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Date:      Wed, 11 Feb 1998 09:40:47 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-release@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall devices.c floppy.c install.c menus.c 
Message-ID:  <199802111740.JAA00580@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Feb 1998 07:43:22 PST." <199802111543.HAA23222@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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>   MFC: create devices only as needed.  Gosh I sure wish those "extra" 56
>   bytes in the boot blocks could be used to TEACH THE BOOT BLOCKS ABOUT 
>   SLICES SO WE COULD GET RID OF THE %$#@*!! ROOT COMPATABILITY HACK.  
>   While I'm wishing, I'd like world peace too.

You want the bootblocks to know which slice they're loaded from, right?

I can do this, but it will mean that anyone wanting to boot a 2.2.6+ 
kernel *must* update their bootblocks.

Are we willing to accept this?
-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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