[Bug 283457] [vfs] add option to panic when mounting of root filesystem fails

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=283457

            Bug ID: 283457
           Summary: [vfs] add option to panic when mounting of root
                    filesystem fails
           Product: Base System
           Version: Unspecified
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Keywords: feature
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: bugs-freebsd-org916@ketas.si.pri.ee

Created attachment 256000
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=256000&action=edit
sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c debug.rootfs_mount_fail_dontask

this adds useful option that allows workaround, when developing or running on
embedded or other systems, that might have problems getting device that the
root filesystem resides on, up in first power on

resulting panic and reboot, instead of sitting on mountroot prompt forever,
could get system up and running in multiple tries

i'm not aware of any of such function added in last decade, from which time
period i have this patch sitting around

i don't have any other good names for variable, it's subcategory, nor how to,
if required, have better ideas on how to implement it in better ways

unsure if it's helpful in production or development but it was helpful for me

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