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vmx: update openbsd kernel heuristics

in OpenBSD 6.9 and up, the kernel (bsd, bsd.mp) still has
the ostype symbols, but bsd.rd appears to have lost them,
even when decompressed.

so, as a result, we should use what we have, which isn't
much.

--- a/sys/src/cmd/vmx/ksetup.c

+++ b/sys/src/cmd/vmx/ksetup.c

@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@

 static int

 tryelf(void)

 {

-	char *s;

+	char *s, *t;

 	if(!elfheaders()) return 0;

 	elfdata();

@@ -735,6 +735,11 @@

 	if(!elfsymbols()) return 0;

 	s = symaddr(elfsym("ostype"));

 	if(s != nil && strcmp(s, "OpenBSD") == 0)

+		return obsdload();

+	/* from 6.9 up, bsd.rd has just these syms */

+	s = symaddr(elfsym("rd_root_image"));

+	t = symaddr(elfsym("rd_root_size"));

+	if(s != nil && t != nil)

 		return obsdload();

 	return 0;

 }

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