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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 19:48:37 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "hanging root device to da0s1a" 
Message-ID:  <5827.927395317@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 May 1999 11:26:38 MDT." <199905221736.LAA08495@pluto.plutotech.com> 

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In message <199905221736.LAA08495@pluto.plutotech.com>, "Justin T. Gibbs" write
s:

>>Am I missing something here ?  We shouldn't set the root device until
>>CAM is done probing, right ?
>
>CAM has finished probing at this point, but it holds off on announcing
>devices until it has all necessary info.  The drives may need to
>be spun up, etc.  I believe the printf happens before the device has
>been opened and CAM blocks in the open until the device is really
>ready for service.

I think we should hold off the rootdev determination until after the
printfs, unless you tell me that this will delay the boot by many
seconds in too many cases.

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!


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