[PATCH] Kernel parameter parsing fix

["Zhu, Yi" <yi.zhu@intel.com>]

Hi,

Must all the kernel parameters have trailing '=' at the end of the param
string?
If not, I think below patch is useful to avoid potential problems.

Thanks,
-yi

--- linux-2.6.6.orig/init/main.c	2004-05-14 13:38:31.000000000
+0800
+++ linux-2.6.6/init/main.c	2004-05-15 00:25:41.339261792 +0800
@@ -149,11 +149,15 @@ static int __init obsolete_checksetup(ch
 {
 	struct obs_kernel_param *p;
 	extern struct obs_kernel_param __setup_start, __setup_end;
+	char *ptr;
+	int len = strlen(line);
 
+	if ((ptr = strchr(line, '=')))
+		len = ptr - line;
 	p = &__setup_start;
 	do {
 		int n = strlen(p->str);
-		if (!strncmp(line, p->str, n)) {
+		if (len <= n && !strncmp(line, p->str, n)) {
 			if (!p->setup_func) {
 				printk(KERN_WARNING "Parameter %s is
obsolete, ignored\n", p->str);
 				return 1;