cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/libi386 Makefile pxe.c

Paul Saab ps at freebsd.org
Mon Oct 29 14:49:48 PDT 2007


On 10/25/07, Alexander Kabaev <kabaev at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:55:58 +0400
> Alexey Popov <lol at chistydom.ru> wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Paul Saab wrote:
> > > ps          2007-10-12 17:09:44 UTC
> > >
> > >   FreeBSD src repository
> > >
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     sys/boot/i386/libi386 Makefile pxe.c
> > >   Log:
> > >   Do not attempt to make an NFS rpc call if using tftp
> > >
> > >   PR:             kern/91720
> > >   Submitted by:   Ruben Kerkhof
> > >
> > >   Revision  Changes    Path
> > >   1.43      +7 -0      src/sys/boot/i386/libi386/Makefile
> > >   1.23      +2 -0      src/sys/boot/i386/libi386/pxe.c
> >
> > Didn't you break feature introduced in rev 1.21 of pxe.c ???
> > ===
> > Allow kernels loaded by pxeboot, which was  compiled with
> > LOADER_TFTP_SUPPORT, to stll be able to mount NFS root as prescribed
> > by DCHP configuration. Since pxeboot is using TFTP to get to the
> > files, pxeboot can not rely on NFS to provide it a root directory
> > hande as a side effect. pxeboot has to  make RPC mount call itself.
> > ===
> >
> > With best regards,
> > Alexey Popov
>
> Paul did break it indeed.

*sigh* .. I had some other people send me numerous emails about this
and I didn't bother looking at the previous commit logs.  Sorry about
that.  I'll come up with a solution and commit it soon.  I assumed
that the individual who pestered me about this had done the research.


More information about the cvs-src mailing list