> > It seems like the first thing that must occur, is config must generate
> > the 'mountroot = rootsource' assignment.  The root generic case can be
> > handled via a 'askname'-type mountroot.  Currently this assignment
> > takes place in vfs_conf.c and swap_nfs.c in ugly circumstance.
> 
> I believe what adam's getting to here is not *here* the FS is,
> but *WHAT* type the FS is...
> 

yes.  thanks chris for clarifying that.

> i'm not sure of a particularly good way to do this;
> i'm not so hot after "config	 netbsd		ufs root on sd0",
> or the obvious permutations...  (obviously, ufs or NFS could be
> default, depending on what's configured in, but i still think
> that the syntax is strange...)
> 
> chris

sun's syntax is 'root on type nfs'.  which is nice for nfs.

for disk filesystems you have potentially: 'root on ufs sd0' which
seems ok.

later,
Adam

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