From nobody Fri Oct 08 16:09:02 2021 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E657C17E96D9; Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4HQtRL6s9Hz4jnP; Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 61B3D1977; Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 198G92Gv002016; Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 198G929K002015; Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 GMT Message-Id: <202110081609.198G929K002015@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org From: Kyle Evans Subject: git: 3c880137ef67 - stable/12 - Loader: explain the syntax of currdev List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: kevans X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/stable/12 X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 3c880137ef67e784710178d7867c400de650abd3 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N The branch stable/12 has been updated by kevans: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3c880137ef67e784710178d7867c400de650abd3 commit 3c880137ef67e784710178d7867c400de650abd3 Author: Allan Jude AuthorDate: 2020-07-13 02:09:21 +0000 Commit: Kyle Evans CommitDate: 2021-10-08 08:12:01 +0000 Loader: explain the syntax of currdev The origin text was: "Syntax for devices is odd." That is not very helpful. PR: 199103 (cherry picked from commit 551d20f044f3fa5e4f59d6303f1a2a70c1bf2297) --- stand/man/loader.8 | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/man/loader.8 b/stand/man/loader.8 index b5f770803bff..3051f9bda6e4 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 7, 2021 +.Dd October 8, 2021 .Dt LOADER 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -479,8 +479,14 @@ In that case, the first listed console will become the default console for userland output (e.g.\& from .Xr init 8 ) . .It Va currdev -Selects the default device. -Syntax for devices is odd. +Selects the default device to loader the kernel from. +The syntax is: +.Dl Ic loader_device: +or +.Dl Ic zfs:dataset: +Examples: +.Dl Ic disk0p2: +.Dl Ic zfs:zroot/ROOT/default: .It Va dumpdev Sets the device for kernel dumps. This can be used to ensure that a device is configured before the corresponding