Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:43:40 GMT From: =?utf-8?Q?Fernando=20Apestegu=C3=ADa?= <fernape@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: a836774703 - main - [Handbook]: Clarify kernel modules on upgrades Message-ID: <202304141243.33ECheVl057848@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by fernape: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=a836774703facd9ab8b7bfd64ab1c6116631cdeb commit a836774703facd9ab8b7bfd64ab1c6116631cdeb Author: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-04-14 12:32:02 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía <fernape@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-04-14 12:38:59 +0000 [Handbook]: Clarify kernel modules on upgrades Forewarn users that FreeBSD-provided packages of kernel modules might be unusable with a new version of the OS until some time after the version is announced. Approved by: doceng@ (carlavilla@, fernape@) Reviewed By: ceri@, jrm@ Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39474 --- .../en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc | 34 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc index 28f00ad6e4..96d58bbb28 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc @@ -245,11 +245,35 @@ Rebuilding a custom kernel, even if nothing else changed, allows `uname` to accu This is particularly helpful when maintaining multiple systems, as it allows for a quick assessment of the updates installed in each one. [[freebsdupdate-upgrade]] -=== Performing Major and Minor Version Upgrades +=== Performing Minor and Major Version Upgrades -Upgrades from one minor version of FreeBSD to another, like from FreeBSD 9.0 to FreeBSD 9.1, are called _minor version_ upgrades. -_Major version_ upgrades occur when FreeBSD is upgraded from one major version to another, like from FreeBSD 9.X to FreeBSD 10.X. -Both types of upgrades can be performed by providing `freebsd-update` with a release version target. +Upgrades from one minor version of FreeBSD to another are called _minor version_ upgrades. An example: + +- FreeBSD 13.1 to 13.2. + +_Major version_ upgrades increase the major version number. An example: + +- FreeBSD 12.4 to 13.2. + +Both types of upgrade can be performed by providing `freebsd-update` with a release version target. + +[WARNING] +==== +After each new `RELEASE`, FreeBSD package build servers will, for a limited period, *not* use the newer version of the operating system. +This provides continuity for the many users who do not upgrade immediately after a release announcement. +For example: + +* packages for users of 13.1 and 13.2 will be built on a server running 13.1, until 13.1 reaches end of life + +-- and, critically: + +* a kernel module that is built on 13.1 might *not* be suitable for 13.2. + +So, with any minor or major OS upgrade, if your package requirements include any kernel module: + +* *be prepared to build the module from source*. + +==== [NOTE] ==== @@ -606,7 +630,7 @@ In order to track changes for the whole source tree, subscribe to {dev-commits-s . To install a new FreeBSD-STABLE system, install the most recent FreeBSD-STABLE release from the crossref:mirrors[mirrors,FreeBSD mirror sites] or use a monthly snapshot built from FreeBSD-STABLE. Refer to link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/[www.freebsd.org/snapshots] for more information about snapshots. + To compile or upgrade an existing FreeBSD system to FreeBSD-STABLE, use `git` to check out the source for the desired branch. -Branch names, such as `stable/9`, are listed at link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/[www.freebsd.org/releng]. +Branch names, such as `stable/13`, are listed at link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/[www.freebsd.org/releng]. . Before compiling or upgrading to FreeBSD-STABLE , read [.filename]#/usr/src/Makefile# carefully and follow the instructions in <<makeworld>>. Read the {freebsd-stable} and [.filename]#/usr/src/UPDATING# to keep up-to-date on other bootstrapping procedures that sometimes become necessary on the road to the next release. [[translate-n-number]]
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