Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:07:51 +0000 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: HEADS UP: caution required with updates using custom kernels Message-ID: <20160623210751.GB7860@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>
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--l76fUT7nc3MelDdI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kernel config minimalists and those running aarch64 and riscv systems will want to head this UPDATING message. In practice, if you're fairly up to date, doing installworld before installkernel will also work (I've tested that case from ALPHA4), but is always somewhat risky. -- Brooks ----- Forwarded message from Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> ----- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:02:05 +0000 (UTC) =46rom: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r302152 - head Author: brooks Date: Thu Jun 23 21:02:05 2016 New Revision: 302152 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/302152 Log: Add an UPDATING entry for the pipe() -> pipe2() transition. =20 Approved by: re (gjb) Sponsored by: DARPA, AFRL Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D --- head/UPDATING Thu Jun 23 20:59:13 2016 (r302151) +++ head/UPDATING Thu Jun 23 21:02:05 2016 (r302152) @@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 11 disable the most expensive debugging functionality run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) =20 +20160622: + The the libc stub for the pipe(2) system call has been replaced with + a wrapper which calls the pipe2(2) system call and the pipe(2) is now + only implemented by the kernels which include "options + FREEBSD10_COMPAT" in their config file (this is the default). + Users should ensure that this option is enabled in their kernel + or upgrade userspace to r302092 before upgrading their kernel. + 20160527: CAM will now strip leading spaces from SCSI disks' serial numbers. This will effect users who create UFS filesystems on SCSI disks using ----- End forwarded message ----- --l76fUT7nc3MelDdI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJXbE+mAAoJEKzQXbSebgfA72UH/0uku/f6d8UhC9CzNGBFvphB huX1TGuXSqZbO7a2Tr4ILUDa4eiMtXF8I48qy+JKr+JBdWlWuz2VnTKIwb14pAt0 9gdJAsHSTmrJMFsQ5e274NkuVdSMBKmbnKOm7V66m7PIcvw+6Z41JEN1rDVI/kR8 ECKBJmS7xnfek7qoNdeAWeId/ZfwIFZkIfX2flTEf/0mGRjrRCzqrh4BGQMuk7pc 9CctlRxpXy3/RAiXVMi574WN7ncczOCnZxQYQUnWqG72hYarbGYsePgcezaeqaJ0 o/AX+QdGUaKkS3fmACv1PdQyE2bcSWk8AcL5WsBOmKsCDRquwx3d4nEjoaZ4UGI= =PJQF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --l76fUT7nc3MelDdI--
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