From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 11 21:01:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BF8F7AA; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:01:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3FA282757; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:01:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.15]) by ltcfislmsgpa02.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id rABL1MEx032592 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:01:22 -0600 Received: from LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com ([169.254.1.152]) by LTCFISWMSGHT04.FNFIS.com ([10.132.206.15]) with mapi id 14.03.0158.001; Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:01:20 -0600 From: "Teske, Devin" To: Peter Grehan Subject: Re: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements Thread-Topic: [CFT] bsdinstall and zfsboot enhancements Thread-Index: AQHO1/VTfN3AabWEO0qqCcwz4iQiNg== Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:01:20 +0000 Message-ID: <06B994A9-8438-434C-A7B3-E7A4A5991031@fisglobal.com> References: <5275C597.6070702@freebsd.org> <97944047-D575-4E2E-B687-9871DFE058E3@fisglobal.com> <52769CFE.5080707@freebsd.org> <5281340E.8080009@callfortesting.org> <52813F9E.8080304@freebsd.org> <4E00C3CC-75EA-4249-8D9F-42F37988F4CE@fisglobal.com> <528141C1.7080409@freebsd.org> <29ADA509-0BB7-435C-8AC1-1D5BC32D6DC8@fisglobal.com> <5281451A.5000804@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <5281451A.5000804@freebsd.org> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.132.253.120] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2013-11-11_03:2013-11-11,2013-11-11,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: Michael Dexter , Devin Teske , "Teske, Devin" , Current Current , Nathan Whitehorn X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Devin Teske List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:01:23 -0000 On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Peter Grehan wrote: > Hi Devin, >=20 >> When boot is executed, I know I can see "kenv console", but hadn't reali= zed >> that there were/are a host of others that are slurped into the kernel fo= r later >> (very purposeful) fetching. >>=20 >> So when you say that bhyve requests a serial console... I assume now it's >> setting variables... but via raw Forth? C code? loader.conf(5)? I've see= n my >> menu come up under bhyve, and I noticed that it only has a 5-second coun= t- >> down instead of the usual 9 -- but I'm curious how you're exporting the = variables. >=20 > bhyve uses the loader facility to set env variables directly from loader = code. This is no different than other arch ports of the loader that set env= variables. The forced setting of boot_serial is just a convenience for use= rs since that is the only supported console type. >=20 Thank you much for the explanation. I see it from end-to-end now. > It doesn't touch the timeout code - should be whatever FreeBSD loader for= th scripts tell it to do. >=20 Ah, must have been something Michael did. I noticed this whilst getting demos from him on his laptop. --=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.