How to use the FreeBSD kboot application
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Description
- https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/stand/kboot/kboot
- https://2023.eurobsdcon.org/slides/eurobsdcon2023-warner_losh-kboot.pdf
- https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2023-04-2023-06/kboot/
- https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/arch-handbook/boot/
- https://freebsdfoundation.org/linux-boot-booting-into-freebsd-from-linux/
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked FreeBSD kboot source, EuroBSDCon slides, status report, boot handbook, and Linux-to-FreeBSD article. Compare them to determine the intended user workflow and which steps are missing from the book. Done means the relevant Markdown documentation explains how to use kboot, with prerequisites and a reproducible boot path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100