Re: [PATCHv5 1/6] bhyve: Support /domain/bootloader configuration for non-FreeBSD guests.

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On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 10:37:36AM -0400, Conrad Meyer wrote:
> We still default to bhyveloader(1) if no explicit bootloader
> configuration is supplied in the domain.
> 
> If the /domain/bootloader looks like grub-bhyve and the user doesn't
> supply /domain/bootloader_args, we make an intelligent guess and try
> chainloading the first partition on the disk (or a CD if one exists,
> under the assumption that for a VM a CD is likely an install source).
> 
> Caveat: Assumes the HDD boots from the msdos1 partition. I think this is
> a pretty reasonable assumption for a VM. (DrvBhyve with Bhyveload
> already assumes that the first disk should be booted.)
> 
> I've tested both HDD and CD boot and they seem to work.
> 
> Sponsored by:  EMC / Isilon storage division

BTW, please remove these sponsored by lines if you need to
post this series again. GIT commit messages should be about
the change posted. For advertizing sponsorship by a company,
use a personal blog post or website or some other suitable
channel.

Regards,
Daniel
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