From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Thu Jul 23 18:11:54 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 181B49A90DA; Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0851E1F74; Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id t6NIBr7f085393; Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:53 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gjb@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id t6NIBrId085392; Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:53 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201507231811.t6NIBrId085392@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gjb set sender to gjb@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Glen Barber Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:53 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r285818 - head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes stable/10/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes X-SVN-Group: head 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: 2.1.20 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: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:54 -0000 Author: gjb Date: Thu Jul 23 18:11:52 2015 New Revision: 285818 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/285818 Log: Refine the PAE_TABLES entry based on feedback from kib and jhb. Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Changes in other areas also in this revision: Modified: stable/10/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml ============================================================================== --- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Thu Jul 23 17:27:10 2015 (r285817) +++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Thu Jul 23 18:11:52 2015 (r285818) @@ -803,7 +803,16 @@ The PAE_TABLES kernel configuration option has been added for &os;/&arch.i386;, which instructs &man.pmap.9; - to use PAE format for page tables. + to use PAE format for page tables with + 32-bit physical addresses. Unlike the PAE + option, PAE_TABLES preserves kernel binary + interface (KBI) compatibility with + non-PAE kernels, allowing + non-PAE kernel modules and drivers to work + with a PAE_TABLES-enabled kernel. + Additionally, system limits are tuned for 4GB maximum + RAM, avoiding kernel virtual address space + (KVA) exhaustion. The SIFTR kernel configuration has been added, allowing building &man.siftr.4;