From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Wed May 16 13:52:25 2018 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 74CD4EE3C95; Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:25 +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 TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2833E69C5C; Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:25 +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 0AEFD1B0ED; Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:25 +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 w4GDqOea006783; Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:24 GMT (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from imp@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id w4GDqOFN006782; Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:24 GMT (envelope-from imp@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201805161352.w4GDqOFN006782@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: imp set sender to imp@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Warner Losh Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:24 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r333675 - head X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: imp X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 333675 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 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: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:52:25 -0000 Author: imp Date: Wed May 16 13:52:24 2018 New Revision: 333675 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/333675 Log: Add note about LD=ld.lld being a temporary requirement when building the kernel the traditional way. Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Wed May 16 13:47:30 2018 (r333674) +++ head/UPDATING Wed May 16 13:52:24 2018 (r333675) @@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW: ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ****************************** +20150510: + The amd64 kernel now requires a ld that supports ifunc to produce a + working kernel, either lld or a newer binutils. lld is built by default + on amd64, and the 'buildkernel' target uses it automatically. However, + it is not the default linker, so building the kernel the traditional + way requires LD=ld.lld on the command line (or LD=/usr/local/bin/ld for + binutils port/package). lld will soon be default, and this requirement + will go away. + 20180508: The nxge(4) driver has been removed. This driver was for PCI-X 10g cards made by s2io/Neterion. The company was aquired by Exar and