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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 machines to maximize performance. (To disable malloc debugging, run
ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.) 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: 20110628:
The packet filter (pf) code has been updated to OpenBSD 4.5. The packet filter (pf) code has been updated to OpenBSD 4.5.
You need to update userland tools to be in sync with kernel. You need to update userland tools to be in sync with kernel.