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Mention that kernel environment variables may be configured in

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/boot/loader.conf.  Make the description flow a bit better.

Complaints by:	Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
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Wes Peters 2004-02-18 05:20:31 +00:00
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@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ and tuning options which are managed via the kernel environment
space, and set in the space, and set in the
.Xr loader 8 .Xr loader 8
before booting the kernel. before booting the kernel.
Kernel environment variables may also be configured in the
.Xr loader
configuration file
.Pa /boot/loader.conf
or the device resource hints file
.Pa /boot/device.hints .
.Pp .Pp
Debugging is separated between layers and levels, where a layer is Debugging is separated between layers and levels, where a layer is
a portion of the ACPI subsystem, and a level is a particular kind a portion of the ACPI subsystem, and a level is a particular kind
@ -211,8 +217,8 @@ To disable the
.Nm .Nm
driver completely, set the kernel environment variable driver completely, set the kernel environment variable
.Va hint.acpi.0.disabled .Va hint.acpi.0.disabled
to 1 in the device resource hints file to 1.
.Pa /boot/device.hints . .Pp
Some i386 machines totally fail to operate with some or all of ACPI disabled. Some i386 machines totally fail to operate with some or all of ACPI disabled.
Other i386 machines fail with ACPI enabled. Other i386 machines fail with ACPI enabled.
Non-i386 platforms do not support operating systems which do not use ACPI. Non-i386 platforms do not support operating systems which do not use ACPI.