From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 9 15:13:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9F0316A4CF for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:13:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail6.speakeasy.net (mail6.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DEA443D4C for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:13:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 26117 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2004 15:13:33 -0000 Received: from dsl027-160-063.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender ) encrypted SMTP for ; 9 Jul 2004 15:13:32 -0000 Received: from 10.50.41.229 (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i69FDTCY088013; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:13:29 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: Brian Somers Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:14:44 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 References: <200407082235.i68MZaBH030076@repoman.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200407082235.i68MZaBH030076@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200407091114.44971.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on server.baldwin.cx cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha autoconf.c src/sys/amd64/amd64 autoconf.c src/sys/boot/common dev_net.c loader.8 src/sys/boot/forth loader.conf src/sys/conf NOTES files options src/sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c locore.s src/sys/ia64/ia64 autoconf.c ... X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:13:33 -0000 On Thursday 08 July 2004 06:35 pm, Brian Somers wrote: > brian 2004-07-08 22:35:36 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/alpha/alpha autoconf.c > sys/amd64/amd64 autoconf.c > sys/boot/common dev_net.c loader.8 > sys/boot/forth loader.conf > sys/conf NOTES files options > sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c locore.s > sys/ia64/ia64 autoconf.c > sys/modules/nfs4client Makefile > sys/modules/nfsclient Makefile > sys/netinet ip_input.c > sys/nfs4client nfs4_vfsops.c > sys/nfsclient bootp_subr.c nfs_vfsops.c > Log: > Change the following environment variables to kernel options: > > bootp -> BOOTP > bootp.nfsroot -> BOOTP_NFSROOT > bootp.nfsv3 -> BOOTP_NFSV3 > bootp.compat -> BOOTP_COMPAT > bootp.wired_to -> BOOTP_WIRED_TO > > - i.e. back out the previous commit. It's already possible to > pxeboot(8) with a GENERIC kernel. > > Pointed out by: dwmalone What about netbooting on other architectures? If I understood your first change correctly, it would let me netboot alpha or sparc64 with a GENERIC kernel by setting some hints instead of having to compile a custom kernel. It seems to me that being able to tweak these settings from the loader w/o having to recompile the kernel is a definite win. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org