From owner-svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Sat Feb 11 19:03:56 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-ports-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 243B5CDB56A; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rezny@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E545E1D78; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rezny@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v1BJ3s7i021043; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:54 GMT (envelope-from rezny@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from rezny@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v1BJ3sMj021042; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:54 GMT (envelope-from rezny@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201702111903.v1BJ3sMj021042@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: rezny set sender to rezny@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Matthew Rezny Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:54 +0000 (UTC) To: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r433902 - head X-SVN-Group: ports-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-ports-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the ports tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:03:56 -0000 Author: rezny Date: Sat Feb 11 19:03:54 2017 New Revision: 433902 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/433902 Log: Add UPDATING entry for Xorg server 1.18.4 Reviewed by: bapt Approved by: swills (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D9545 Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Sat Feb 11 18:51:41 2017 (r433901) +++ head/UPDATING Sat Feb 11 19:03:54 2017 (r433902) @@ -5,6 +5,27 @@ they are unavoidable. You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20170211: + AFFECTS: users of x11-server/xorg-server + AUTHOR: rezny@FreeBSD.org + + Xorg server has been updated to 1.18.4 and autodetection has changed. + The order in which drivers are now attempted is: + 1) vendor/model specific driver according to PCI IDs + 2) generic modesetting driver which requires a drm driver with KMS + 3) scfb, the generic framebuffer driver + 4) vesa (only if arch is x86) + + This should minimize the need for xorg.conf files. It is recommended to + load the correct KMS driver (i915kms.ko or radeonkms.ko) via rc.conf, + i.e. kld_list="i915kms.ko", to ensure correct functionality. Although + the vendor drivers may attempt to load the correct drm driver, which + does not always work, the modesetting driver assumes the required KMS + driver is already loaded and will fail if there is none. The modesetting + driver is now recommended as an alternative to the Intel driver; the + performance is comparable and stability is better with modesetting. The + ATI driver continues to offer better performance than modesetting. + 20170203: AFFECTS: users of security/libressl-devel AUTHOR: brnrd@FreeBSD.org