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[IPV4]: Updates to nfsroot documentation
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The difference between ip=off and ip=::::::off has been a cause of much
confusion.  Document how each behaves, and do not contradict ourselves by
saying that "off" is the default when in fact "any" is the default and is
descibed as being so lower in the file.

Signed-off-by: Amos Waterland <apw@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Amos Waterland authored and David S. Miller committed Dec 14, 2007
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12 changes: 9 additions & 3 deletions Documentation/nfsroot.txt
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Expand Up @@ -92,8 +92,14 @@ ip=<client-ip>:<server-ip>:<gw-ip>:<netmask>:<hostname>:<device>:<autoconf>
autoconfiguration.

The <autoconf> parameter can appear alone as the value to the `ip'
parameter (without all the ':' characters before) in which case auto-
configuration is used.
parameter (without all the ':' characters before). If the value is
"ip=off" or "ip=none", no autoconfiguration will take place, otherwise
autoconfiguration will take place. The most common way to use this
is "ip=dhcp".

Note that "ip=off" is not the same thing as "ip=::::::off", because in
the latter autoconfiguration will take place if any of DHCP, BOOTP or RARP
are compiled in the kernel.

<client-ip> IP address of the client.

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into the kernel will be used, regardless of the value of
this option.

off or none: don't use autoconfiguration (default)
off or none: don't use autoconfiguration
on or any: use any protocol available in the kernel
dhcp: use DHCP
bootp: use BOOTP
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20 changes: 1 addition & 19 deletions net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
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Expand Up @@ -1396,25 +1396,7 @@ late_initcall(ip_auto_config);

/*
* Decode any IP configuration options in the "ip=" or "nfsaddrs=" kernel
* command line parameter. It consists of option fields separated by colons in
* the following order:
*
* <client-ip>:<server-ip>:<gw-ip>:<netmask>:<host name>:<device>:<PROTO>
*
* Any of the fields can be empty which means to use a default value:
* <client-ip> - address given by BOOTP or RARP
* <server-ip> - address of host returning BOOTP or RARP packet
* <gw-ip> - none, or the address returned by BOOTP
* <netmask> - automatically determined from <client-ip>, or the
* one returned by BOOTP
* <host name> - <client-ip> in ASCII notation, or the name returned
* by BOOTP
* <device> - use all available devices
* <PROTO>:
* off|none - don't do autoconfig at all (DEFAULT)
* on|any - use any configured protocol
* dhcp|bootp|rarp - use only the specified protocol
* both - use both BOOTP and RARP (not DHCP)
* command line parameter. See Documentation/nfsroot.txt.
*/
static int __init ic_proto_name(char *name)
{
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