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Date:      Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:50:16 +0100
From:      Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: git: 6e26189be406 - main - Fix loader detection of vbefb support on !amd64
Message-ID:  <B34BF8E8-5E72-418F-8C39-920D682F333C@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <3973a397-1250-1230-fecc-956b84c74fc9@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <202101272129.10RLTAee080408@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <3973a397-1250-1230-fecc-956b84c74fc9@FreeBSD.org>

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On 28 Jan 2021, at 00:08, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>=20
> On 1/27/21 1:29 PM, Dimitry Andric wrote:
>> The branch main has been updated by dim:
>> URL: =
https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D6e26189be406a9a3799074b16925e6cd=
63cc703b
>> commit 6e26189be406a9a3799074b16925e6cd63cc703b
>> Author:     Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>
>> AuthorDate: 2021-01-27 21:28:43 +0000
>> Commit:     Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>
>> CommitDate: 2021-01-27 21:28:43 +0000
>>     Fix loader detection of vbefb support on !amd64
>>          On i386, after 6c7a932d0b8baaaee16eca0ba061bfa6e0e57bfd, the =
vbefb vt
>>     driver was no longer detected by the loader, if any kernel module =
was
>>     loaded after the kernel itself.
>>          This was caused by the parse_vt_drv_set() function being =
called multiple
>>     times, resetting the detection flag. (It was called multiple =
times,
>>     becuase i386 .ko files are shared objects like the kernel proper, =
while
>>     this is not the case on amd64.)
>>          Fix this by skipping the set_vt_drv_set lookup if vbefb was =
already
>>     detected.
>>          Reviewed by:    tsoome
>=20
> Does the state get reset if you unload one kernel and then load a =
different
> one (e.g. via interactive 'unload' and 'load /path/to/my/kernel')?

Ha, good one! I don't think it is.

-Dimitry


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