From nobody Fri Nov 14 14:48:30 2025 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-main@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4d7Kl24dyVz6GY3C; Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R12" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4d7Kl23yMHz3WZS; Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1763131710; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=CDMIhb4zLAOIFR+gp4YnAq4Krr3eQNE+KttQhcsl9DY=; b=ZarjrZEE+Iu6X1qlCX7PnxXCxPYiEVtK8K2zLgL3kaT1/tqFX9HvO/AkUA8MUdatLrobIA mQo4maOITkB6bAHjWN8SL3ud76TzuG/pCBxAkXjZH2QWLoHlGGG9R2e7iusUgkl38uq8KE 6wDby/mSF+PXUDI4VhDe5D82aOOFRJPEq33FCJjphs8snkBrSaRHwHSeNXobcnjYnB6o24 bO1MyYZhV1wqSyIXB//sePDJ2PzRdRIaQY38kolW/vWvJaaSqArWC70hgNuySftmQGrIxz Rulu8ygow1AqN/sS15qVIxAwjZCBE0tLhfeuQjitUyX/0FNna3K6beENNAagQg== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1763131710; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=CDMIhb4zLAOIFR+gp4YnAq4Krr3eQNE+KttQhcsl9DY=; b=RGeowRYECCWYdG4sOnFvX/BXf5CmvAz+8K/0oztPuqBf0RK524ZGTI0pjKpFIvQbuKhTIN szXfdSayZTmdGtad69QGwittgmOO8Ao6HV4n4jMw/YacNMVHH1Xd9zFxWN2Do+r2nPl+qh GArEsWVUubFfMHUo7MIq/nqBnPPhv/OhMcTXNCCDwDXuStWw0F33N8kK+iI0TttqenF4Wn c5z5dLEH2EEdjLmMnvdhtsNkpmDuzN5ZJVfK4Df/CNS214TreasJrRBP5jH64C0VlMoBM+ Irl5vdU0loNHifwkgttjd7e9/7i39XDl53EDzzexfaYn+ylsT79ixYVFGLIY5Q== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1763131710; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=OXHaTEfD4xg2j+rTthmGs69VSHUPBscpDJRb2oIDgNufEX3y6aIOFhYMU1yaU6W/QWvB0f 735I27TpdLoVbwhN1gfwFYMSfy2Crp91a+Xr0QWI8QtKNGLYasp/1+VQ554H5tEN2ERFk6 JB9MMftGPTByg047/GzxCwsXkzJW+TI28dql8FcyKqv4SHDrJGDD6dSRVJbHnDoHayUW8a UOWp8GMXsv7ICt2G4S61iHSuURQOZdzgoIoYVNFDW86xUJagaTdSH2SpMDc4+FBA5Wde6c Q+YOUJCUMCF5z8hSASq7iLWXnva5eXnHb7C6RDNmCM4wlIv88UyPgF97IqCMVw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4d7Kl237nvz19Z5; Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.18.1/8.18.1) with ESMTP id 5AEEmUU8077521; Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.18.1/8.18.1/Submit) id 5AEEmUoo077518; Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:30 GMT Message-Id: <202511141448.5AEEmUoo077518@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org From: Alexander Ziaee Subject: git: 09ffaa4e07d7 - main - loader manuals: Clarify console and boot_serial List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-main List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: ziaee X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 09ffaa4e07d749c83cc1db13829505f21b025f29 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=09ffaa4e07d749c83cc1db13829505f21b025f29 commit 09ffaa4e07d749c83cc1db13829505f21b025f29 Author: Alexander Ziaee AuthorDate: 2025-11-14 14:41:57 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee CommitDate: 2025-11-14 14:45:14 +0000 loader manuals: Clarify console and boot_serial console=comconsole is for the loader and boot_serial is for the kernel. I think we should centralize documentation on the loader settings in one manual, such a loader.8. The current proliferation is not obvious where to find the documentation. To the user, these are all set in loader.conf or at the loader prompt. MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53695 --- stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 | 3 +++ stand/man/loader_simp.8 | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 index b1661e8c1101..8c43bb62a135 100644 --- a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 +++ b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 @@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ selects the video console which prevents any input and hides all output replacing it with .Dq spinning character (useful for embedded products and such). +This setting is for the +.Xr loader 8 +only and does not set the kernel output. .It Va screen.font Set font size for framebuffer mode. The default font size is selected based on screen resolution. diff --git a/stand/man/loader_simp.8 b/stand/man/loader_simp.8 index 683ca8b2da5d..52cb598fdd89 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader_simp.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader_simp.8 @@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ in .Xr kenv 1 , not for any particular value. .It Va boot_serial -Force the use of a serial console even when an internal console -is present. +Force the use of a serial console for the kernel +even when an internal console is present. .It Va boot_single Prevents the kernel from initiating a multi-user startup; instead, a single-user mode will be entered when the kernel has finished