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Description of problem:
The rc.sysinit attempts to modify /boot/kernel.h each time it is run.  This
makes is annoying when one wants to mount /boot as a read-only file system.
Where /boot is a read-write filesystem of part of /, it causes a needless
rewrite of any import file.  If the system were to crash during ...

NOTE: This is a similar bug to 39290.  That bug deal with
the /boot/System.map and this bug deals with the
/boot/kernel.h file.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.build a system where /boot in on a separate file system
2.after the system is brought up and installed, change fstab
so that /boot is mounted read-only
3.reboot
	

Actual Results:  fails cat into /boot/kernel.h

Expected Results:  notices that /boot/kernel.h is up to date and does
not touch /boot/kernel.h.

Additional info:

Try:

*** rc.sysinit.init	Fri Aug 18 14:33:17 2000
--- rc.sysinit	Fri Jul 20 12:37:14 2001
***************
*** 598,604 ****
    -enterprise) ENTERPRISE="1";;
    *) UP="1";;
    esac
!   cat > /boot/kernel.h << EOF
  /* This file is automatically generated at boot time. */
  #ifndef __BOOT_KERNEL_H_
  #define __BOOT_KERNEL_H_
--- 598,605 ----
    -enterprise) ENTERPRISE="1";;
    *) UP="1";;
    esac
!   rm -f /tmp/kernel.h
!   cat > /tmp/kernel.h << EOF
  /* This file is automatically generated at boot time. */
  #ifndef __BOOT_KERNEL_H_
  #define __BOOT_KERNEL_H_
***************
*** 623,633 ****
  
  #endif
  EOF
  fi
  
  # Adjust symlinks as necessary in /boot to keep system services from
  # spewing messages about mismatched System maps and so on.
! if [ -L /boot/System.map -a -r /boot/System.map-`uname -r` ] ; then
  	ln -s -f System.map-`uname -r` /boot/System.map
  fi
  if [ ! -e /boot/System.map -a -r /boot/System.map-`uname -r` ] ; then
--- 624,640 ----
  
  #endif
  EOF
+     if cmp -s /tmp/kernel.h /boot/kernel.h; then
+ 	mv /tmp/kernel.h /boot/kernel.h
+     else
+ 	rm -f /tmp/kernel.h
+     fi
  fi
  
  # Adjust symlinks as necessary in /boot to keep system services from
  # spewing messages about mismatched System maps and so on.
! if [ -L /boot/System.map -a -r /boot/System.map-`uname -r` -a \
!      ! /boot/System.map -ef /boot/System.map-`uname -r` ] ; then
  	ln -s -f System.map-`uname -r` /boot/System.map
  fi
  if [ ! -e /boot/System.map -a -r /boot/System.map-`uname -r` ] ; then


NOTE: The above patch includes for bug 39290 as well.