[PATCH] Fix kenv(1) output in w/respect to new boot loader variables

[Sergey Kandaurov]

On 28 December 2011 05:26, Devin Teske <devin.teske at fisglobal.com> wrote:
> D'Oh! Attached wrong (OLD; already applied) patch.
>
> Please find appropriate patch attached!

Hi.

I committed your patch to head as svn r228985.
Thank you!

>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Devin Teske [mailto:devin.teske at fisglobal.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:24 PM
>> To: 'freebsd-hackers at freebsd.org'
>> Cc: Garrett Cooper; devin.teske at fisglobal.com
>> Subject: [PATCH] Fix kenv(1) output in w/respect to new boot loader variables
>>
>> Garrett Cooper and a few others have requested that I write a patch to fix a
>> regression w/respect to kenv(1) output in FreeBSD-9.0 and HEAD.
>>
>> The issue is with the new boot loader menu. It adds many loader variables
>> including ones that contain ANSI color escapes.
>>
>> Obviously, these ANSI codes don't play well with serial consoles when kenv(1)
> is
>> executed without arguments (reports vary as to what happens, but it's never
>> pretty).
>>
>> Attached is a patch to the Forth code that clears-out the menu-associated
>> variables before invoking the kernel.
>>
>> The net-effect is that kenv(1) no longer reports menu-related variables.
>>
>> In essence, kenv(1) output should now appear the same as on RELENG_8 (which
>> lacks the new boot loader and didn't use any such variables). Thus, restoring
>> serial console glory.
>> --
>> Devin
>
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Great!

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