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M. Warner Losh wrote:
> Do you envision this loader script as something that would be part of
> the installation process, or something people would use everyday?
> 
> Warner

I think that it has the potential to be an everyday feature.  Disabling
it is quite easy; just remove the patch that I posted in the previous
message (or just remove the line that calls the entry point).  I'm
looking for it to be a start to something that enables one to easily
load arbitrary kernels, control device/kernel variables, etc.

Scott