		strscpy(cmdline, p, min(l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
>> +	if (l > COMMAND_LINE_SIZE)
>> +		pr_warn("cmdline overflows from bootargs\n");
> 
> Why only OF early should have this warning and cmdline passed via ATAGS
> or in ACPI system should not?
I have a Raspberry Pi 5, so I can test my patch. But for chips with 
other architectures, I don't have the equipment and I am not very
familiar with them. If you are familiar with other architectures,
I hope you can help impore the patch or independently complete this
idea.

Thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>
Re: [PATCH] of: print warning when cmdline overflows from bootargs
Posted by Conor Dooley 3 months ago
On Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 09:55:17AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 04:27:17PM +0800, Enlin Mu wrote:
> > From: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>
> > 
> > add debug info. sometimes cmdline in dts is too long,
> 
> I don't see debug info here.
> 
> Please use full sentences, starting with capital letter and ending with
> full stop.
> 
> Please wrap commit message according to Linux coding style / submission
> process (neither too early nor over the limit):
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc1/source/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst#L597
> 
> 
> > developers are not aware of the length limit of the
> > cmdline, resulting in some misjudgments.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@uisoc.com>

Also, the email address here is wrong, there's previous submissions from
Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@unisoc.com> which I expect is the same person...