[Bug 283457] [vfs] add option to panic when mounting of root filesystem fails
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:10:29 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=283457 Bug ID: 283457 Summary: [vfs] add option to panic when mounting of root filesystem fails Product: Base System Version: Unspecified Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: feature Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: bugs-freebsd-org916@ketas.si.pri.ee Created attachment 256000 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=256000&action=edit sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c debug.rootfs_mount_fail_dontask this adds useful option that allows workaround, when developing or running on embedded or other systems, that might have problems getting device that the root filesystem resides on, up in first power on resulting panic and reboot, instead of sitting on mountroot prompt forever, could get system up and running in multiple tries i'm not aware of any of such function added in last decade, from which time period i have this patch sitting around i don't have any other good names for variable, it's subcategory, nor how to, if required, have better ideas on how to implement it in better ways unsure if it's helpful in production or development but it was helpful for me -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.