Re: [PATCH] FreeBSD 64-bit kernel support

[Joey Korkames]

I can't make grub2 build with phcoder's bsd64.diff. My guess it is beacuse conf/i386.mk is missing stuff related to 
loader/i386/bsd_helper.S $(loader/i386/bsd_helper.S_DEPENDENCIES)?, but I wouldn't how or where to add it in.

....
cat kernel_syms.lst def-biosdisk.lst def-chain.lst def-linux16.lst 
def-linux.lst def-normal.lst def-reboot.lst def-halt.lst def-serial.lst 
def-multiboot.lst def-vbe.lst
def-vbeinfo.lst def-vbetest.lst def-play.lst def-ata.lst def-vga.lst 
def-memdisk.lst def-pci.lst def-lspci.lst def-aout.lst def-bsd.lst def-usb.lst 
def-usbtest.lst
def-uhci.lst def-ohci.lst def-usbms.lst def-usb_keyboard.lst def-pxe.lst 
def-pxecmd.lst def-datetime.lst def-date.lst def-datehook.lst def-lsmmap.lst 
def-ata_pthru.lst
def-hdparm.lst def-cpuid.lst def-at_keyboard.lst def-vga_text.lst 
def-fshelp.lst def-fat.lst def-ufs.lst def-ext2.lst def-ntfs.lst 
def-ntfscomp.lst def-minix.lst
def-hfs.lst def-jfs.lst def-iso9660.lst def-xfs.lst def-affs.lst def-sfs.lst 
def-hfsplus.lst def-reiserfs.lst def-cpio.lst def-tar.lst def-udf.lst 
def-afs.lst
def-amiga.lst def-apple.lst def-pc.lst def-sun.lst def-acorn.lst def-gpt.lst 
def-raid.lst def-raid5rec.lst def-raid6rec.lst def-mdraid.lst def-dm_nv.lst 
def-lvm.lst
def-scsi.lst def-minicmd.lst def-extcmd.lst def-hello.lst def-parttool.lst 
def-pcpart.lst def-handler.lst def-ls.lst def-cmp.lst def-cat.lst def-echo.lst 
def-help.lst
def-search.lst def-test.lst def-loopback.lst def-fs_uuid.lst def-configfile.lst 
def-terminfo.lst def-blocklist.lst def-hexdump.lst def-read.lst def-sleep.lst
def-loadenv.lst def-crc.lst def-memrw.lst def-video.lst def-videotest.lst 
def-bitmap.lst def-tga.lst def-jpeg.lst def-png.lst def-font.lst 
def-gfxterm.lst def-elf.lst
def-gzio.lst def-bufio.lst /dev/null \
  | gawk -f 
/build/root-grub2_1.96+20090413-kfx.1-amd64-rOO4X2/grub2-1.96+20090413-kfx.1/genmoddep.awk
 und-biosdisk.lst und-chain.lst und-linux16.lst
und-linux.lst und-normal.lst und-reboot.lst und-halt.lst und-serial.lst 
und-multiboot.lst und-vbe.lst und-vbeinfo.lst und-vbetest.lst und-play.lst 
und-ata.lst
und-vga.lst und-memdisk.lst und-pci.lst und-lspci.lst und-aout.lst und-bsd.lst 
und-usb.lst und-usbtest.lst und-uhci.lst und-ohci.lst und-usbms.lst 
und-usb_keyboard.lst
und-pxe.lst und-pxecmd.lst und-datetime.lst und-date.lst und-datehook.lst 
und-lsmmap.lst und-ata_pthru.lst und-hdparm.lst und-cpuid.lst 
und-at_keyboard.lst
und-vga_text.lst und-fshelp.lst und-fat.lst und-ufs.lst und-ext2.lst 
und-ntfs.lst und-ntfscomp.lst und-minix.lst und-hfs.lst und-jfs.lst 
und-iso9660.lst und-xfs.lst
und-affs.lst und-sfs.lst und-hfsplus.lst und-reiserfs.lst und-cpio.lst 
und-tar.lst und-udf.lst und-afs.lst und-amiga.lst und-apple.lst und-pc.lst 
und-sun.lst
und-acorn.lst und-gpt.lst und-raid.lst und-raid5rec.lst und-raid6rec.lst 
und-mdraid.lst und-dm_nv.lst und-lvm.lst und-scsi.lst und-minicmd.lst 
und-extcmd.lst
und-hello.lst und-parttool.lst und-pcpart.lst und-handler.lst und-ls.lst 
und-cmp.lst und-cat.lst und-echo.lst und-help.lst und-search.lst und-test.lst 
und-loopback.lst
und-fs_uuid.lst und-configfile.lst und-terminfo.lst und-blocklist.lst 
und-hexdump.lst und-read.lst und-sleep.lst und-loadenv.lst und-crc.lst 
und-memrw.lst und-video.lst
und-videotest.lst und-bitmap.lst und-tga.lst und-jpeg.lst und-png.lst und-font.lst 
und-gfxterm.lst und-elf.lst und-gzio.lst und-bufio.lst > moddep.lst \
  || (rm -f moddep.lst; exit 1)
grub_bsd64_trampoline_gdt in bsd is not defined
make[1]: *** [moddep.lst] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory 
`/build/root-grub2_1.96+20090413-kfx.1-amd64-rOO4X2/grub2-1.96+20090413-kfx.1/build/grub-common'
make: *** [build/grub-common] Error 2

Thanks
-joey

phcoder writes:

> Bean kindly allowed me to mess with this patch. So here comes an 
> improved version. I moved helpers out of the kernels. Because of how 
> FreeBSD expects the initial virtual memory mapping only first GB of 
> physical memory is accessible so it was required to use of trampoline 
> technique.
> Bean wrote: