> > > On Jun 17, 2020, at 12:12 PM, Warner Losh <i...@bsdimp.com> wrote: > > > > I missed the start of this thread, so maybe I'm missing a key detail. > > However, I thought UEFI didn't have a RAM-disk, per se, but that we could > > load memory areas and pass that into the kernel using freebsd-only methods. > > But UEFI is a bit weird, so maybe it will generate a virtual cdrom... > > See > https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/FINAL%20Pres4%20UEFI%20HTTP%20Boot.pdf > > ? RAM Disk Standard > > ? UEFI 2.5 defined RAM Disk device path nodes > - Standard access to a RAM Disk in UEFI > - Supports Virtual Disk and Virtual CD (ISO image) in persistent or > volatile memory?
Does freeBSD have any way to access these "Virtual Disk" or Virtual CD images once we leave the world of the loader? I believe we do not, as these are BIOS/UEFI devices that require calls into the UEFI code, which, IIRC is gone once we exit the loader and start the kernel proper, or shortly there after. As far as I know these devices well not be found by the FreeBSD cam layer ATA or AHCI drivers as they do not present an actual PCI device to find. > Rebecca Cran -- Rod Grimes rgri...@freebsd.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
