From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 23 06:31:02 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DB58106564A for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:31:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1209C8FC0A for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:31:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pps.filterd (ltcfislmsgpa07 [127.0.0.1]) by ltcfislmsgpa07.fnfis.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with SMTP id q0N6PtSI010901; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:30:58 -0600 Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.16]) by ltcfislmsgpa07.fnfis.com with ESMTP id 12h0t1g7yh-29 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:30:58 -0600 Received: from [10.0.0.104] (10.14.152.28) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.16) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.323.3; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:30:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: Devin Teske In-Reply-To: <4F1A882D.5080302@cyberleo.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:55 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <88223D12-AEA7-46F9-AA3D-A8F49BC79D82@fisglobal.com> References: <05f401ccd7e9$1322a090$3967e1b0$@fisglobal.com> <4F1A882D.5080302@cyberleo.net> To: CyberLeo Kitsana X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.28] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361, 1.0.211, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-01-23_02:2012-01-22, 2012-01-23, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: kgzip(8) regression in RELENG_9 GENERIC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:31:02 -0000 On Jan 21, 2012, at 1:41 AM, CyberLeo Kitsana wrote: > On 01/20/2012 09:02 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >> Taking a GENERIC 9.0-RELEASE kernel and running kgzip(8) on it produces = an >> unusable kernel which causes immediate BTX halt in loader(8). >>=20 >> ... >>=20 >> 4. Say: kgzip kernel >=20 > Curious, it doesn't even look like that binary is hooked into the build > process at all on 9.0-RELEASE. >=20 Can you clarify what you mean by the above? > It's manpage indicates that it is unsuitable for loader(8) use, Likewise, can you clarify the above? > and that > just running gzip(1) on the kernel file is sufficient; I'm getting an error when loading a gzip(1)'d kernel... don't know how to load module '/kernels/GENERIC-i386-9.0.gz' So I figure, maybe it doesn't like the '.gz' suffix. No go, same error. Or maybe there's a special syntax to loading a gzip'd kernel? If so, that's= unfortunate as no special syntax is required to execute kgzip'd kernels. Also, kgzip produces smaller binaries than gzip when used on kernel. I'd li= ke to see kgzip(1) functionality restored (again, it worked fine in RELENG_= 8). --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.