Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:40:03 -0700 From: Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, f0andrey@gmail.com, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: [RELEASE] New Boot-Loader Menu bugs? Message-ID: <CD9C2164-EF12-4311-A090-7847C9CD6118@vicor.com> In-Reply-To: <4E23797A.8060209@FreeBSD.org> References: <CA%2BK5SrOYCt8AROQ_oKPxHircm6prYFk6y7-kTdgSDaz9iD-WkQ@mail.gmail.com> <AC7A0D08A69F674492190A18365DC0BB0154D9A0@CMBFISLTC13.FNFIS.COM> <4E23797A.8060209@FreeBSD.org>
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Hi Doug, On Jul 17, 2011, at 5:08 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > There also seems to be a bug with the new boot loader that if you bounce > out to the prompt and do 'boot kernel.other' the kern.module_path sysctl > is not updated. It still lists /boot/kernel first; but that should be > replaced by /boot/kernel.other. I had a chance to try this out in a VM. I just tested this in FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE with my loader_menu applied (exac= tly what's available from rev 222417). The results I get are actually what you describe should happen. Here's the steps I took: 1. Made sure all "kernel=3D" and "module_path=3D" lines were commented out = in loader.conf(5) 2. Moved my kernel to /boot/kernel/kernel 3. Made a copy of my kernel to /boot/kernel2/kernel 4. Rebooted. Didn't touch anything. Verified that when I came up, `sysctl -= n kern.bootfile' was /boot/kernel/kernel. Good. We have a baseline operatio= n that things are working as-expected without interrupting the boot-process= (that is to say, that loader(8) loaded the kernel in it's default location= ). 5. Reboot again. This time, I press Escape to the drop to the loader(8) pro= mpt. 6. I took "boot /boot/kernel2" 7. I see the new kernel being loaded. 8. The kernel executes. 9. My system boots as-expected. 10. The value of sysctl kern.module_path produces (drum roll): /boot/kernel= 2;/boot/kernel;/boot/modules What release are you running? I can't replicate the bug in 8.1-RELEASE with= the new loader menu applied. It's possible that the bug was introduced som= e other way. --=20 Devin ______________________________________________________________________ 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.
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