From nobody Fri Jul 25 17:28:38 2025 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-main@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4bpZbW3YWkz626f0; Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R10" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bpZbW0PCcz3F18; Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1753464519; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=11nNU4j5AOp1Vnlu2C25fs8Kn6WFC+CMy7R7GHGIWas=; b=vunUl/EggsY9eSjaF7WX4L7w6FziukK5oKljoxWyA71J4FDk4acErUyDmyUEH9uMIbwGab sOfCfx+cHPQ4c4P3yZi4bUYtoc0Rq3MfleQ4WErqDm8A8l/zxZYXcjmerMA3+8uqGi3acq 7M6dE9kMIWjuRZ6mhgp3BsamUiA2ii8GMSHspMdtAw0hk5PP75hcb0YwYMg2+zqa3i0Ysi L4cZFfUkchu0ByeW0jW/130K4tPhakG8bGhQztLf8T6jumriInknDoAfyR+bXuECvXMltd E45WRRcDjaLXgD5mvKG4g1yBZ3L7OQWd1vdNYLjbFibBAW+sw3Iu6EhTRghbRw== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1753464519; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=11nNU4j5AOp1Vnlu2C25fs8Kn6WFC+CMy7R7GHGIWas=; b=JDbClNmYaRHzpNP8nV+54GboOFsxTvCQaldg44inLEdIVvaXEwPqDUhPMmCBAdocmg4cRZ 4nqmZ0uMzpqQipwxTu5+pUt5bQcg4mJvSHL/OWMGXRQQ20BX/AkEtVIqtzROTxRcjjDRCj yO8QYba75nbL/9fgPNB7jYM7oNvpTTJwP4s6yJj+AmLQLRQrPBZUs5rY+uSz4p4vn+i+bR YHGFOvm9gYhKBPfqb+CWNkYYONABGXV/pkKmA87HOsa7PrNpD1qegZxJXiaRgS6gLGc2y1 93QvpqPnqsKd5hgEoGchuBxyzPqKdS+M5jqIWedBVeyt/p6cwAia/jVwI92EeA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1753464519; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=S6TgZVXohh1VQCMWNxT/9afhhTWYMd9PaL0R64eVHIRTSlpc3eHpts57DIzo/DqR1obHt4 yBsvJoDgEu9OP6x36idY3hhyOfR0xood6ga2T6nyvj8o427bkeXdGn8F1Z2xaG47RE3k9e Sv+S7rrR9wsMxYAxhs2+Btzk3UpbHLnLoNYzQQRAhB1y6qq4F6mlZun2xYYJT9zYR79Qp0 7ybJoELT/6Ja6yzt81pz3r7PS+8nBCVSeL755Myrl+TdVe4Tq2c9J6OTmhQ7olDCyGavSD e9JDWglbfntfn6g4hfBqgTU9UJYCP5q9JDkcTYgI+2m+IBmB0pqfpOIiDl1iSQ== Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bpZbV6gd2ztBg; Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.18.1/8.18.1) with ESMTP id 56PHScnk093662; Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:38 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.18.1/8.18.1/Submit) id 56PHSc8A093659; Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:38 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:38 GMT Message-Id: <202507251728.56PHSc8A093659@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org From: Lexi Winter Subject: git: c9868af774ec - main - crash.8: update a little List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-main List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: ivy X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: c9868af774ec24bcf6914fc971378e9723eb44ab Auto-Submitted: auto-generated The branch main has been updated by ivy: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c9868af774ec24bcf6914fc971378e9723eb44ab commit c9868af774ec24bcf6914fc971378e9723eb44ab Author: Lexi Winter AuthorDate: 2025-07-25 13:59:58 +0000 Commit: Lexi Winter CommitDate: 2025-07-25 17:31:26 +0000 crash.8: update a little Replace "cannot mount root" (which is no longer a panic) with a brief description of the mountroot> prompt, and recommend using "system install media" rather than the fixit floppy. Remove "timeout table full" entirely since this panic no longer exists. MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: ziaee Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51512 --- share/man/man8/crash.8 | 32 ++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man8/crash.8 b/share/man/man8/crash.8 index 27c9c56533a5..fdb9b7213847 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/crash.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/crash.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 23, 2011 +.Dd July 25, 2025 .Dt CRASH 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -71,18 +71,19 @@ Left unstated in all cases is the possibility that hardware or software error produced the message in some unexpected way. .Pp .Bl -diag -compact -.It "cannot mount root" -This panic message results from a failure to mount the root file system -during the bootstrap process. -Either the root file system has been corrupted, -or the system is attempting to use the wrong device as root file system. -Usually, an alternate copy of the system binary or an alternate root -file system can be used to bring up the system to investigate. -Most often -this is done by the use of the boot floppy you used to install the system, -and then using the -.Dq fixit -floppy. +.It Mounting from failed with error +The system was unable to mount the configured root filesystem. +Either the root filesystem has been corrupted, +or the system is attempting to use the wrong device as root filesystem. +.Pp +This is not a panic message; rather it is followed by an interactive +.Sy mountroot> +prompt where the operator can list detected devices and filesystems, +and select an alternative root filesystem to mount. +Alternatively, the system can be booted from recovery media to repair +the situation. +The system install media provides a live environment which is suitable +for this task. .Pp .It "init: not found" This is not a panic message, as reboots are likely to be futile. @@ -108,11 +109,6 @@ after a crash, hardware failures, or other condition that should not normally occur. A file system check will normally correct the problem. .Pp -.It "timeout table full" -This really should not be a panic, but until the data structure -involved is made to be extensible, running out of entries causes a crash. -If this happens, make the timeout table bigger. -.Pp .\" .It "trap type %d, code = %x, v = %x" .\" An unexpected trap has occurred within the system; the trap types are: .\" .Bl -column xxxx -offset indent