PR/38943 CVS commit: src/sys/arch/alpha/stand

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/38943; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%gnats.NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: PR/38943 CVS commit: src/sys/arch/alpha/stand
Date: Tue,  3 Feb 2009 12:49:00 +0000 (UTC)

 Module Name:   src
 Committed By:  tsutsui
 Date:          Tue Feb  3 12:49:00 UTC 2009
 
 Modified Files:
        src/sys/arch/alpha/stand/common: boot.c
        src/sys/arch/alpha/stand/ustarboot: Makefile
 
 Log Message:
 Disable LOAD_NOTE on ustarboot to avoid backward seek on loading a kernel.
 Tested on DEC 3000/300 and AlphaPC 164, fixes PR install/38943 on alpha.
 
 XXX: should we enable LOAD_NOTE on ustarfs tape boot to load modules?
 
 
 To generate a diff of this commit:
 cvs rdiff -r1.29 -r1.30 src/sys/arch/alpha/stand/common/boot.c
 cvs rdiff -r1.6 -r1.7 src/sys/arch/alpha/stand/ustarboot/Makefile
 
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