Skip normalize_cmdline_options() for the iommu cmdline parameter

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 # kconfig-hardened-check
 
 # kconfig-hardened-check
 

-![GitHub tag (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check?label=release)
-![functional test](https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check/workflows/functional%20test/badge.svg)
-[![Coverage Status](https://codecov.io/gh/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check)
+[![GitHub tag (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check?label=release)](https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check/tags)<br />
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+[![engine unit-test](https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check/workflows/engine%20unit-test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check/actions/workflows/engine_unit-test.yml)
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 ## Motivation
 
 
 ## Motivation
 


@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@ make our systems more secure.
 
 But nobody likes checking configs manually. So let the computers do their job!
 
 
 But nobody likes checking configs manually. So let the computers do their job!
 

-__kconfig-hardened-check__ helps me to check the Linux kernel options
-against my security hardening preferences, which are based on the
+__kconfig-hardened-check__ is a tool for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel.
+The recommendations are based on

 
   - [KSPP recommended settings][1]
   - [CLIP OS kernel configuration][2]
 
   - [KSPP recommended settings][1]
   - [CLIP OS kernel configuration][2]


@@ -32,10 +34,11 @@ and functionality of userspace software. So for choosing these parameters consid
 the threat model of your Linux-based information system and perform thorough testing
 of its typical workload.
 
 the threat model of your Linux-based information system and perform thorough testing
 of its typical workload.
 

-## Repository mirrors
+## Repositories

 
 

- - At Codeberg: [https://codeberg.org/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check](https://codeberg.org/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check)
- - At GitFlic: [https://gitflic.ru/project/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check](https://gitflic.ru/project/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check)
+ - Main at GitHub <https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check>
+ - Mirror at Codeberg: <https://codeberg.org/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check>
+ - Mirror at GitFlic: <https://gitflic.ru/project/a13xp0p0v/kconfig-hardened-check>

 
 ## Supported microarchitectures
 
 
 ## Supported microarchitectures
 


@@ -60,22 +63,20 @@ Some Linux distributions also provide `kconfig-hardened-check` as a package.
 
 ## Usage
 ```
 
 ## Usage
 ```

-usage: kconfig-hardened-check [-h] [--version] [-p {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}]
-                              [-c CONFIG]
-                              [-l CMDLINE]
+usage: kconfig-hardened-check [-h] [--version] [-p {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}] [-c CONFIG] [-l CMDLINE]

                               [-m {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}]
 
 A tool for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel
 
                               [-m {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}]
 
 A tool for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel
 

-optional arguments:
+options:

   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   --version             show program's version number and exit
   -p {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}, --print {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   --version             show program's version number and exit
   -p {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}, --print {X86_64,X86_32,ARM64,ARM}

-                        print security hardening preferences for the selected architecture
+                        print security hardening options for the selected architecture

   -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
   -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG

-                        check the kernel kconfig file against these preferences
+                        check security hardening options in the kernel kconfig file (also supports *.gz files)

   -l CMDLINE, --cmdline CMDLINE
   -l CMDLINE, --cmdline CMDLINE

-                        check the kernel cmdline file against these preferences
+                        check security hardening options in the kernel cmdline file

   -m {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}, --mode {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}
                         choose the report mode
 ```
   -m {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}, --mode {verbose,json,show_ok,show_fail}
                         choose the report mode
 ```