I have a new machine where I'd like to use IPMI. Of course, doing
`config -e -f /bsd` will break KARL, so I tried to find a minimal way
of supporting this. Done by introducing a new config file,
/etc/kernel.conf, which gets applied to the kernel reorder_kernel
builds and installs.
Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd
Index: reorder_kernel.sh
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/libexec/reorder_kernel/reorder_kernel.sh,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -p -r1.9 reorder_kernel.sh
--- reorder_kernel.sh 28 Sep 2019 17:30:07 -0000 1.9
+++ reorder_kernel.sh 24 Aug 2021 07:01:10 -0000
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fi
cd $KERNEL_DIR/$KERNEL
make newbsd
+[ -f /etc/kernel.conf ] && config -e -c /etc/kernel.conf -f bsd
make newinstall
sync
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/libexec/reorder_kernel/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 Makefile
--- Makefile 21 Aug 2017 21:24:11 -0000 1.1
+++ Makefile 24 Aug 2021 07:23:38 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2017/08/21 21:24:11 rpe Exp $
SCRIPT= reorder_kernel.sh
+MAN= kernel.conf.5
realinstall:
${INSTALL} ${INSTALL_COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \
Index: kernel.conf.5
===================================================================
RCS file: kernel.conf.5
diff -N kernel.conf.5
--- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ kernel.conf.5 24 Aug 2021 07:23:07 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+.\" $OpenBSD$
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2021 Paul de Weerd <we...@weirdnet.nl>
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+.\"
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 24 2021 $
+.Dt KERNEL.CONF 5
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm kernel.conf
+.Nd kernel configuration file
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+file contains configuration information for the kernel.
+If present, it is used during system startup to configure the kernel
+that will be running at the next boot.
+It can be used to enable or disable specific devices in the kernel.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+To enable the
+.Xr ipmi 4
+driver, add the following line to
+.Nm :
+.Pp
+.Dl enable ipmi
+.Pp
+See
+.Xr config 8
+for more details on how to configure the kernel.
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /etc/kernel.conf -compact
+.It Pa /etc/kernel.conf
+Kernel configuration file.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr config 8
--
>++++++++[<++++++++++>-]<+++++++.>+++[<------>-]<.>+++[<+
+++++++++++>-]<.>++[<------------>-]<+.--------------.[-]
http://www.weirdnet.nl/
