in kernel/setup.c [149:178]
static int __init parse_bootparam(const bp_tag_t* tag)
{
extern tagtable_t __tagtable_begin, __tagtable_end;
tagtable_t *t;
/* Boot parameters must start with a BP_TAG_FIRST tag. */
if (tag->id != BP_TAG_FIRST) {
pr_warn("Invalid boot parameters!\n");
return 0;
}
tag = (bp_tag_t*)((unsigned long)tag + sizeof(bp_tag_t) + tag->size);
/* Parse all tags. */
while (tag != NULL && tag->id != BP_TAG_LAST) {
for (t = &__tagtable_begin; t < &__tagtable_end; t++) {
if (tag->id == t->tag) {
t->parse(tag);
break;
}
}
if (t == &__tagtable_end)
pr_warn("Ignoring tag 0x%08x\n", tag->id);
tag = (bp_tag_t*)((unsigned long)(tag + 1) + tag->size);
}
return 0;
}