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Date:      Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0000
From:      Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: da836f0794 - main - 15.1: Indicate that machdep.bootmethod is x86-only
Message-ID:  <6a5e8890.1cb39.6d10aa3c@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by emaste:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=da836f07944d91dcd1ffd08d65a24890abff0b11

commit da836f07944d91dcd1ffd08d65a24890abff0b11
Author:     Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-06-23 20:54:20 +0000
Commit:     Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-07-20 20:43:17 +0000

    15.1: Indicate that machdep.bootmethod is x86-only
    
    Reviewed by:    ziaee
    Event:          Halifax Hackathon 202606
    Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
    Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57789
---
 website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
index 7fb10e9c9c..1378ccb159 100644
--- a/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ freebsd-update install
 +
 . **Upgrade the Boot Loader**
 +
-To determine which boot loader to update on your system, run the following command:
+AArch64 (arm64) systems always use the UEFI boot loader.
+On x86 systems (amd64 and i386), run the following command to determine
+which boot loader to update:
 +
 [source,shell]
 ----
@@ -176,7 +178,9 @@ If they exist, compare them with the deployed version (e.g., `diff /etc/rc.conf
 +
 . **Upgrade the Boot Loader**:
 +
-To determine which boot loader to update on your system, run the following command:
+AArch64 (arm64) systems always use the UEFI boot loader.
+On x86 systems (amd64 and i386), run the following command to determine
+which boot loader to update:
 +
 [source,shell]
 ----


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