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Oliver Fromme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
:
: John Baldwin wrote:
: > On Saturday 06 January 2007 14:27, Oliver Fromme wrote:
: > > M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > > > Also, kenv(KENV_GET, ... is used a lot. Maybe it makes sense to have
: > > > a simple kenvget call. Would make a few lines a little shorter if
: > > > nothing else.
: > >
: > > KENV_GET is used three times. Using a wrapper function
: > > would save 7 characters per call. I don't think it's
: > > really worth it. But if you insist, I can update the
: > > patch with such a function.
: >
: > I think just using kenv() is fine.
:
: OK, so how do we proceed now?
: Should I submit a PR containing the patch?
Send me the final patch as an attachment to an email, and I'll make
sure it gets committed.
Warner
: I'm also willing to write a bit of documentation for the
: new init_* kenv variables, but I'm not sure where to put
: it. The existing init_path variable is documented in
: loader(8), so maybe it should go there? Also there should
: be sample entries in /boot/defaults/loader.conf, of course,
: like this:
Both ideas are good.
: --- loader.conf.orig Mon Jan 8 20:45:23 2007
: +++ loader.conf Mon Jan 8 20:47:48 2007
: @@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
: #boot_verbose="" # -v: Causes extra debugging information to be printed
:
#init_path="/sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall"
: # Sets the list of init candidates
: +#init_shell="/bin/sh" # The shell binary used by init(8).
: +#init_shript="" # Initial script to run by init(8) before
chrooting.
: +#init_chroot="" # Directory for init(8) to chroot into.
:
:
: ##############################################################
:
: By the way, I just verified in the CVS repository that the
: init.c code is identical in HEAD (1.62) and in RELENG_6
: (1.60.2.2). Therefore the patch should apply cleanly to
: both HEAD and RELENG_6.
Excellent! I look forward to it.
BTW, if you have other patches/PRs, please contact me privately and
I'll review/commit them.
Warner
: Best regards
: Oliver
:
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