From nobody Fri Feb 6 00:28:01 2026 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4f6ZgQ5T2qz6RRkh for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:28:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R13" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4f6ZgQ1pTXz3vnj for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:28:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1770337682; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=di33xGqtgYS1RXIGjn7VwT+YomhvSDe/uBzFD9NArgg=; b=VtYbVzuA1JAlmmRmc05cOoLmgb+SvfooA69FwuT1hCm7DnzLZylX0s56veasFoX6bYJA7l L39t+QLsD9IfjCTjp5oLLAzw6gTrsKTMaT2oWcf3a69LiUtPdQHgOuxWHjBSH2Nu1WKXi7 jWYfASO15Fgu1z3DZlw7sRGWERivp4/pawUdZxGDODnu2AmMmLw9/IU7DS25BkozbcspW4 I11e6JzqWZSAkYh61H9ZybgsP+/YaExwXnakW1FNCa8p3WuDYzAP4d1EcoDmIW5IxBqATq JtVGUh0ypxD75gKgC5cPePGg7EUPrGSZkT9Clte1BunU1rGjpfTyL8kF2+e+vA== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1770337682; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=RPc1jBvhyDIPznqnG7Tb4shkVd9Qz8ipnkkY/LezCDN71Vlv2oQu0jb7zro1bk9qFbEw5v Ox8bzLRmaDs95ePCIvcpCzlh2xg4QXo/7bCvl6HqFkO71+ma9MjHVpz9mvWab4u3Gj5b8G x6hAbt6LnuEpSboF0DDu4eTsITKDD9KzG+aI9qOEXr3ctUBf5edGJp8WtS+HpDQVkAyoxd CgswVTnd+c3GGRKHCpRvJwWvOM1iBEhWwmnx4UDZ3BkG3hAAQS9vCh2Kvp1lU5OYaBCSME Mpbnc5Rzi0ZIarapYkrVfNZNzrdAjPM5Fgzy4n7tSSFObeg4p15bG4DGBmxeDA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1770337682; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=di33xGqtgYS1RXIGjn7VwT+YomhvSDe/uBzFD9NArgg=; b=tfinkT3Tkj5FdfzhyTJ499wn6t3PsL33n2r4KhHMEGsebFw9yNTYWfLNy3xUdmY3bOn/e4 o+JQ2DJhbNV6sjKprPWkTiwhhiJUOTPON+S238EoK67hFxCgpgotwKfJMbAVKeSbGelGrA fhnuKpWY4eYEZkYAQb8isBqHOv+8sAeQ5Pwc2a2qQcAxSWubi37gdlcc3nl+Ihe54z17H2 jCMjzEuqDOKnIchXQOrDKSKQ0Vg+RWl/8vPFQqxGWuF14vTcVsS7KK+v0/rz6By46uvZEb 8doH00gjZvK02TPirEF1sc+OjGgDsAVTyI9e0XcKlZRS6y+gnVd3hJum/Yy4qg== Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4f6ZgP6xHXzstv for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:28:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from git (uid 1279) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) id 27a7f by gitrepo.freebsd.org (DragonFly Mail Agent v0.13+ on gitrepo.freebsd.org); Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:28:01 +0000 To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org From: Alexander Ziaee Subject: git: 9f0e2b6e3183 - stable/14 - loader manuals: Clarify console and boot_serial List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: ziaee X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/stable/14 X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 9f0e2b6e318304b2dd6ded00d2f0d0f70f32ee7c Auto-Submitted: auto-generated Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:28:01 +0000 Message-Id: <69853591.27a7f.346f22d4@gitrepo.freebsd.org> The branch stable/14 has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9f0e2b6e318304b2dd6ded00d2f0d0f70f32ee7c commit 9f0e2b6e318304b2dd6ded00d2f0d0f70f32ee7c Author: Alexander Ziaee AuthorDate: 2025-11-14 14:41:57 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee CommitDate: 2026-02-06 00:17:50 +0000 loader manuals: Clarify console and boot_serial console=comconsole is for the loader and boot_serial is for the kernel. I think we should centralize documentation on the loader settings in one manual, such a loader.8. The current proliferation is not obvious where to find the documentation. To the user, these are all set in loader.conf or at the loader prompt. MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53695 (cherry picked from commit 09ffaa4e07d749c83cc1db13829505f21b025f29) --- stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 | 3 +++ stand/man/loader_simp.8 | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 index d8a3009ac606..15cf04170046 100644 --- a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 +++ b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 @@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ selects the video console which prevents any input and hides all output replacing it with .Dq spinning character (useful for embedded products and such). +This setting is for the +.Xr loader 8 +only and does not set the kernel output. .It Va screen.font Set font size for framebuffer mode. The default font size is selected based on screen resolution. diff --git a/stand/man/loader_simp.8 b/stand/man/loader_simp.8 index 2d2d4b80acf5..a7513192c3d0 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader_simp.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader_simp.8 @@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ utility. .It Va boot_pause During the device probe, pause after each line is printed. .It Va boot_serial -Force the use of a serial console even when an internal console -is present. +Force the use of a serial console for the kernel +even when an internal console is present. .It Va boot_single Prevents the kernel from initiating a multi-user startup; instead, a single-user mode will be entered when the kernel has finished