Re: UEFI, loader.efi and /boot.config

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:12:24 -0700
On Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 12:49 AM Kurt Jaeger <pi_at_opsec.eu wrote:

> Hi!
>
> > With a recent change I made for UEFI, we now install loader.efi onto the
> ESP and don???t run boot1. That means that /boot.config is no longer read,
> and so console settings need to be put in /boot/loader.conf
>
> Which change is that ?
>

Moving from boot1.efi to loader.efi. loader.efi never looked at it.
loader.efi honors the uefi env vars to set the console which replaces the
old way.

Warner

> I was wondering if people will expect /boot.config to still be read and
> so code should be added to loader to continue to parse it, or if
> loader.conf can be considered the correct place and boot.config forgotten
> about?
>
> I have quite a few systems using /boot.config, but can cope if I know
> about this.
>
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