Re: "bootinfo too big" netbooting amd64-8.0_BETA?

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 27 Jan 2018, John D. Baker wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jan 2018, John D. Baker wrote:
>
> > Hmm.  I should try using the modified on-disk boot program and see what
> > it reports.  I was worried that when I update the machine to netbsd-8,
> > the on-disk boot might fail and I'd be stuck.
>
> Depending on how many modules were pushed from the bootloader, the
> same issue applies to the on-disk "/boot" (shipped as "/usr/mdec/boot").

Not surprising.  :)

Noting that there are lots of duplicate entries being added to the 
bootinfo list, I'd suspect it could be optimized.  But again, I don't 
know enough about the boot code to have any confidence in making any 
changes.


> [booting "plex760" (amd64) from disk w/modified "/boot" from -current]
> ***************************************************
> * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
> ***************************************************
>
> Select one of the following options:
> bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32
> bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
> bi_add: what 0x58e24, type 7, size 460
> bi_add: what 0x587a0, type 9, size 292
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/db/entropy-file
> bi_add: what 0x4d9c0, type 11, size 476
> bi_add: what 0x54afc, type 13, size 12
> bi_add: what 0x231a8, type 8, size 20
> bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56
> [kernel Copyright messages]
>
> 30 calls to bi_add().
>
>
> [As above with additional module: "load=scsiverbose"]
> ***************************************************
> * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
> ***************************************************
>
> Select one of the following options:
> bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32
> bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
> bi_add: what 0x58eb8, type 7, size 460
> bi_add: what 0x58834, type 9, size 292
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod
> bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
> bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
> Loading /stand/db/entropy-file
> bi_add: what 0x4da54, type 11, size 568
> bi_add: what 0x54b90, type 13, size 12
> bi_add: what 0x2326c, type 8, size 20
> bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56
> [kernel Copyright messages]
>
> 34 calls to bi_add().
>
>
> [As above with stock netbsd-8 loader]
> ***************************************************
> * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
> ***************************************************
>
> Select one of the following options:
> 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod
> Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod
> Loading /stand/db/entropy-file
> bootinfo too big
>
>
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