src-test2/sys/boot/alpha/boot2/conf.c, branch release/6.4.0_cvs

Slight reorganisation of the Alpha/SRM loader build:

1999-09-03T19:42:18Z

- Make as much of the makefile for each of the three flavours (disk, CDROM, net) common. - Special-case the libalpha startup module on its use in boot1, not the other way around. - Build the loader out of a "loader" directory Reviewed by: mjacob, dfr

$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$

1999-08-28T01:08:13Z

Bootloader update.

1998-08-31T21:10:43Z

- Implement a new copyin/readin interface for loading modules. This allows the module loaders to become MI, reducing code duplication. - Simplify the search for an image activator for the loaded kernel. - Use the common module management code for all module metadata. - Add an 'unload' command that throws everything away. - Move the a.out module loader to MI code, add support for a.out kld modules. Submitted by: Alpha changes fixed by Doug Rabson

This is the new unified bootstrap, sometimes known previously as the

1998-08-21T03:17:42Z

'three-stage' bootstrap. There are a number of caveats with the code in its current state: - The i386 bootstrap only supports booting from a floppy. - The kernel and kld do not yet know how to deal with the extended information and module summary passed in. - PnP-based autodetection and demand loading of modules is not implemented. - i386 ELF kernel loading is not ready yet. - The i386 bootstrap is loaded via an ugly blockmap. On the alpha, both net- and disk-booting (SRM console machines only) is supported. No blockmaps are used by this code. Obtained from: Parts from the NetBSD/i386 standalone bootstrap.