Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:10:50 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name Message-ID: <22EB0C13-A184-446F-A031-A2817CB3BE7D@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110813195127.GA34295@freebsd.org> References: <20110813195127.GA34295@freebsd.org>
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On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> wrote:
> hi there,
>
> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel
> to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the
> results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name for the old
> kernel?
>
> something like /boot/kernel-r${revision}-${/dev/random}?
>
> that would let people not only boot the previous kernel, but all kernels that
> have been replaced by target installkernel. this would make tracking issues,
> which have been introduced by a certain commit much easier, imho.
>
> i don't think implementing this logic would be that difficult. the only problem
> i see is with ${/dev/random} in the case where people are running a kernel
> without /dev/{u}random support.
Why not just use INSTKERNNAME?
-Garrett
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