From ab2a653990b29334c3a7b19fe63b387e35a886b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glen Barber Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:11:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Refine the PAE_TABLES entry based on feedback from kib and jhb. Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation --- release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml index 4a6e577305ef..b86e24c38efe 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml @@ -803,7 +803,16 @@ The PAE_TABLES kernel configuration option has been added for &os;/&arch.i386;, which instructs &man.pmap.9; - to use PAE format for page tables. + to use PAE format for page tables with + 32-bit physical addresses. Unlike the PAE + option, PAE_TABLES preserves kernel binary + interface (KBI) compatibility with + non-PAE kernels, allowing + non-PAE kernel modules and drivers to work + with a PAE_TABLES-enabled kernel. + Additionally, system limits are tuned for 4GB maximum + RAM, avoiding kernel virtual address space + (KVA) exhaustion. The SIFTR kernel configuration has been added, allowing building &man.siftr.4;