https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=279154
Bug ID: 279154
Summary: loader.efi shows wrong kernel name, but boots correct
kernel
Product: Base System
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Only Me
Priority: ---
Component: kern
Assignee: b...@freebsd.org
Reporter: free...@kumba.dev
NOTE: This is with FreeBSD 14.1-BETA2
I am not 100% on this yet, but I think I am seeing a bit of a visual bug in
loader.efi. On an Intel NUC8i5BEH, I build and use a custom kernel that is
installed to /boot/kernel.custom.
In /boot, I create two symlinks:
- "GENERIC" which points at /boot/kernel
- "CUSTOM" which points at /boot/kernel.custom
In /boot/loader.conf, I set these three variables:
> kernels="CUSTOM GENERIC"
> kernel="CUSTOM"
> bootfile="/boot/kernel.custom/kernel"
Under 14.0-RELEASE, the boot menu would show for Item #6, this text:
> 6. Kernel: default/CUSTOM (X of Y)
But under 14.1-BETA2, I see this:
> 6. Kernel: default/GENERIC (X of Y)
Which shouldn't happen, because the default kernel is the first element in the
'kernels' variable. However, despite what the menu shows, the correct kernel,
pointed at by "CUSTOM", is what is booted (likely because of the setting of the
'kernel' variable or the bootfile variable).
So I think this could be just a visual bug, but I am not 100% certain at the
moment. I haven't updated a system using the classic BIOS loader yet to see if
it's got the same bug.
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