From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 30 20:58:05 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0457A16A4CF for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:58:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail5.speakeasy.net (mail5.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3FBE43D68 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:58:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 28037 invoked from network); 30 Aug 2004 20:58:04 -0000 Received: from dsl027-160-063.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender ) encrypted SMTP for ; 30 Aug 2004 20:58:04 -0000 Received: from [10.50.41.228] (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7UKvvMl045297; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:58:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: Yar Tikhiy Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:41:00 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <200408280839.i7S8dZpI097103@repoman.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200408280839.i7S8dZpI097103@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200408301141.00176.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server.baldwin.cx cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/mbr Makefile mbr.s X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:58:05 -0000 On Saturday 28 August 2004 04:39 am, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > yar 2004-08-28 08:39:35 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/boot/i386/mbr Makefile mbr.s > Log: > Don't be too smart, just try packet mode of INT13 first. > This way of operation is more robust than the "AI" used > before. > > Add flags to mbr accessible from make.conf as BOOT_MBR_FLAGS. > Only one flag is defined now, "allow using packet mode", which > is 0x80 in accord with the rest of i386 boot code. The "packet" > flag is on by default. > > PR: i386/70241 > Submitted by: Valentin Nechayev netch.kiev.ua> (inital > version) Discussed with: jhb (by Valentin Nechayev) > Tested on: bochs (with EDD turned on or off by patching the BIOS), > PCs > > Revision Changes Path > 1.14 +4 -0 src/sys/boot/i386/mbr/Makefile > 1.7 +6 -6 src/sys/boot/i386/mbr/mbr.s Hmm, there are no e-mails from me in the PR trail and I don't recall ever be in favor of these changes (though I don't care enough to ask for them to be backed out.. Only really old machines with pre-1995 BIOS should be broken in theory.) It would be nice if you wouldn't claim that I supported something that I didn't actually support though. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org