man -k kernel, and man -k ukc, both suggest these are poor names
for different reasons.
maybe if you write some diffs to hint at the existance of this mechanism
in the config(8) and boot_config(8) manual pages, a better name will
sneak up on us.
Paul de Weerd <we...@weirdnet.nl> wrote:
> Hi Theo,
>
> That's a good point, but I have no better alternative. kernel.conf
> was the best I could come up with, as it is a configuration file for
> the (installed) kernel. I briefly considered:
>
> - config.conf (after config(8), but seems hilariously worse to me)
> - ukc.conf (has similar (perhaps even stronger) issues as kernel.conf)
>
> Do others have a good suggestion for the color of this particular bike
> shed? Open to suggestions!
>
> Paul
>
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 07:15:34AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote:
> | I am not thrilled with the name "kernel.conf".
> |
> | It does not seem intuitively discoverable.
> |
> | Paul de Weerd <we...@weirdnet.nl> wrote:
> |
> | > Got some more positive feedback off-list, which reminded me that
> | > there's a small piece missing:
> | >
> | > Index: changelist
> | > ===================================================================
> | > RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/etc/changelist,v
> | > retrieving revision 1.128
> | > diff -u -p -r1.128 changelist
> | > --- changelist 30 Jul 2021 07:00:02 -0000 1.128
> | > +++ changelist 29 Aug 2021 12:12:04 -0000
> | > @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
> | > +/etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.policy
> | > /etc/isakmpd/local.pub
> | > +/etc/isakmpd/private/local.key
> | > +/etc/kernel.conf
> | > /etc/ksh.kshrc
> | > /etc/ldapd.conf
> | > /etc/ldpd.conf
> | >
> | > Full diff (including the original diff, the diff to install.sub and
> | > the above changelist diff) below. Anything else I overlooked?
> | >
> | > Paul
> | >
> | > Index: distrib/miniroot/install.sub
> | > ===================================================================
> | > RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/distrib/miniroot/install.sub,v
> | > retrieving revision 1.1172
> | > diff -u -p -r1.1172 install.sub
> | > --- distrib/miniroot/install.sub 9 Aug 2021 13:56:17 -0000 1.1172
> | > +++ distrib/miniroot/install.sub 25 Aug 2021 19:42:49 -0000
> | > @@ -2857,7 +2857,10 @@ finish_up() {
> | > tar -C $_kernel_dir -xzf $_kernel_dir.tgz $_kernel
> | > rm -f $_kernel_dir.tgz
> | > chroot /mnt /bin/ksh -e -c "cd ${_kernel_dir#/mnt}/$_kernel; \
> | > - make newbsd; make newinstall"
> | > + make newbsd; \
> | > + [ -e /etc/kernel.conf ] && \
> | > + config -e -c /etc/kernel.conf -f bsd; \
> | > + make newinstall"
> | > ) >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo " done." || echo " failed."
> | > fi
> | >
> | > Index: etc/changelist
> | > ===================================================================
> | > RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/etc/changelist,v
> | > retrieving revision 1.128
> | > diff -u -p -r1.128 changelist
> | > --- etc/changelist 30 Jul 2021 07:00:02 -0000 1.128
> | > +++ etc/changelist 29 Aug 2021 12:12:04 -0000
> | > @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
> | > +/etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.policy
> | > /etc/isakmpd/local.pub
> | > +/etc/isakmpd/private/local.key
> | > +/etc/kernel.conf
> | > /etc/ksh.kshrc
> | > /etc/ldapd.conf
> | > /etc/ldpd.conf
> | > Index: libexec/reorder_kernel/Makefile
> | > ===================================================================
> | > RCS file: /home/OpenBSD/cvs/src/libexec/reorder_kernel/Makefile,v
> | > retrieving revision 1.1
> | > diff -u -p -r1.1 Makefile
> | > --- libexec/reorder_kernel/Makefile 21 Aug 2017 21:24:11 -0000
> 1.1
> | > +++ libexec/reorder_kernel/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: libexec/reorder_kernel/kernel.conf.5
> | > ===================================================================
> | > RCS file: libexec/reorder_kernel/kernel.conf.5
> | > diff -N libexec/reorder_kernel/kernel.conf.5
> | > --- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
> | > +++ libexec/reorder_kernel/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
> | > Index: libexec/reorder_kernel/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
> | > --- libexec/reorder_kernel/reorder_kernel.sh 28 Sep 2019 17:30:07
> -0000 1.9
> | > +++ libexec/reorder_kernel/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
> | >
> | >
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