[PATCH 2/7] pxe_utils: accept "options" as synonym for "append"

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Thu Jun 4 18:06:01 CEST 2026


On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 07:31:07PM +0400, Alexey Charkov wrote:

> The Boot Loader Specification [1] type #2 entry files use the keyword
> "options" for the kernel command line, which corresponds to extlinux's
> "append". Recognising it here lets the existing pxelinux parser ingest
> BLS entries unchanged, paving the way for a BLS bootmeth that reuses
> the parser instead of duplicating it.
> 
> No effect on existing extlinux/pxelinux files: "options" is not a valid
> keyword in those formats, so it cannot collide with prior usage.
> 
> [1] https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Charkov <alchark at flipper.net>

Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com>

-- 
Tom
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