Re: Problems with amd64 -current - bootloader cannot load modules?

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, Paul Goyette wrote:

> Using objdump on the ffs.kmod files from 6.99.23 running system and the 
> 6.99.24 distribution directory, I get the following:
>
> Idx Name             Size .23      Size .24     Change
>  0 .text            00024469      00024409       -60
>  1 .eh_frame        00003e90      00003e90         0
>  2 .rodata.str1.8   00001228      00001228         0
>  3 .rodata.str1.1   000006bd      000006bd         0
>  4 .rodata          00001158      00001158         0
>  5 link_set_modules 00000008      00000008         0
>  6 .data            000001f0      000001f0         0
>  7 .ident           000006a7      000006a1        -6
>
> So, the newer ffs module is actually _smaller_ than the old one?

Hmmm, another interest data point:

If I boot, and just wait in the boot menu for the 5-second timeout, the 
boot fails with the "heap full" message.

However, if I interrupt the boot menu and drop to the prompt, and then 
enter "boot netbsd -s" it boots just fine!

As I recall, there were some recent changes to the boot-loader code for 
command processing - perhaps something there has not correctly free()d 
some heap?



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