Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 15:45:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49367 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu Message-ID: <201609051545.u85Fjxtb053021@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bcr Date: Mon Sep 5 15:45:59 2016 New Revision: 49367 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49367 Log: Mention that 64-bit binary compatibility with Linux is available now and how to use it. Submitted by: Randy Westlund Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7783 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Mon Sep 5 11:34:07 2016 (r49366) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Mon Sep 5 15:45:59 2016 (r49367) @@ -51,17 +51,21 @@ <secondary>Linux</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>&os; provides 32-bit binary compatibility with &linux;, - allowing users to install and run most 32-bit &linux; binaries + <para>&os; provides binary compatibility with &linux;, + allowing users to install and run most &linux; binaries on a &os; system without having to first modify the binary. It - has even been reported that, in some situations, 32-bit &linux; + has even been reported that, in some situations, &linux; binaries perform better on &os; than they do on &linux;.</para> <para>However, some &linux;-specific operating system features are not supported under &os;. For example, &linux; binaries will not work on &os; if they overly use &i386; specific calls, - such as enabling virtual 8086 mode. In addition, 64-bit &linux; - binaries are not supported at this time.</para> + such as enabling virtual 8086 mode.</para> + + <note> + <para>Support for 64-bit binary compatibility with &linux; was + added in &os; 10.3.</para> + </note> <para>After reading this chapter, you will know:</para> @@ -113,6 +117,10 @@ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux</userinput></screen> + <para>For 64-bit compatibility:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux64</userinput></screen> + <para>To verify that the module is loaded:</para> <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>kldstat</userinput> @@ -134,6 +142,9 @@ <programlisting>linux_enable="YES"</programlisting> + <para>On 64-bit machines, <filename>/etc/rc.d/abi</filename> will + automatically load the module for 64-bit emulation.</para> + <indexterm> <primary>kernel options</primary> <secondary>COMPAT_LINUX</secondary>
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