Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 17:17:05 +0100 From: Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> To: Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r296428 - head/sys/boot/common Message-ID: <0FC43773-1BF0-43FF-BB97-35B482ABBE12@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAPQ4ffut5jLNp5X4cV_DCsPGfv4Fw%2BPVm0ANNftuj2PLFZrjtQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <201603061557.u26FvhMi033982@repo.freebsd.org> <CAPQ4ffut5jLNp5X4cV_DCsPGfv4Fw%2BPVm0ANNftuj2PLFZrjtQ@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 06 Mar 2016, at 17:00, Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org> wrote: > > On 3/6/16, Dimitry Andric <dim@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Author: dim >> Date: Sun Mar 6 15:57:43 2016 >> New Revision: 296428 >> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/296428 >> >> Log: >> Since kernel modules can now contain sections of type SHT_AMD64_UNWIND, >> the boot loader should not skip over these anymore while loading images. >> Otherwise the kernel can still panic when it doesn't find the .eh_frame >> section belonging to the .rela.eh_frame section. >> >> Unfortunately this will require installing boot loaders from sys/boot >> before attempting to boot with a new kernel. > > Could you please add a note about this to UPDATING file? I am a bit torn on this, because normally we always tell people to install the kernel first, reboot, then run make installworld (which also installs the boot loaders). However, in this case, people might depend on their boot loader loading modules which are required to make the system boot at all. So if they happened to forget updating their boot loader first, a panic might be the result. I wonder what a failsafe and acceptable upgrade scenario is, in this case. Normally the procedure is something like: make buildworld make buildkernel (with KERNCONF=whatever, if needed) make installkernel (again with KERNCONF, if needed) reboot (to single user, but cheating is possible usually) mergemaster -p make installworld This could maybe be modified to: make buildworld make buildkernel (with KERNCONF=whatever, if needed) make installkernel (again with KERNCONF, if needed) make -C sys/boot install reboot (to single user, but cheating is possible usually) mergemaster -p make installworld E.g. insert the step which installs the boot loaders just after (or before) the step which installs the kernel. Is something like this acceptable as a one-time workaround, or maybe it is better in general, in case we ever add other new features to the boot loaders? -Dimitry [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.29 iEYEARECAAYFAlbcWAkACgkQsF6jCi4glqPv4gCfT90/wveAL2rshN8QccQ8noAa Sg8AmwSMje31dxJwVng3Dih4/ru882/S =jeHf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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