Re: port-sparc64/56363: boot: Inode not directory

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-sparc64/56363; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-sparc64/56363: boot: Inode not directory
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:02:54 +0200

 On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 09:55:00AM +0000, tnn%nygren.pp.se@localhost wrote:
 > It would be good to improve the boot block error message is to hint
 > at the cause and possibly if sysinst could warn the user if "/" exceeds
 > 4 GB on this port.
 
 Why 4GB? Are you using the latest available firmware (that might be not
 so easy to answer)?
 
 I hate introducing aritificial limits like this when there is no
 clearly documented limit for the actual firmware (and I have been using
 bigger scsi disks in various sparc64 machines ~forever).
 
 Martin