freebsd-update and kernels

[Benedict Reuschling]

Hello Adam,

thank you for your suggestions to improve that chapter of the handbook.

Warren is currently working on an upgrade/rewrite of another section in
that chapter which might touch/overlap with your suggestions.

Here is the review for it:

https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7665

You're welcome to leave comments there if you think that will help get
that chapter back into shape.

Regards

Benedict

Am 11.11.16 um 23:51 schrieb Adam Weinberger:
> Hi, doc folks. Can someone please take a look at section 23.2.3 of the handbook?
> 
> At multiple points in 23.2.3.1, and in the nextboot instructions, it tells users that the GENERIC kernel will be updated if it lives in /boot/GENERIC. AFAICT, freebsd-update will only update the GENERIC kernel if it lives in /boot/kernel, NOT /boot/GENERIC.
> 
> At best, running "nextboot -k GENERIC" after following the instructions will boot an old, non-updated kernel. At worst (i.e., if people follow the instructions given), they will attempt to boot a kernel that doesn't exist.
> 
> Shouldn't users be told to keep GENERIC in /boot/kernel, where freebsd-update will actually update it, and to install custom kernels into /boot/SOMENAME?
> 
> 
> I'd suggest changing that nextboot line to be "nextboot -k kernel".
> 
> Then, I'd suggest replacing the first paragraph of 23.2.3.1 with something like this:
> 
> """
> Before using freebsd-update, ensure that a copy of the GENERIC kernel exists in /boot/GENERIC as a backup in case anything goes wrong.
> 
> freebsd-update will update the GENERIC kernel, but only if it is installed into /boot/kernel and only if it is completely unmodified. If a custom kernel has only been built once, [... etc]
> """
> 
> And in the last sentence of that section, change /boot/GENERIC to /boot/kernel.
> 
> # Adam
> 
> 

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