Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:58:56 +0200 From: Philipp Wuensche <cryx-freebsd@h3q.com> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zfs loader: allow access to any filesystem in a pool Message-ID: <4C5F36B0.3070505@h3q.com> In-Reply-To: <4C4C15DE.1030802@icyb.net.ua> References: <4C4C15DE.1030802@icyb.net.ua>
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Andriy Gapon wrote: > This is a ZFS boot patch that I would like to present you for review and testing: > http://people.freebsd.org/~avg/zfsboot.diff > > Currently in zfsloader you can only switch between pools, but you can only > access one predetermined filesystem within a pool - wither root dataset of a > pool or a filesystem pointed to by bootfs pool property. > With this patch it is possible to access any filesystem in a pool and, thus, to > boot kernel and modules from an alternative filesystem. This is another > stepping stone in so called Boot Environments support. This is great, exactly what I need for my Boot Environment stuff: http://anonsvn.h3q.com/projects/freebsd-patches/wiki/manageBE greetings, philipp
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