kern/48446: 'boot -d' doesn't enter ddb

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>Number:         48446
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       'boot -d' doesn't enter ddb
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 14 02:35:00 +0000 2013
>Originator:     Paul Goyette
>Release:        NetBSD 6.99.28
>Organization:
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>Environment:
        
        
System: NetBSD screamer.whooppee.com 6.99.28 NetBSD 6.99.28 (WHOOPPEE (shared) 
2013-12-09 01:36:15) #7: Sun Dec 8 17:48:48 PST 2013 
paul%screamer.whooppee.com@localhost:/build/netbsd-local/obj/amd64/sys/arch/amd64/compile/WHOOPPEE
 amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:
        While attempting to debug some other issue, I tried to 'boot -d'
        in order to set an initial breakpoint.  Instead of entering ddb,
        the machine simply rebooted.
        
>How-To-Repeat:
        'boot -d'
        
>Fix:
        unknown
        

>Unformatted: