sparc64 needs an entirely untouched, unstripped kernel

[Dave Jones]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 12:05:10PM -0400, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
 > In testing, I've found that sparc64 needs an entirely untouched,
 > unstripped kernel in order to netboot. The kernels which have gone
 > through the debuginfo process did not netboot properly, but an untouched
 > copy of the kernel made right after it is built work fine.
 > 
 > This is a variant of the spec code we've been using in Aurora for a
 > while, it enables a with-unstripped option, and only enables it for
 > sparc64. If enabled, it makes a copy, calls it foo-UNSTRIPPED, and
 > includes it in the %files macro.
 > 
 > If this is ok, let me know, and I'll commit it in rawhide. If there is a
 > better way to be doing this, also let me know. :)

Is there a pointer to a spec/standard or something that sparc netbooting
uses (or is it just regular PXE?) that might mention caveats that
explain why the stripped kernel doesn't netboot?

	Dave

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