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Date:      Sun, 8 Nov 2020 02:20:21 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r367474 - head
Message-ID:  <202011080220.0A82KL9D040307@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: imp
Date: Sun Nov  8 02:20:21 2020
New Revision: 367474
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/367474

Log:
  Be explicit about recompiling all the modules...
  
  Add a note about always recompiling all modules on every new kernel
  change / update. In addition, suggest using /usr/local/sys/modules
  so this happens automatically.

Modified:
  head/UPDATING

Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING	Sun Nov  8 01:02:40 2020	(r367473)
+++ head/UPDATING	Sun Nov  8 02:20:21 2020	(r367474)
@@ -2305,7 +2305,12 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
 
 	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
 	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
-	system on reboot.
+	system on reboot. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the
+	modules you have in your system and install them as well.  If
+	you are running -current, you should seriously consider
+	placing all sources to all the modules for your system (or
+	symlinks to them) in /usr/local/sys/modules so this happens
+	automatically...
 
 	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
 		fsck -p



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