[I forgot to list the .dtb file with the kernel and world.] On 2017-Dec-19, at 9:58 AM, Mark Millard <markmi at dsl-only.net> wrote:
> On 2017-Dec-18, at 2:37 PM, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote: > >> . . . >> >> Or the following pseudo-code with all the weird special cases removed for >> clarity >> >> load loader.efi from ESP >> if BootXXXX uefi variable holds a second path, use that for root/kernel >> otherwise if an override variable holds a kernel/root path, use that >> otherwise scan for a usable ZFS pool, use that if it exists >> otherwise use the same partition loader.efi was booted from for root/kernel >> if it's usable >> otherwise use the first UFS partition on the ESP that's usable. >> >> A partition is usable if /boot/loader.rc exists on that path. > > What will be the role of /etc/fstab in establishing > were the kernel is loaded from? Where world is > loaded from? Where/how does use of /etc/fstab for > specifying the root file system mount fit in the > above pseudo-code? Typo: should be "establishing where". > (For my particular interest the context uses UFS, not > ZFS.) I forgot to list: What will be the role of /etc/fstab in establishing where the .dtb file will be found (when such is involved)? >> What is being deleted is one final step: "otherwise use the first UFS >> partition on any drive in a random order that's usable." which used to be at >> the end of the boot1.efi psuedo code. It's my belief that no such >> installations actually use this due to the random factor today (plug in a >> new USB drive and it might take over). If my belief is wrong, it's my belief >> that efibootmgr will solve it, and failing that, the fallback mechanism (for >> platforms that use u-boot + EFI where UEFI variables don't work) will allow >> the two or three people that are doing this today. === Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
