UPDATING: add a note about closefrom(2) marked COMPAT12

Some of the consumers in-base may make it enticing enough to ensure that
COMPAT_FREEBSD12, which is notably a fairly light option at the moment, is
included in custom kernel configs.

Suggested by:	netchild
Casualty:	mail jail
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kevans 2020-04-24 12:54:35 +00:00
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@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 13.x IS SLOW:
disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
20200224:
closefrom(2) has been moved under COMPAT12, and replaced in libc with a
stub that calls close_range(2). If using a custom kernel configuration,
you may want to ensure that the COMPAT_FREEBSD12 option is included, as
a slightly older -CURRENT userland and older FreeBSD userlands may not
be functional without closefrom(2).
20200414:
Upstream DTS from Linux 5.6 was merged and they now have the SID
and THS (Secure ID controller and THermal Sensor) node present.