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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 11:26:38 -0600
From:      "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "hanging root device to da0s1a" 
Message-ID:  <199905221736.LAA08495@pluto.plutotech.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 May 1999 17:03:19 %2B0200." <4684.927385399@critter.freebsd.dk> 

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>In message <199905192231.QAA09421@narnia.plutotech.com>, "Justin T. Gibbs" wri
>t
>es:
>>In article <199905191637.JAA03111@dingo.cdrom.com> you wrote:
>>> I'm not sure why it happens like this; try putting a DELAY() just 
>>> before we actually set the root device and see if you can put it off.
>>
>>Why not just spl() protect that printf call so that its output is
>>dumped contiguously into the console buffer?
>
>Am I missing something here ?  We shouldn't set the root device until
>CAM is done probing, right ?

CAM has finished probing at this point, but it holds off on announcing
devices until it has all necessary info.  The drives may need to
be spun up, etc.  I believe the printf happens before the device has
been opened and CAM blocks in the open until the device is really
ready for service.

--
Justin



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