From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 6 23:48:55 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 802131065670; Sat, 6 Oct 2012 23:48:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A5A8FC0A; Sat, 6 Oct 2012 23:48:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.16]) by ltcfislmsgpa01.fnfis.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q96Nmr3M021320 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:48:53 -0500 Received: from [10.0.0.103] (10.14.152.61) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.16) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.2.309.2; Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:48:52 -0500 From: Devin Teske Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:48:50 -0700 Message-ID: <0655B56F-AD43-402B-872C-568378E650F9@fisglobal.com> To: MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.61] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.7.7855, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-10-06_07:2012-10-06, 2012-10-06, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Devin Teske Subject: New Boot Loader Menu X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Devin Teske List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:48:55 -0000 Hello, I've been working on a new boot loader menu system. This is what is in HEAD, CURRENT, and RELENG_9 at the moment: http://twitpic.com/b1pkll/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1pkz1/full I'd like to propose the following replacement to the above: http://twitpic.com/b1pll5/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1plxi/full The boot options have been whisked away into a sub-menu (see below): http://twitpic.com/b1pm51/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1pme8/full What does everybody think? NOTE: This change is not trivial. It took me nearly a month of hacking to p= roduce this _and_ almost 1,000 changed lines of code are required. Features= such as submenus, dynamic menus and menu items, and more were added and I'= m at a point where I can commit this back to the tree. I'm sure we want the= se features, but we have a choice of keeping the menu as-is without any cha= nges _or_ we can choose to use the new features (as exhibited in this propo= sal -- where the boot options are sidled-off into a submenu). --=20 Devin P.S. The hope is to one day utilize _all_ of the features I'm adding to one= day have something like this (a functioning mock-up, but unfinished curren= tly): http://twitter.com/devinteske/status/254419042104909824 _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.