Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:29:42 -0800 (PST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@FreeBSD.ORG> To: cmetz@inner.net, bde@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/8417 Message-ID: <199810260929.BAA21832@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: 3.0 config(8) doesn't check that root fs device driver is present State-Changed-From-To: open-suspended State-Changed-By: bde State-Changed-When: Mon Oct 26 01:24:35 PST 1998 State-Changed-Why: Mostly fixed, mostly in rev.1.167 of kern/vfs_subr.c. Related null pointer panics for non-root mounts fixed in all affected vfs's. Not fixed in config(8). It's hardly worth fixing there, since the root device specified there is rarely used. It's easier to [mis]configure the root device at boot time and there is no way for the boot loader to check it. A nonexistent root device now causes an obscure panic in vfs_mountrootfs() instead of a null pointer panic. Not fixed. vfs_mountrootfs() should prompt for the root device if none is found. Not fixed in 2.2. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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