From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 28 19:59:54 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 8EC4316A4CE; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:59:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU [128.205.32.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3965243D70; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:59:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (kensmith@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i7SJxrTH028332; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:59:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from kensmith@localhost) by electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id i7SJxr8P028331; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:59:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:59:53 -0400 From: Ken Smith To: Ken Smith Message-ID: <20040828195953.GE26424@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> References: <200408281954.i7SJsojG018658@repoman.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200408281954.i7SJsojG018658@repoman.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/md md.c 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: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:59:54 -0000 On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 07:54:50PM +0000, Ken Smith wrote: > kensmith 2004-08-28 19:54:50 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_5) > sys/dev/md md.c > Log: > Back out the MFC done as rev 1.127.2.1. It seems to fix the problem of > mdconfig returning before the device's name appears in /dev but it seems > to cause a worse problem. When booting the installation media (CD or > boot floppies) the system hangs after the device probes, at the point > it should be trying to mount a MD-based filesystem as its root filesystem. > Backing out this patch solves that problem, allowing it to proceed to > the sysinstall menu. > > Approved by: re (rwatson) > > Revision Changes Path > 1.127.2.2 +0 -1 src/sys/dev/md/md.c At this point I don't intend to touch HEAD. I still would like to see the original problem fixed and I'm guessing that the original change is on the right pathway to fixing it. Just a little more care or something? Colin/Poul-Henning, do you mind checking into why the call to g_waitidle() seems to cause problems using an md device as a root filesystem during install? Thanks... -- Ken Smith - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu there, funny things are everywhere. | - Theodore Geisel |