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Date:      Fri, 23 Jul 1999 05:31:47 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/alpha/libalpha bootinfo.c  src/sys/boot/common boot.c bootstrap.h src/sys/boot/i386/libi386  bootinfo.c
Message-ID:  <37977FB3.E70B23BE@newsguy.com>
References:  <199907210013.RAA01154@dingo.cdrom.com>

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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> This should be taken as encouragement for some aspiring kernel
> enthusiast to fix vfs_conf.c:vfs_mountroot to use the new format, and
> slate all of the guessing junk in autoconf.c, etc.  This new format is
> also amenable to RB_ASKNAME (although that'd be better done by the
> loader, TBH).

Should vfs.root.mountfrom be added to loader.conf? Actually, *when*
is that variable set? Before running loader.rc, or immediatly prior
to boot? Mmmmm... since we would like to change rootdev, I guess the
later, right? MMmmm... maybe I should just go read the code... 

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com
dcs@freebsd.org

	"Your usefulness to my realm ended the day you made it off Hustaing
alive."
		-- Sun Tzu Liao to his ex-finacee, Isis Marik




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