From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 25 22:09:10 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 23EDD2D8; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:09:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from d.mail.sonic.net (d.mail.sonic.net [64.142.111.50]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 083BA1D3D; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:09:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from zeppelin.tachypleus.net (airbears2-136-152-142-25.AirBears2.Berkeley.EDU [136.152.142.25]) (authenticated bits=0) by d.mail.sonic.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s3PM97Ik014885 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:09:07 -0700 Message-ID: <535ADD03.9000601@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:09:07 -0700 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Glen Barber Subject: Re: svn commit: r264935 - head/release/amd64 References: <201404252111.s3PLB00Q043705@svn.freebsd.org> <535AD685.90606@freebsd.org> <20140425214454.GA1231@glenbarber.us> <535AD7C6.9030802@freebsd.org> <20140425215248.GB1231@glenbarber.us> <535ADA8A.4030408@freebsd.org> <20140425220624.GC1231@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <20140425220624.GC1231@glenbarber.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sonic-ID: C;6OGEOMbM4xG2YZxB+Bh/TQ== M;FEWqOMbM4xG2YZxB+Bh/TQ== Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:09:10 -0000 On 04/25/14 15:06, Glen Barber wrote: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 02:58:34PM -0700, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: >> On 04/25/14 14:52, Glen Barber wrote: >>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 02:46:46PM -0700, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: >>>> I appreciate the caution. Thanks for the clarification! I'm planning to get >>>> EFI support into the installer this weekend. >>> Speaking of the installer... >>> >>> How difficult would it be to be able to select a kernel for installation >>> if more than one kernel.${foo}.txz is provided on the install medium? >>> >>> The use case I have in mind is where kernel.VT.txz is extracted to >>> /boot/kernel.VT (which I believe the loader menu already supports >>> multi-kernel), an alternate kernel can be chosen for booting and then >>> can subsequently be chosen as the installed kernel during the extract >>> phase. >>> >>> This would actually cut down quite a bit on snapshot build times, since >>> right now I have to do a separate build for each kernel. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Glen >>> >> Not that hard. If you want to just add extra optional kernels, the installer >> doesn't even need any patches -- you just have to add it to the make release >> logic (and MANIFEST) as an extra tarball. Installing it to /boot/kernel >> would require removing the logic in bsdinstall/scripts/auto that removes >> "kernel" from the menu as a nonoptional package. > Hmm, if I remember correctly, last time I booted an installer with > multiple kernels, there were no options for the kernel in the > distribution menu. Or do you mean that if it were marked as optional, > they would appear? > > Anyway, the release logic already supports 'KERNCONF="GENERIC VT"' > listing of multiple kernels, so that is not an issue. > > Thanks! > > Glen > They just need to be in the MANIFEST file somehow. I guess they aren't being added by release(7)? All the installer does is list that file -- and remove kernel.txz and base.txz by hand. -Nathan