Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:34:12 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: FreeBSD Current List <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP! boot2 problems Message-ID: <20040805173412.GA82994@parodius.com> In-Reply-To: <20040805062728.GA58762@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <4109B4EF.605@samsco.org> <20040730152119.GA43119@freefall.freebsd.org> <20040805062728.GA58762@freefall.freebsd.org>
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All, This commit works great. I also tested boot0sio (just for fun), works fine as well. Greatly appreciated; and a big thanks to Matt Dillon (as usual). :-) -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. | On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 06:27:28AM +0000, Alexander Kabaev wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:21:19PM +0000, Alexander Kabaev wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2004 at 08:39:43PM -0600, Scott Long wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > The GCC 3.4 import seems to have broken the boot2 loader on at least > > > i386. This doesn't affect normal world and kernel builds and installs, > > > but does affect writing new bootblocks via the disklabel program. You > > > should refrain from doing this until it gets fixed. It's being looked > > > into right now. > > > > > > Scott > > > > Commit below made boot2 usable again. > > As suggested by Matt Dillon, the problems were caused by imcompletely > zeroed out BSS. I merged approproate fixes from DragonflyBSD in commit > below. Success/failure reports from people affected are appreciated. > > kann 2004-08-05 06:00:05 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/boot/i386/boot2 boot1.S > sys/boot/i386/btx/lib btxcsu.s > Log: > Move boot2 BSS zeroing into btx startup code out of boot1. boot1 does not > have clear idea on boot2 BSS size and leaves portion of it not zeroed out. > btxcsu.s is in much better position for this job. > > Obtained from: DragonflyBSD (with minor adjustments) > > Revision Changes Path > 1.29 +0 -4 src/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot1.S > 1.4 +9 -1 src/sys/boot/i386/btx/lib/btxcsu.s > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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