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Bump __FreeBSD_version to reflect the availability of capabilities, but

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also capability-related changes to fget(9).  This is likely not part of
a formal KPI, but the nvidia driver (at least) uses it.

Mention /dev/{stdin,stdout,stderr} breakage that appears in certain
kernel revisions as best avoided!

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Robert Watson 2011-08-15 07:30:48 +00:00
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@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 9.x IS SLOW:
machines to maximize performance. (To disable malloc debugging, run
ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.)
20110815:
During the merge of Capsicum features, the fget(9) KPI was modified.
This may require the rebuilding of out-of-tree device drivers --
issues have been reported specifically with the nVidia device driver.
__FreeBSD_version is bumped to 900041.
Also, there is a period between 20110811 and 20110814 where the
special devices /dev/{stdin,stdout,stderr} did not work correctly.
Building world from a kernel during that window may not work.
20110628:
The packet filter (pf) code has been updated to OpenBSD 4.5.
You need to update userland tools to be in sync with kernel.