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Date:      Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:19:01 +0300
From:      Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: [review request] zfsboot/zfsloader: support accessing filesystems within a pool
Message-ID:  <4F8E8705.4080804@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.2.01.1204141950300.1678@freddy.simplesystems.org>
References:  <4F8999D2.1080902@FreeBSD.org> <4F89B567.6090008@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.GSO.2.01.1204141950300.1678@freddy.simplesystems.org>

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on 15/04/2012 04:01 Bob Friesenhahn said the following:
> It would be nice if the updated FreeBSD bootloader could have the ability to
> boot both Solaris and FreeBSD root filesystems in the same pool so that one
> could switch between several zfs-based operating systems without needing to use
> a different partition for each one. Is this within the bounds of possibility or
> a totally irrational thought?

I can not assess feasibility of such a project.  Just want to note that
ultimately it's the code that gets booted, not filesystems.  I have an
impression that Solaris boot archive is quite different from how FreeBSD kernel
gets booted.

-- 
Andriy Gapon



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