Hi,

On 11/26/25 7:42 AM, Fabian Pflug wrote:
> The rootargs argument (root=/dev/etc rootwait) can be split into the
> root and options parts, which makes it easier to manipulate them both
> independently. This changes tries to be as backward compatible as
> possible and does not change the behaviour of the get functions, but
> introduces new ones to get both items seperatly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Pflug <[email protected]>
> ---
>  common/block.c         | 42 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  fs/9p/vfs_super.c      |  6 ++---
>  fs/fs.c                | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  fs/nfs.c               |  4 +--
>  fs/squashfs/squashfs.c | 13 ++++++----
>  fs/ubifs/ubifs.c       | 12 +++++----
>  include/block.h        |  6 +++++
>  include/fs.h           |  6 +++--
>  8 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/common/block.c b/common/block.c
> index ce3aee49b4..35e90dc4a6 100644
> --- a/common/block.c
> +++ b/common/block.c
> @@ -584,34 +584,42 @@ const char *blk_type_str(enum blk_type type)
>       }
>  }
>  
> -char *cdev_get_linux_rootarg(const struct cdev *partcdev)
> -{
> +void cdev_get_linux_root_and_opts(const struct cdev *partcdev, char** root, 
> char** rootopts) {
> +
>       const struct cdev *cdevm;
>       struct block_device *blk;
> -     char *rootarg = NULL;
> -     char* root = NULL;
> +
> +     *root = NULL;
> +     *rootopts = NULL;
>  
>       if (!partcdev)
> -             return NULL;
> +             return;
>  
>       cdevm = partcdev->master ?: partcdev;
>       blk = cdev_get_block_device(cdevm);
>       if (!blk)
> -             return NULL;
> +             return;
>  
> -     if (blk->ops->get_root) {
> -             root = blk->ops->get_root(blk, partcdev);
> -             if(root) {
> -                     rootarg = basprintf("root=%s", root);
> -                     free(root);
> -             }
> -     }
> -     if (!rootarg && partcdev->partuuid[0] != 0)
> -             rootarg = basprintf("root=PARTUUID=%s", partcdev->partuuid);
> +     if (blk->ops->get_root)
> +             *root = blk->ops->get_root(blk, partcdev);
> +     if (!*root && partcdev->partuuid[0] != 0)
> +             *root = basprintf("PARTUUID=%s", partcdev->partuuid);
>  
>       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ROOTWAIT_BOOTARG) && blk->rootwait)
> -             rootarg = linux_bootargs_append_rootwait(rootarg);
> +             *rootopts = xasprintf("rootwait=%d", linux_rootwait_secs);
>  
> -     return rootarg;
> +     return;
>  }
>  
> +char *cdev_get_linux_rootarg(const struct cdev *partcdev)
> +{
> +     char* root;
> +     char* rootopts;
> +
> +     cdev_get_linux_root_and_opts(partcdev, &root, &rootopts);
> +     if(!root)
> +             return NULL;
> +     if(rootopts)
> +             return xasprintf("root=%s %s", root, rootopts);
> +     return xasprintf("root=%s", root);
> +}
> diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
> index 6a451d9ef5..efc9a9193d 100644
> --- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
> +++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
> @@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ static void v9fs_set_rootarg(struct v9fs_session_info 
> *v9ses,
>       trans = v9ses->clnt->trans_mod->name;
>       path = v9ses->aname;
>  
> -     str = basprintf("root=%s rootfstype=9p rootflags=trans=%s,msize=%d,"
> +     str = basprintf("rootfstype=9p rootflags=trans=%s,msize=%d,"
>                       "cache=loose,uname=%s,dfltuid=0,dfltgid=0,aname=%s",
> -                     tag, trans, v9ses->clnt->msize, tag, path);
> +                     trans, v9ses->clnt->msize, tag, path);
>  
> -     fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(fsdev, str);
> +     fsdev_set_linux_root_options(fsdev, tag, str);
>  
>       free(str);
>  }
> diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
> index 528299e039..c4f805d308 100644
> --- a/fs/fs.c
> +++ b/fs/fs.c
> @@ -1226,12 +1226,26 @@ void mount_all(void)
>       }
>  }
>  
> -void fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(struct fs_device *fsdev, const char *str)
> +void fsdev_set_linux_root_options(struct fs_device *fsdev, const char *root, 
> const char *rootopts)
>  {
> -     fsdev->linux_rootarg = xstrdup(str);
> +     fsdev->linux_root = xstrdup(root);
> +     fsdev->linux_rootopts = xstrdup(rootopts);
>  
> -     dev_add_param_fixed(&fsdev->dev, "linux.bootargs",
> -                         "%s", fsdev->linux_rootarg);
> +     dev_add_param_fixed(&fsdev->dev, "linux.bootargs.root",
> +                         "%s", fsdev->linux_root);
> +     dev_add_param_fixed(&fsdev->dev, "linux.bootargs.rootopts",
> +                         "%s", fsdev->linux_rootopts);

