Re: port-amd64/59207: unexpected behavior of dev command in bootstrap code

["Paul Goyette via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/59207; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: port-amd64/59207: unexpected behavior of dev command in bootstrap
 code
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:05:55 -0700 (PDT)

 It seems that the rndseed command behaves similarly, although it is
 more difficult to demonstrate - you cannot ask the boot loader to
 display the value of rndseed.  Instead you have to observe if the
 ``entropy ready'' message is displayed.
 
 ...
 [   1.0000000] WARNING: system needs entropy for security; see entropy(7)
 [   1.0000000] entropy: entering seed from bootloader with 256 bits of entropy
 [   1.0000000] entropy: ready
 [   1.0000000] Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 ...
 
 Edit the boot.cfg file to include the following line (at the end)
 
  	rndseed=/var/db/entropy-file
 
 Reboot the vm, drop to the boot prompt (option 3 in the previous
 example) and enter ``boot''.  When the system comes up, note that
 the ``entropy ready'' message is not displayed, and verify that the
 file exists:
 
 > boot
 20919416+760104+1337048 [840369+1265856+940213]=0x18e8728
 Loading /stand/amd64/10.99.12/modules/wapbl/wapbl.kmod
 Loading /stand/amd64/10.99.12/modules/ufs/ufs.kmod
 Loading /stand/amd64/10.99.12/modules/ffs/ffs.kmod
 [   1.0000000] WARNING: system needs entropy for security; see entropy(7)
 [   1.0000000] Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 ...
 # ls -l /var/db
 total 24126
 drwxr-x---  2 root     wheel         512 Mar 21 21:34 dhcpcd
 -rw-------  1 root     wheel         536 Mar 21 01:20 entropy-file
 ...
 # cat /boot.cfg
 menu=Boot normally:boot
 menu=Boot single user:rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;boot -s
 menu=Drop to boot prompt:prompt
 menu=Boot normally:rndseed /var/db/entropy-file;boot hd0a:/netbsd
 default=1
 timeout=5
 clear=1
 dev=fd0a:
 rndseed=/var/db/entropy-file
 #
 
 
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