From 679c46f019d096bf2eaff3fa8b7d8cf994318645 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Evans Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:54:35 +0000 Subject: 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 --- UPDATING | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 8f65faaed6431..08360bdb9dc1e 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -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. -- cgit v1.2.3