Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:43:34 +0200 From: Nikolay Denev <ndenev@gmail.com> To: Thomas Backman <serenity@exscape.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Build a separate ZFS-enabled loader.zfs Message-ID: <A78BDFF1-7CC0-4B5D-BE8D-D024F49F26AC@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F1E19C4E-DB2A-4E3E-A9FB-979058D136F0@exscape.org> References: <200911171017.58140.jhb@freebsd.org> <F1E19C4E-DB2A-4E3E-A9FB-979058D136F0@exscape.org>
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On Nov 17, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Thomas Backman wrote: > On Nov 17, 2009, at 4:17 PM, John Baldwin wrote: > >> This patch is a workaround to enabling ZFS support by default in the boot >> loader. It enables building a loader.zfs which is a ZFS-enabled loader and >> changing zfsboot and gptzfsboot to use /boot/loader.zfs instead >> of /boot/loader. I have only tested that things built ok, I have not >> boot-tested it as I don't have ZFS setup anywhere. The patch is available at >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/loader.zfs/. You will also need to copy >> the 'loader.zfs/Makefile' file from that URL into a new >> sys/boot/i386/loader.zfs directory after applying the patch. > If I may ask (and sorry for my ignorance, but): what problem does this workaround solve? > Isn't the whole problem with ZFS loaders the license, and because of the licence, that a ZFS-capable loader isn't built by default? > In other words: Why not use LOADER_ZFS_SUPPORT as long as you have to choose between setting an option or using a patch? Neither works out of the box, so you might as well pick the solution that already exists, no patching involved. > I can only assume I'm missing something vital. :) > > (Please note: Makefiles aren't my strongest suite; I tried to figure the answer out by reading the patch, but couldn't. I wrote my first own Makefile, ~15 lines, this weekend.) > > Regards, > Thomas_______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I think that you are missing the fact that "built by default" and "loaded by default" are two different things. Regards, Niki Denevhelp
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