Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:08:49 +0000 From: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Cc: Paarth Shirsat <paarthshirsat123@gmail.com> Subject: git: ed82c433efee - main - Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables" Message-ID: <69ecd901.3bdaf.33dd995a@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by bcr: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=ed82c433efee1080fc5587325754afd6fcabd5d6 commit ed82c433efee1080fc5587325754afd6fcabd5d6 Author: Paarth Shirsat <paarthshirsat123@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2026-04-25 15:06:39 +0000 Commit: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-25 15:08:17 +0000 Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables" This reverts commit cf7d4b04e9ae890f2a0f5811234e926f75a0c237. I attributed the wrong author of the patch. --- stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 41 ++++------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 index 32729ff519a2..8bb88dd2e24f 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 @@ -217,47 +217,14 @@ functionality where we use the video console if a keyboard is connected and a serial console otherwise. .Ss Additional Environment Variables .Nm -can set variables early in startup from a file on the EFI partition. -By default, that file is -.Pa /efi/freebsd/loader.env . -It can be changed by setting the FreeBSD EFI variable -.Va LoaderEnv , -as in: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -echo -n /efi/freebsd/alt.env | efivar -w -t 7 \\ - -n cfee69ad-a0de-47a9-93a8-f63106f8ae99-LoaderEnv -.Ed -.Pp -After that is executed, the file -.Pa /efi/freebsd/alt.env -is used instead of -.Pa /efi/freebsd/loader.env . -See -.Xr efivar 8 -for more information on setting EFI variables. -.Pp -The EFI variable -.Va NextLoaderEnv -can be set to the pathname of a second startup file. -That variable is deleted immediately after its value is retrieved, -so setting it will affect only the next boot attempt. -For either variable, a missing file is silently ignored. -.Pp -Only simple variables can be set in the startup file. +loads some extra variables early in startup from +.Pa /efi/freebsd/loader.env +from the EFI partition. +Only simple variables can be set here. It can be useful to specify the root filesystem: .Bd -literal -offset indent rootdev=disk0s1a .Ed -.Pp -The startup file contains a series of assignments separated by spaces, -tabs, or newlines. -Quotes are not given any special treatment. -If no -.Li =value -is given, the value -.Li 1 -is used. -Invalid syntax and the like are silently ignored. .Ss Staging Slop The kernel must parse the firmware memory map tables to know what memory it can use.home | help
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