init: allow CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK=n to disable defaults if init= fails
If a user puts init=/whatever on the command line and /whatever can't be run, then the kernel will try a few default options before giving up. If init=/whatever came from a bootloader prompt, then this is unexpected but probably harmless. On the other hand, if it comes from a script (e.g. a tool like virtme or perhaps a future kselftest script), then the fallbacks are likely to exist, but they'll do the wrong thing. For example, they might unexpectedly invoke systemd. This adds a config option CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK. If unset, then a failure to run the specified init= process be fatal. The tentative plan is to remove CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK for 3.20. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes] Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Cc: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Cc: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert.lkml@gmail.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@samsung.com> Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@ -1280,6 +1280,22 @@ source "usr/Kconfig"
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config INIT_FALLBACK
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bool "Fall back to defaults if init= parameter is bad"
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default y
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help
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If enabled, the kernel will try the default init binaries if an
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explicit request from the init= parameter fails.
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This can have unexpected effects. For example, booting
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with init=/sbin/kiosk_app will run /sbin/init or even /bin/sh
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if /sbin/kiosk_app cannot be executed.
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The default value of Y is consistent with historical behavior.
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Selecting N is likely to be more appropriate for most uses,
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especially on kiosks and on kernels that are intended to be
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run under the control of a script.
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config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
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bool "Optimize for size"
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help
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@ -952,8 +952,13 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
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ret = run_init_process(execute_command);
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if (!ret)
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return 0;
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#ifndef CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK
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panic("Requested init %s failed (error %d).",
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execute_command, ret);
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#else
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pr_err("Failed to execute %s (error %d). Attempting defaults...\n",
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execute_command, ret);
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execute_command, ret);
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#endif
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}
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if (!try_to_run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
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!try_to_run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
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