fw_update(8) now checks dmesg(8) output in addition to dmesg.boot
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#72FFX)
Thanks to acommitby Andrew Hewus Fresh (afresh1@),fw_update(8)now checksthe output of [runtime]dmesg(8)in addition to the [boot-time] file/var/run/dmesg.boot.The commit message explains the rationale:
CVSROOT:/cvsModule name:srcChanges by:afresh1@cvs.openbsd.org2025/12/26 11:19:46Modified files:usr.sbin/fw_update: fw_update.sh fw_update.8 Log message:Scan both dmesg.boot and dmesg(8) output for devicesThis allows us to detect newly plugged in devices that need firmwareadded while still making sure to detect devices available at booteven if dmesg rolls over with noisy messages.fixes and ok kn@I think this is good deraadt@