bsd.mp

[Mike Erdely]

On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 08:10:01PM -0400, Josh Grosse wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 06:42:28PM -0400, x x wrote:
> > Is it ok to do cp bsd.rd bsd.mp, or should I do mv bsd.mp bsd, what is the best way to make .mp the default boot kernel?
> 
> The best practice is to use boot.conf(5), and "set image bsd.mp".  This will
> avoid any confusion, avoid problems with upgrade, and allow you to manually
> boot the uniprocessor kernel if necessary.

This is excellent advice and has another bonus: when you upgrade, you
won't have to remember to `cp /bsd.mp /bsd` every time.

-ME