Bug 481152

Summary:	boot0-9.2_rc1: please add the code to install /boot/device.hints
Product:	Gentoo/Alt	Reporter:	Yuta SATOH <nigoro.dev>
Component:	FreeBSD	Assignee:	Gentoo/BSD Team <bsd+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	FreeBSD
URL:	http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/device-hints.html
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	sample patch for boot0-9.2_rc1.ebuild

Description Yuta SATOH 2013-08-15 11:16:40 UTC

Currently, we are copying from /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC.hints to /boot/device.hints manually.

I think better to install it automatically.

Comment 1 Yuta SATOH 2013-08-15 11:27:09 UTC

Created attachment 356066 [details, diff]
sample patch for boot0-9.2_rc1.ebuild

Please remove part of CONFIG_PROTECT if you think not needed.

Comment 2 Alexis Ballier gentoo-dev

2013-08-15 17:14:13 UTC

not sure if the CONFIG_PROTECT is needed; for sure I wouldn't need it :)
if someone does not change it, this will have the same end result and if someone does he will appreciate it I think so I'm inclined to keep it.

Comment 3 Yuta SATOH 2013-08-16 11:07:05 UTC

(In reply to Alexis Ballier from comment #2)
> not sure if the CONFIG_PROTECT is needed; for sure I wouldn't need it :)
> if someone does not change it, this will have the same end result and if
> someone does he will appreciate it I think so I'm inclined to keep it.

When user has special hardware, it is necessary to edit /boot/device.hints.
Change IRQ number of serial port, ACPI disabled, etc ....

GENERIC.hints is sample resource hints file.
When CONFIG_PROTECT is not set, it is always overwritten.

I think that can be updated more safely by setting CONFIG_PROTECT.

details please see FreeBSD's man page.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=device.hints&amp;sektion=5

Comment 4 Alexis Ballier gentoo-dev

2013-08-16 13:24:23 UTC

applied, thanks!