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Date:      Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:05:24 +0900
From:      Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
To:        svn-src-stable-10@freebsd.org
Cc:        emaste@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r295652 - stable/10/share/man/man8
Message-ID:  <20160218000524.015d66e0ed13fc0cf665f226@dec.sakura.ne.jp>

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Hi!
Maybe too late but to be more clearer to describe the behaviour...

> Author: emaste
> Date: Tue Feb 16 03:50:56 2016
> New Revision: 295652
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/295652
>
> Log:
>   MFC r295497: Update uefi.8 for ZFS and multi device boot support
>  
>   Approved by:	re (gjb)
>
> Modified:
>   stable/10/share/man/man8/uefi.8
> Directory Properties:
>   stable/10/   (props changed)
>
> Modified: stable/10/share/man/man8/uefi.8
> ==============================================================================
> --- stable/10/share/man/man8/uefi.8	Tue Feb 16 02:23:39
> 2016	(r295651) +++ stable/10/share/man/man8/uefi.8	Tue
> Feb 16 03:50:56 2016	(r295652) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>  .\"
>  .\" $FreeBSD$
>  .\"
> -.Dd February 14, 2016
> +.Dd February 15, 2016
>  .Dt UEFI 8
>  .Os
>  .Sh NAME
> @@ -83,9 +83,17 @@ passes the configuration to the next sta
>  itself act on the contents of the file.
>  .It
>  .Pa boot1.efi
> -locates the first partition with the type
> -.Li freebsd-ufs ,
> -and from it loads
> +searches partitions of type
> +.Li freebsd-ufs
> +and
> +.Li freebsd-zfs

This would be better

+searches partitions of type
+.Li freebsd-zfs
+and if none,
+Li freebsd-ufs

> +for
> +.Pa loader.efi .
> +The search begins with partitions on the device from which
> +.Pa boot1.efi
> +was loaded, and continues with other available partitions.
> +.Pa boot1.efi
> +then loads and executes
>  .Pa loader.efi .
>  .It
>  .Pa loader.efi
> @@ -146,19 +154,3 @@ Foundation sponsored portions of the wor
>  EFI environment variables are not supported by
>  .Xr loader 8
>  or the kernel.
> -.Pp
> -.Pa boot1.efi
> -loads
> -.Pa loader.efi
> -from the first FreeBSD-UFS file system it locates, even if it is on a
> -different disk.
> -.Pp
> -.Pa boot1.efi
> -cannot load
> -.Pa loader.efi
> -from a
> -.Xr ZFS 8
> -file system.
> -As a result,
> -.Nm
> -does not support a typical root file system on ZFS configuration.

Thanks in advance!
Regards.

-- 
Tomoaki AOKI    junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp



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