Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:05:59 +0000 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 13df408b7c - main - 15.0/relnotes: Collect EC2 changes under "cloud" Message-ID: <692b9877.2628d.602b2755@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by cperciva: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=13df408b7c3a00c372ab5ac970508e94722035c4 commit 13df408b7c3a00c372ab5ac970508e94722035c4 Author: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-11-30 01:04:51 +0000 Commit: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-11-30 01:04:51 +0000 15.0/relnotes: Collect EC2 changes under "cloud" While I'm here, mention the new "AMI Builder" images. --- website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc index 80d91b4c7c..7b88ddc140 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc @@ -647,13 +647,23 @@ link:https://cloudmarketplace.oracle.com/marketplace/app/freebsd-release[Oracle for more information. gitref:77b296a2582b[repository=src] -The "shutdown" and "reboot" API in the Amazon EC2 cloud now work for arm64 instances. -Older instances upgraded to FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} will need to have `debug.acpi.quirks="8"` set in `/boot/loader.conf`. +The "shutdown" and "reboot" API in the Amazon EC2 cloud now work for arm64 ("Graviton") instances. gitref:28b881840df7[repository=src] (Sponsored by Amazon) -The FreeBSD projects now publishes "small" EC2 images; these are the "base" images minus debug symbols, tests, 32-bit libraries, the LLDB debugger, the Amazon SSM Agent, and the AWS CLI. +Several bug fixes and configuration changes collectively allow device hotplug on both x86 and arm64 ("Graviton") EC2 instances. +gitref:ce9a34b1614e[repository=src] +gitref:55c3348ed78f[repository=src] +gitref:d70bac252d30[repository=src] +(Sponsored by Amazon) + +Users upgrading EC2 instances from earlier FreeBSD releases should set `hw.pci.intx_reroute=0` and `debug.acpi.quirks="56"` in `/boot/loader.conf`. + +The FreeBSD project now publishes "small" EC2 images; these are the "base" images minus debug symbols, tests, 32-bit libraries, the LLDB debugger, the Amazon SSM Agent, and the AWS CLI. gitref:953142d6baf3[repository=src] (Sponsored by Amazon) +The FreeBSD project now publishes "builder" EC2 images; these boot into a memory disk and extract a clean "base" image onto the root disk (mounted at `/mnt`) to be customized before creating an AMI. +gitref:584265890303[repository=src] (Sponsored by Amazon) + [[kernel]] == Kernel @@ -1100,9 +1110,6 @@ gitref:f9e09dc5b1d5[repository=src] Under Hyper-V, TLB flushes are now performed using hypercalls rather than IPIs, providing up to a 40% improvement in TLB performance. gitref:7ece5993b787[repository=src] (Sponsored by Microsoft) -Several bug fixes and configuration changes collectively allow device hotplug on both x86 and arm64 ("Graviton") EC2 instances. -Users upgrading EC2 instances from earlier FreeBSD releases should set `hw.pci.intx_reroute=0` and `debug.acpi.quirks="56"` in `/boot/loader.conf`. - [[linuxulator]] === Linux Binary Compatibilityhelp
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