From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Tue Mar 12 06:01:44 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 3C2CF1546523; Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (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 "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF2977678B; Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@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 mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C32391E740; Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x2C61hHR010445; Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:43 GMT (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from imp@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id x2C61hLe010444; Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:43 GMT (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201903120601.x2C61hLe010444@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: imp set sender to imp@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Warner Losh Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:43 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r345053 - head X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: imp X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 345053 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: CF2977678B X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.95 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[FreeBSD.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.995,0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.96)[-0.959,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:2610:1c1:1::/48, country:US]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0] 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: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:01:44 -0000 Author: imp Date: Tue Mar 12 06:01:43 2019 New Revision: 345053 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/345053 Log: Tweak wording a little. Submitted by: peterj@ Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Tue Mar 12 05:10:41 2019 (r345052) +++ head/UPDATING Tue Mar 12 06:01:43 2019 (r345053) @@ -1931,13 +1931,14 @@ COMMON ITEMS: can be deleted by "make delete-old-libs", but you have to make sure that no program is using those libraries anymore. - [8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by - an installworld. When upgrading across major versions, the new - kernel's configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD - option for existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x - 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 supported older branches. + [8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by an + installworld. When upgrading across major versions, the new kernel's + configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD option for + existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x 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. Note that the ability to run binaries + from unsupported branches is not guaranteed. Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the last time you updated your kernel config file. Options also