Re: don't know how to load module '/boot/loader'

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Alan Somers <asomers_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
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>> I just upgraded my head machine to r326772.  Now, boot2 can't find the
>> loader.  Instead, it tries to boot the kernel directly, which fails
>> because
>> the ZFS module isn't loaded.  If I break into boot2 and type "boot
>> /boot/loader" I get the error "don't know how to load module
>> '/boot/loader'".  I last updated on 30-Nov, so this bug must've been
>> introduced since then.  Any ideas?
>>
>> BTW, I can successfully boot with the following commands:
>> unload
>> load /boot/kernel/kernel
>> load zfs
>> boot
>>
>> http://bayimg.com/iAKmFaAgl
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> I'd bisect :)
>
> However, try to update to just before this commit:
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> Author: imp <imp_at_ccf9f872-aa2e-dd11-9fc8-001c23d0bc1f>
> Date:   Fri Dec 8 19:57:16 2017 +0000
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>     Create interp class.
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>     Create an interp class. Use it to separate out the different types of
>     interpreters: forth and simple with function pointers rather than
>     via #ifdefs.
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>     Obtained from: lua boot loader project
>         (via https://bsdimp_at_github.com/bsdimp/freebsd.git lua-bootloader)
>     Sponsored by: Netflix
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>     git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.freebsd.org/base/head_at_326712
> ccf9f872-aa2e-dd11-9fc8-001c23d0bc1f
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> would be a good place to start.
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> It's a shame we can't create zpool images with an unpriv'd user command.
> Would help out the ZFS testing of the boot loader refinement.
>
> Warner
>

If I bisect this, what parts do I need to reinstall each time?  A full
buildworld would be too slow.  Is it sufficient to reinstall stand?

-Alan