sparc64 needs an entirely untouched, unstripped kernel

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 13:03 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> 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?

Its not regular PXE. We convert the elf kernel to an a.out file, then
netboot it via TFTP.

~spot