From ba7ede0b9b3d0c3a64e6e7d8cbfe26b6f882f39f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Maste Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:59:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add UPDATING entry for PIE default As of commit 9a227a2fd642 PIE is on by default for 64-bit architectures. Relnotes: yes --- UPDATING | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 31ec79ed8437..edad902d0ab1 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW: world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging functionality at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) +20210225: + For 64-bit architectures the base system is now built with Position + Independent Executable (PIE) support enabled by default. It may be + disabled using the WITHOUT_PIE knob. A clean build is required. + 20210128: Various LinuxKPI functionality was added which conflicts with DRM. Please update your drm-kmod port to after the __FreeBSD_verison 1400003