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Date:      Wed, 16 May 2018 22:12:09 +0200
From:      Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org,  svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r333675 - head
Message-ID:  <CAPQ4ffuxFtvz2BC2TY-67oG1PoRzRhdzvELqSnNSW7iryiTujw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <201805161352.w4GDqOFN006782@repo.freebsd.org>
References:  <201805161352.w4GDqOFN006782@repo.freebsd.org>

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On 5/16/18, Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org> wrote:
> 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:
2018 :)

> +	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
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