Re: port-amd64/56674: EFI bootloader ( bootx64.efi ) loads "msdos" module on its own without any "load" command in boot.cfg

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/56674; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-amd64/56674: EFI bootloader ( bootx64.efi ) loads "msdos"
 module on its own without any "load" command in boot.cfg
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:31:00 -0600

 This is nominally-intended behavior.  The bootloader has no way of knowing if the
 kernel it's loading has the necessary modules for the ESP and root file system,
 so it provides the relevant modules to the kernel out of an abundance of good
 intention.