--- vfs_mount.c.orig	2010-03-12 13:02:33.000000000 +0100
+++ vfs_mount.c	2010-03-12 13:56:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -1648,6 +1648,12 @@
 
 	options = NULL;
 
+        static int mountroot_wait_delay = 5000;
+        TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("hw.mountroot_wait_delay", &mountroot_wait_delay);
+	int mysec = mountroot_wait_delay / hz;
+	printf("Waiting %d seconds for devices to settle.\n", mysec);
+        pause("Waiting for devices to settle", mountroot_wait_delay);
+
 	root_mount_prepare();
 
 	mount_zone = uma_zcreate("Mountpoints", sizeof(struct mount),
@@ -2492,3 +2498,4 @@
 	error = kernel_mount(ma, flags);
 	return (error);
 }
+