Re: ksyms broken by multiboot in NetBSD 5?

[Klaus Heinz <k.heinz%janzehn.kh-22.de@localhost>]

Klaus Heinz wrote:

> Results:
> 
> - If I use 'boot' to boot the kernel /dev/ksyms works as expected
>   (tested with 'dd').
> 
> - If I use 'multiboot' the kernel does not know the boot or root
>   device and asks for them (as if I had specified '-a').
>   Adding 'root=wd0a' to the multiboot lines lets the kernel find its
>   boot/root device automatically.
>   /dev/ksyms does not work (dd if=/dev/ksyms of=/dev/null)
> 
> It appears as if multiboot breaks /dev/ksyms even in the most basic
> case for both NetBSD 5.0.1 and NetBSD-current (5.99.23 from today). 
> 
> Is it intended behaviour, that using multiboot _requires_ the 'root='
> parameter? The multiboot(8) man page says that "It should not be needed
> because the kernel tries its best to guess which is the root partition".

Can anyone confirm that this is broken (and not something in my
configuration)?

ciao
     Klaus