From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sun Mar 10 15:07:28 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA0241536788; Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:07:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6074::16:84]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "freefall.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47B7C81033; Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:07:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@freebsd.org) Received: by freefall.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 1033) id 1F58F1A232; Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:07:28 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:07:28 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev To: rgrimes@freebsd.org Cc: Warner Losh , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r344970 - head Message-ID: <20190310150728.GA97029@FreeBSD.org> References: <201903091717.x29HHjcc069618@repo.freebsd.org> <201903092000.x29K0Rf6002120@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201903092000.x29K0Rf6002120@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47B7C81033 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.90 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.997,0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.90)[-0.902,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:2610:1c1:1::/48, country:US]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-0.997,0] X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:07:28 -0000 On Sat, Mar 09, 2019 at 12:00:27PM -0800, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > New Revision: 344970 > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/344970 > > > > Log: > > Misc fixes based on upgrading a laptop from 11.1R to -current > > > > Add note about needing to start zfs because mount -a doesn't do that. > > Add the word 'supported' before 'older branches' for older binaries. > > Add note about options in custom config files as well. > > > > Modified: head/UPDATING > > ... > > binaries). Failure to do so may leave you with a system that is > > hard to boot to recover. A GENERIC kernel will include suitable > > - compatibility options to run binaries from older branches. > > + compatibility options to run binaries from supported older branches. > > This is probably not the best adjective here, supported only goes back to > 11.x, there are COMPAT options that work all the way back to 4. I concur, this "supported" word sounds like we barely give a fuck. Being able to run old (very old) binaries had always been one of our strengths, and we should not suggest that it's not anymore. ./danfe