Subject: Re: [PATCH] boot parameters: quoting of environment
	variablesrevisited
From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Cc: Werner Almesberger <werner@almesberger.net>,
       linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
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On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 17:16, Len Brown wrote:
> I verified that this new patch doesn't break the acpi_os_string="Brand
> X" kernel parameter.

I can't find where acpi_os_string is handled: grepping the latest kernel
gives nothing, but I'd expect the quotes to be stripped.

> I'm not sure what quoted parameters for init's environment are used for,
> but it looks like FOO="FOO BAR" now results in
> FOO=FOO BAR
> in the environment.

Yes, as did Werner's patch.  I don't know if this is right, but it seems
sensible.

Rusty.
-- 
Anyone who quotes me in their signature is an idiot -- Rusty Russell

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