On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 10:28:04AM -0400, Dave Miner wrote: > >>The goal there was to not be ISA-specific and use the standard names, > >>but the change was clearly incomplete in terms of not re-locating to > >>standard paths, which I had suggested in one of the conversations before > >>it. > > > >The standard paths are most definitely ISA-specific, making the reason > >for this change self-contradictory. > > The file names previously were also ISA-specific...
Now you've confused me. The only purpose for moving to boot_archive was to avoid being ISA-specific (AIUI). Now you seem to be stating that your changes, which once again make boot archive ISA-specific, can somehow achieve that goal. > >On the contrary, /boot/amd64 already exists and is essentially a stable > >path - has been for a long time. There's no invention here. > > Well, I had forgotten about it existing in dom0's. But it is at present > an entirely xVM usage, so you'll have to excuse me there. Sure. > So, I'm tired of the back and forth here. I'll propose this compromise: > > 1. I will restore the live CD to use the original /boot/x86.microroot > path for 2009.06. > 2. xVM will modify the fix from 6816065 to search > /platform/i86pc/boot_archive, either in the 111a respin or in the next > ON build possible, as well as the next scheduled Linux delivery, > allowing us to migrate to the standard paths sometime in 2010, hopefully. We'll work to get this change out to Linux, EC2 and any other stakeholders as soon as we can. I'll repurpose 6826097 to this effect. We have: /boot/x86.microroot (2009.06 and earlier live CD) /platform/i86pc/boot_archive (later live CD releases) /boot/boot_archive (pre-release 2009.06 bits) What will the AI release do? Can we drop the third check, or will it stay at /boot/boot_archive? > 3. xVM engineering document any other existing dependencies on the live > CD structure; something like what's in progress for AI will be acceptable. This document is almost finished now. Tim Foster is working on putting it up on opensolaris.org, presumably he'll notify this alias when done. > 4. Install QE and xVM QE devise a plan for regular regression testing of > PV OpenSolaris live CD installs I'm not sure who's owning this. I'll make sure it's covered again. regards john
