misc/163245: kernel panic if set /boot/loader.conf vfs.root.mountfrom=asdfasdf

[Andrey V. Elsukov]

The following reply was made to PR misc/163245; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae at FreeBSD.org>
To: Eugen Konkov <kes-kes at yandex.ru>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org, 
 Marcel Moolenaar <marcel at FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: misc/163245: kernel panic if set /boot/loader.conf vfs.root.mountfrom=asdfasdf
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:37:49 +0400

 On 13.12.2011 17:26, Eugen Konkov wrote:
 >> Description:
 > when setting this value server says that 
 > panic and will reboot after 15 sec
 >  instead of allow user to enter correct values as in case right splelling:
 >  
 >  vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ad100s1a
 > 
 > 
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > echo "vfs.root.mountfrom=asdfasdf" >> /boot/loader.conf
 > reboot
 >> Fix:
 
 Hi, Eugen.
 
 Can you try this patch?
 http://people.freebsd.org/~ae/mountroot.diff
 
 Also, Marcel, what you think about it?
 
 -- 
 WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov