Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 15:16:03 -0700 From: Jonathan Mini <mini@freebsd.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@mass.dis.org>, Gordon Tetlow <gordont@gnf.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: nextboot loader diff Message-ID: <20020509151603.F43682@stylus.haikugeek.com> In-Reply-To: <3CDAF1A6.13DB883D@mindspring.com>; from tlambert2@mindspring.com on Thu, May 09, 2002 at 03:01:10PM -0700 References: <200205091911.g49JBaI3002178@mass.dis.org> <3CDAF1A6.13DB883D@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert [tlambert2@mindspring.com] wrote : > Michael Smith wrote: > > I still think you're not thinking the processes associated with this > > feature through carefully enough. > > Liten to Mike; he is the loader guru. > > I don't know how the file I/O is done for the "YES/NO" change, > since I have to have a couple of browsers open to read FORTH > code. 8-(. > > However, the prototype I worked on at ClickArray with James > (both guys who eventually donated code in that area were > ClickArray folks) assumed that it would rewrite the file with > equal length contents, as being the only safe way to do a > write from the FORTH code. This is the same code. [ ... failover code deisgn ... ] > Maybe you could ask Archie or Ambrisko to clarify the feature > you're trying to replace, and then ask Mike about the code > needed to do that? Gordon is working on rewriting nextboot(8) so that it works again. I shouldn't have to tell you to RTFM, Terry. ;P -- Jonathan Mini <mini@freebsd.org> http://www.haikugeek.com "He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge." -- Richard Whatley To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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