Randy Fishel wrote: > I still see the problem as being: "Need to boot something else", and > not "Fast reboot support" (it is just that 'reboot -p' allows a > mechanism for selecting "something else"). So if a different OS > selection is on the todo list, then when that is available, this > feature is obsolete. I suspect that efforts are more better directed > at creating a way to select something else, and not expose the > (potentiall) dirty details of how we get there.
I disagree, assuming you're implying that there should be no distinction made between a fast reboot and OS selection. As a user, there is a big difference between 'fast' reboot and a normal one. One completely resets my hardware and allows me access to the BIOS, the other does not. Finally, I also believe it would be wrong to assume that all of the other OS's you would want to boot to are present in the grub configuration for OpenSolaris. For example, on my system I use the boot drive selection feature of my BIOS to boot from a separate hard drive for OpenSolaris. The GRUB on that hard drive has no idea I have other hard drives or other operating systems. That is why I expect a distinction between 'Reboot' and 'Fast Reboot' explicitly. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
