Re: boot.cfg location (was: GPT attributes in dkwedge [PATCH])

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:43:56AM +0200, Edgar Fuß wrote:
> > boot[].cfg is > searched in EFI par[tit]ion /EFI/NetBSD/boot.cfg 
> > and root partition /boot.cfg. 
> But how can EFI locate it on the root partition if it tells where the root 
> partition lives?

Not EFI, but the bootloader. It guesses a partition where /netbsd is and
checks /boot.cfg the same way. The bootme flag is a strong hint in that 
guessing step.

This has been carried over from the BIOS boot loader, where this was the only
supported location for /boot.cfg (as it has no ESP).

Martin