Please add an entry to
Documentation/migration-guides/migration-master.rst documenting that
this variable has been replaced for file system devices by
"root={linux.bootargs.root} {linux.bootargs.rootopts}".

Thanks,
Ahmad

> +}
> +
> +void fsdev_get_linux_root_options(struct fs_device *fsdev, char **root, char 
> **rootopts)
> +{
> +     if(fsdev) {
> +             *root = dev_get_param(&fsdev->dev, "linux.bootargs.root");
> +             *rootopts = dev_get_param(&fsdev->dev, 
> "linux.bootargs.rootopts");
> +     } else {
> +             *root = NULL;
> +             *rootopts = NULL;
> +     }
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -1245,17 +1259,27 @@ void fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(struct fs_device *fsdev, 
> const char *str)
>  char *path_get_linux_rootarg(const char *path)
>  {
>       struct fs_device *fsdev;
> -     const char *str;
> +     char *root;
> +     char *rootopts;
> +     char *rootarg;
>  
>       fsdev = get_fsdevice_by_path(AT_FDCWD, path);
>       if (!fsdev)
>               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>  
> -     str = dev_get_param(&fsdev->dev, "linux.bootargs");
> -     if (!str)
> -             return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
> +     fsdev_get_linux_root_options(fsdev, &root, &rootopts);
>  
> -     return xstrdup(str);
> +     if(!root)
> +             return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +
> +     if(rootopts) {
> +             rootarg = xasprintf("root=%s %s", root, rootopts);
> +             free(rootopts);
> +     } else {
> +             rootarg = xasprintf("root=%s", root);
> +     }
> +     free(root);
> +     return rootarg;
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -3249,12 +3273,17 @@ int mount(const char *device, const char *fsname, 
> const char *pathname,
>  
>       fsdev->vfsmount.mnt_root = fsdev->sb.s_root;
>  
> -     if (!fsdev->linux_rootarg) {
> -             char *str;
> +     if (!fsdev->linux_root) {
> +             char *root;
> +             char *rootopts;
>  
> -             str = cdev_get_linux_rootarg(fsdev->cdev);
> -             if (str)
> -                     fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(fsdev, str);
> +             cdev_get_linux_root_and_opts(fsdev->cdev, &root, &rootopts);
> +             if (root) {
> +                     fsdev_set_linux_root_options(fsdev, root, rootopts);
> +                     free(root);
> +                     if(rootopts)
> +                             free(rootopts);
> +             }
>       }
>  
>       path_put(&path);
> diff --git a/fs/nfs.c b/fs/nfs.c
> index 5c2476cd88..0b40c56ff3 100644
> --- a/fs/nfs.c
> +++ b/fs/nfs.c
> @@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ static void nfs_set_rootarg(struct nfs_priv *npriv, 
> struct fs_device *fsdev)
>       char *str, *tmp;
>       const char *bootargs;
>  
> -     str = basprintf("root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=%pI4:%s%s%s", &npriv->server, 
> npriv->path,
> +     str = basprintf("nfsroot=%pI4:%s%s%s", &npriv->server, npriv->path,
>                         rootnfsopts[0] ? "," : "", rootnfsopts);
>  
>       /* forward specific mount options on demand */
> @@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static void nfs_set_rootarg(struct nfs_priv *npriv, 
> struct fs_device *fsdev)
>       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ROOTWAIT_BOOTARG))
>               str = linux_bootargs_append_rootwait(str);
>  
> -     fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(fsdev, str);
> +     fsdev_set_linux_root_options(fsdev, "/dev/nfs", str);
>  
>       free(str);
>  }
> diff --git a/fs/squashfs/squashfs.c b/fs/squashfs/squashfs.c
> index e30372627a..365aa1f219 100644
> --- a/fs/squashfs/squashfs.c
> +++ b/fs/squashfs/squashfs.c
> @@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ static void squashfs_set_rootarg(struct fs_device *fsdev)
>       struct ubi_volume_info vi = {};
>       struct ubi_device_info di = {};
>       struct mtd_info *mtd;
> -     char *str;
> +     char *root;
> +     char *rootopts;
>  
