rc: start loopback earlier, omits manual installer glue

src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc

@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@ function interfaces_loopback_configure($verbose = false)
         flush();
     }
 
+    /*
+     * This function is called very early, we must
+     * make sure the config is not required.
+     */
+
     legacy_interface_setaddress('lo0', '127.0.0.1');
-    interfaces_bring_up("lo0");
+    legacy_interface_flags('lo0', 'up');
 
     if ($verbose) {
         echo "done.\n";

src/etc/rc.bootup

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ system_console_mute();
 system_devd_configure(true);
 system_login_configure(true);
 
+/* loopback device is required early for syslog and the installer */
+interfaces_loopback_configure(true);
+
 $setup_installer = is_install_media();
 if ($setup_installer) {
     echo 'Press any key to start the early installer:  ';
@@ -108,7 +111,6 @@ system_timezone_configure(true);
 system_firmware_configure(true);
 system_hostname_configure(true);
 system_hosts_generate(true);
-interfaces_loopback_configure(true);
 system_syslogd_start(true);
 
 openvpn_prepare_all(true);

src/etc/rc.installer

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 >/dev/null
 sysctl net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_wrong_iface=0 >/dev/null
 
-ifconfig lo0 127.0.0.1/24
-ifconfig lo0 up
-
 rm -f /tmp/install_complete
 
 # Start the backend in the background (must mute all the ouput)