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port-i386/39998: cd boot may not pick correct device for root



>Number:         39998
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       cd boot may not pick correct device for root
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 21 16:40:00 +0000 2008
>Originator:     Andrew Doran
>Release:        5.99.3
>Organization:
The NetBSD Project
>Environment:
i386
>Description:
Izumi Tsutsui pointed out to me in private e-mail that the root
device detection code may not pick the correct 'cd' device if
the system has more than one CD-ROM.

>How-To-Repeat:
n/a
>Fix:
Verify the code, add some kind of signature check if necessary.



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