>       if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_UBI))
>               return;
> @@ -60,12 +61,14 @@ static void squashfs_set_rootarg(struct fs_device *fsdev)
>       ubi_get_device_info(vi.ubi_num, &di);
>       mtd = di.mtd;
>  
> -     str = basprintf("root=/dev/ubiblock%d_%d ubi.mtd=%s ubi.block=%d,%d 
> rootfstype=squashfs",
> -                     vi.ubi_num, vi.vol_id, mtd->cdev.partname, vi.ubi_num, 
> vi.vol_id);
> +     root = basprintf("/dev/ubiblock%d_%d", vi.ubi_num, vi.vol_id);
> +     rootopts = basprintf("ubi.mtd=%s ubi.block=%d,%d rootfstype=squashfs",
> +                     mtd->cdev.partname, vi.ubi_num, vi.vol_id);
>  
> -     fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(fsdev, str);
> +     fsdev_set_linux_root_options(fsdev, root, rootopts);
>  
> -     free(str);
> +     free(root);
> +     free(rootopts);
>  }
>  
>  static struct inode *squashfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
> diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
> index 37986acbb2..9cc35fa273 100644
> --- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
> +++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
> @@ -435,19 +435,21 @@ static void ubifs_set_rootarg(struct ubifs_priv *priv,
>       struct ubi_volume_info vi = {};
>       struct ubi_device_info di = {};
>       struct mtd_info *mtd;
> -     char *str;
> +     char *root;
> +     char *rootopts;
>  
>       ubi_get_volume_info(priv->ubi, &vi);
>       ubi_get_device_info(vi.ubi_num, &di);
>  
>       mtd = di.mtd;
>  
> -     str = basprintf("root=ubi0:%s ubi.mtd=%s rootfstype=ubifs",
> -                       vi.name, mtd->cdev.partname);
> +     root = basprintf("ubi0:%s", vi.name);
> +     rootopts = basprintf("ubi.mtd=%s rootfstype=ubifs", mtd->cdev.partname);
>  
> -     fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(fsdev, str);
> +     fsdev_set_linux_root_options(fsdev, root, rootopts);
>  
> -     free(str);
> +     free(root);
> +     free(rootopts);
>  }
>  
>  static int ubifs_probe(struct device *dev)
> diff --git a/include/block.h b/include/block.h
> index b277f590e4..ddab8bfe60 100644
> --- a/include/block.h
> +++ b/include/block.h
> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static inline int block_flush(struct block_device *blk)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
>  unsigned file_list_add_blockdevs(struct file_list *files);
>  char *cdev_get_linux_rootarg(const struct cdev *partcdev);
> +void cdev_get_linux_root_and_opts(const struct cdev *partcdev, char** root, 
> char** rootopts);
>  #else
>  static inline unsigned file_list_add_blockdevs(struct file_list *files)
>  {
> @@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ static inline char *cdev_get_linux_rootarg(const struct 
> cdev *partcdev)
>  {
>       return NULL;
>  }
> +static inline void cdev_get_linux_root_and_opts(const struct cdev *partcdev, 
> char** root, char** rootopts)
> +{
> +     root = NULL;
> +     rootopts = NULL;
> +}
>  #endif
>  
>  static inline bool cdev_is_block_device(const struct cdev *cdev)
> diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
> index 98c482bbf2..c50437d609 100644
> --- a/include/fs.h
> +++ b/include/fs.h
> @@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ struct fs_device {
>       char *path;
>       struct list_head list;
>       char *options;
> -     char *linux_rootarg;
> +     char *linux_root;
> +     char *linux_rootopts;
>  
>       struct super_block sb;
>  
> @@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ const char *cdev_mount_default(struct cdev *cdev, const 
> char *fsoptions);
>  const char *cdev_mount(struct cdev *cdev);
>  void mount_all(void);
>  
> -void fsdev_set_linux_rootarg(struct fs_device *fsdev, const char *str);
> +void fsdev_set_linux_root_options(struct fs_device *fsdev, const char *root, 
> const char* rootopts);
> +void fsdev_get_linux_root_options(struct fs_device *fsdev, char **root, char 
> **rootopts);
>  char *path_get_linux_rootarg(const char *path);
>  
>  static inline const char *devpath_to_name(const char *devpath)

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