[Bug 279154] loader.efi shows wrong kernel name, but boots correct kernel

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=279154

            Bug ID: 279154
           Summary: loader.efi shows wrong kernel name, but boots correct
                    kernel
           Product: Base System
           Version: Unspecified
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: freebsd@kumba.dev

NOTE: This is with FreeBSD 14.1-BETA2

I am not 100% on this yet, but I think I am seeing a bit of a visual bug in
loader.efi.  On an Intel NUC8i5BEH, I build and use a custom kernel that is
installed to /boot/kernel.custom.

In /boot, I create two symlinks:
  - "GENERIC" which points at /boot/kernel
  - "CUSTOM" which points at /boot/kernel.custom

In /boot/loader.conf, I set these three variables:
> kernels="CUSTOM GENERIC"
> kernel="CUSTOM"
> bootfile="/boot/kernel.custom/kernel"

Under 14.0-RELEASE, the boot menu would show for Item #6, this text:
> 6. Kernel: default/CUSTOM (X of Y)

But under 14.1-BETA2, I see this:
> 6. Kernel: default/GENERIC (X of Y)

Which shouldn't happen, because the default kernel is the first element in the
'kernels' variable.  However, despite what the menu shows, the correct kernel,
pointed at by "CUSTOM", is what is booted (likely because of the setting of the
'kernel' variable or the bootfile variable).

So I think this could be just a visual bug, but I am not 100% certain at the
moment.  I haven't updated a system using the classic BIOS loader yet to see if
it's got the same bug.

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