kris> We really need to provide a better rc.conf hook for doing this --
kris> expecting people to write their own script just to create a /tmp
kris> is lame.

Here is just an example script (CAUTION: not well-tested) to create a
filesystem/swap with mdconfig(8). This script support not only '/tmp
by mdconfig(8)', but also replaces 'swapfile' variable of rc.conf with
more generic way.

Sorry no diffs for rc.conf(5) nor any comments of this script, but
seeing is believing:)

-- -
Makoto `MAR' MATSUSHITA

#!/bin/sh
#
# mdconfig(8) knob for /etc/rc
#
# Example:
#       mdconfig_filesystems='tmp swap'
#
#       mdconfig_tmp_type='swap'
#       mdconfig_tmp_size='32M'
#       mdconfig_tmp_newfs_enable='YES'
#       mdconfig_tmp_newfs_flags=''
#       mdconfig_tmp_tunefs_enable='YES'
#       mdconfig_tmp_tunefs_flags='-n enable'
#       mdconfig_tmp_dir='/tmp'
#       mdconfig_tmp_mode='1777'
#       mdconfig_tmp_owner='root:wheel'
#
#       mdconfig_swap_type="vnode"
#       mdconfig_swap_file="/swapfile"
#       mdconfig_swap_dir="swap"
#
# Note:
#       - No support of 'mdconfig -u unit'.
#       - No error checking of mdconfig(8).
#

for mdfs in ${mdconfig_filesystems}; do
        eval _type=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_type
        eval _size=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_size
        eval _file=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_file
        eval _flags=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_flags
        eval _newfs_enable=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_newfs_enable
        eval _newfs_flags=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_newfs_flags
        eval _tunefs_enable=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_tunefs_enable
        eval _tunefs_flags=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_tunefs_flags
        eval _dir=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_dir
        eval _mode=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_mode
        eval _owner=\$mdconfig_${mdfs}_owner

        case ${_type} in
        [Ss][Ww][Aa][Pp])
                _args="-t swap -s ${_size}"
                ;;
        [Vv][Nn][Oo][Dd][Ee])
                _args="-t vnode -f ${_file}"
                ;;
        [Mm][Aa][Ll][Ll][Oo][Cc])
                _args="-t malloc -s ${size}"
                ;;
        esac

        _mddev=`mdconfig -a ${_args} ${_flags}`

        case ${_newfs_enable} in
        [Yy][Ee][Ss])
                disklabel -r -w ${_mddev} auto
                newfs ${_newfs_flags} /dev/${_mddev}c >/dev/null 2>&1
                ;;
        *)
                ;;
        esac

        case ${_tunefs_enable} in
        [Yy][Ee][Ss])
                tunefs ${_tunefs_flags} /dev/${_mddev}c >/dev/null 2>&1
                ;;
        *)
                ;;
        esac
        
        case ${_dir} in
        [Ss][Ww][Aa][Pp])
                swapon /dev/${_mddev}
                ;;
        *)
                if [ ! -d ${_dir} ]; then
                        mkdir -p ${_dir}
                fi

                mount /dev/${_mddev}c ${_dir}

                if [ -n "${_mode}" ]; then
                        chmod ${_mode} ${_dir}
                fi
                if [ -n "${_owner}" ]; then
                        chown ${_owner} ${_dir}
                fi
                ;;
        esac
done

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