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--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -835,6 +835,14 @@ config CMDLINE_FORCE
This is useful if you cannot or don't want to change the
command-line options your boot loader passes to the kernel.
+config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+ bool "Use alternative cmdline from device tree"
+ help
+ Some bootloaders may have uneditable bootargs. While CMDLINE_FORCE can
+ be used, this is not a good option for kernels that are shared across
+ devices. This setting enables using "chosen/cmdline-override" as the
+ cmdline if it exists in the device tree.
+
config EXTRA_TARGETS
string "Additional default image types"
help
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,17 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(uns
if (p != NULL && l > 0)
strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+ /* CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is used to fallback to a different
+ * device tree option of chosen/bootargs-override. This is
+ * helpful on boards where u-boot sets bootargs, and is unable
+ * to be modified.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+ p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs-override", &l);
+ if (p != NULL && l > 0)
+ strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+#endif
+
/*
* CONFIG_CMDLINE is meant to be a default in case nothing else
* managed to set the command line, unless CONFIG_CMDLINE_FORCE
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