Document r277990, powerpc64 kernel now built as

a position-independent executable

Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation
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Glen Barber 2015-02-20 17:46:02 +00:00
parent abaaa4bd06
commit 0bdad710c3
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=279059

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updated to allow using a non-standard <filename
class="directory">src/</filename> tree, specified as an
argument to the <literal>-s</literal> flag.</para>
<para revision="277990" arch="powerpc64">The
&os;/&arch.powerpc64; kernel now builds as
a position-independent executable, allowing the kernel to be
loaded into and run from any physical or virtual
address.</para>
<important>
<para>This change requires an update to &man.loader.8;.
The userland and kernel must be updated before rebooting the
system.</para>
</important>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="kernel-sysctl">