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Date:      Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:39:28 +0000
From:      "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>, Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org>
Subject:   Re: BE Loader Menu (was Re: rcs)
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On Oct 10, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Julian Elischer wrote:

> On 10/11/13 12:39 AM, Teske, Devin wrote:
>> On Oct 10, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Julian Elischer wrote:
>>=20
>>> On 10/10/13 1:05 AM, Teske, Devin wrote:
>>>> I'm late to the party again ;D (didn't realize the rcs thread had turn=
ed BE)
>>>>=20
>>>> Both problems can be solved.
>>>> The loading of the kernel *after* choosing your boot device is trivial.
>>>> We've been doing it at $work for *years* (almost a decade?)
>>>>=20
>>>> I can put that in, whenever. Probably at the same time as implementing
>>>> the live/dynamic BE menus for selecting the root device.
>>> yeah it always pisses me of when the menu comes up after the kernel is =
loaded because 99% of the time, I'm in the menu because I want to boot a DI=
FFERENT kernel..
>>>=20
>> Same thought I had about 7 years ago. After hearing that others
>> (especially you, Julian) think the same thoughts...
>>=20
>> I'm happily ready to merge a patch from VICOR to achieve this.
> PLEASE!..   put it up for review somewhere...
>=20

Done...

http://druidbsd.cvs.sf.net/viewvc/druidbsd/forth_zfs/

All new code. Had to make it programmable:

http://twitpic.com/dhv2b6

See that the patch adds documentation for loader.conf(5).
It also clarifies a horrible description of "start" versus "initialize" in =
loader.4th(8).


> I wonder if we can we get a reviewboard instance for the project some tim=
e?
>=20

Do let me know what you think. I went all-out on this one.
--=20
Devin

P.S. I probably hadn't have put so much thought into this one if it hadn't =
been
specifically you asking ;D but I think you know that.

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