[RFC PATCH 2/2] init: Allow multi-line output of kernel command line

[Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>]

ARM may have its longest possible command line larger than the longest
possible printk.

If necessary, emit the commend line on multiple lines.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
---

compiled, untested

 init/main.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b63a3c001ac4..b3ebbbc129ae 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -826,6 +826,34 @@ void __init __weak arch_call_rest_init(void)
 	rest_init();
 }
 
+static void __init print_cmdline(char *line)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+	const char *prefix = "Kernel command line";
+	size_t len = strlen(line);
+
+	while (len > PRINTK_LOG_LINE_MAX) {
+		char *pos = line;
+		char *last_pos = pos + PRINTK_LOG_LINE_MAX - 1;
+		char saved_char;
+		/* Find last space char within the maximum line length */
+		while ((pos = memchr(pos, ' ', len - (pos - line))) &&
+		       (pos - line) < PRINTK_LOG_LINE_MAX - 1) {
+			last_pos = pos;
+		}
+		saved_char = line[last_pos - line];
+		line[last_pos - line] = 0;
+		pr_notice("%s: %s\n", prefix, line);
+		prefix = "Kernel command line (continued)";
+		line[last_pos - line] = saved_char;
+		len -= pos - line;
+		line += pos - line;
+	}
+
+	pr_notice("%s: %s\n", prefix, line);
+#endif
+}
+
 asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char *command_line;
@@ -859,7 +887,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 	build_all_zonelists(NULL);
 	page_alloc_init();
 
-	pr_notice("Kernel command line: %s\n", saved_command_line);
+	print_cmdline(saved_command_line);
+
 	/* parameters may set static keys */
 	jump_label_init();
 	parse_early_param();
-- 
2.25.1