From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 31 08:32:54 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35AE9106566C; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2762C8FC1C; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p2V8WsxW096771; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 GMT (envelope-from adrian@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from adrian@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p2V8WsBD096769; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 GMT (envelope-from adrian@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201103310832.p2V8WsBD096769@svn.freebsd.org> From: Adrian Chadd Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r220187 - head X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:32:54 -0000 Author: adrian Date: Thu Mar 31 08:32:53 2011 New Revision: 220187 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/220187 Log: Document the ath glue changes. Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Thu Mar 31 08:14:51 2011 (r220186) +++ head/UPDATING Thu Mar 31 08:32:53 2011 (r220187) @@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 9. machines to maximize performance. (To disable malloc debugging, run ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.) +20110331: + ath(4) has been split into bus- and device- modules. if_ath contains + the HAL, the TX rate control and the network device code. if_ath_pci + contains the PCI bus glue. For Atheros MIPS embedded systems, if_ath_ahb + contains the AHB glue. Users need to load both if_ath_pci and if_ath + in order to use ath on everything else. + + TO REPEAT: if_ath_ahb is not needed for normal users. Normal users only + need to load if_ath and if_ath_pci for ath(4) operation. + 20110218: GNU binutils 2.17.50 (as of 2007-07-03) has been merged to -HEAD. This is the last available version under GPLv2. It brings a number of new