Page Menu
Home
FreeBSD
Search
Configure Global Search
Log In
Files
F153185625
D3183.id7251.diff
No One
Temporary
Actions
View File
Edit File
Delete File
View Transforms
Subscribe
Mute Notifications
Flag For Later
Award Token
Size
827 B
Referenced Files
None
Subscribers
None
D3183.id7251.diff
View Options
Index: sys/boot/common/loader.8
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -207,12 +207,17 @@
.Op Fl t Ar type
.Ar file Cm ...
.Xc
-Loads a kernel, kernel loadable module (kld), or file of opaque
-contents tagged as being of the type
+Loads a kernel, kernel loadable module (kld), disk image,
+or file of opaque contents tagged as being of the type
.Ar type .
Kernel and modules can be either in a.out or ELF format.
Any arguments passed after the name of the file to be loaded
will be passed as arguments to that file.
+Use
+.Li md_image
+type to make the kernel create file-backed
+.Xr md 4
+disk; this is useful to boot from a temporary rootfs.
Currently, argument passing does not work for the kernel.
.Pp
.It Ic load_geli Xo
File Metadata
Details
Attached
Mime Type
text/plain
Expires
Mon, Apr 20, 4:30 PM (9 h, 28 m)
Storage Engine
blob
Storage Format
Raw Data
Storage Handle
31850647
Default Alt Text
D3183.id7251.diff (827 B)
Attached To
Mode
D3183: Document md_root in loader(8).
Attached
Detach File
Event Timeline
Log In to Comment