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author | Adrian Chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-05-25 05:01:44 +0000 |
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committer | Adrian Chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-05-25 05:01:44 +0000 |
commit | 9949595ef9711a1061a6b8332dbbbfcbbd1c79a5 (patch) | |
tree | 6d6b4249d6d6d945f429e7bc9d2e7990649eecb9 /UPDATING | |
parent | f46839b9e307390fd4e9e51746f07aae6c521d1d (diff) | |
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Bump UPDATING to cover the ath shuffle.
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svn path=/head/; revision=318858
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@@ -51,6 +51,31 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW: ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ****************************** +20170524: + The ath(4) and ath_hal(4) modules now build piecemeal to allow for + smaller runtime footprint builds. This is useful for embedded systems + which only require one chipset support. + + If you load it as a module, make sure this is in /boot/loader.conf: + + if_ath_load="YES" + + This will load the HAL, all chip/RF backends and if_ath_pci. + If you have if_ath_pci in /boot/loader.conf, ensure it is after + if_ath or it will not load any HAL chipset support. + + If you want to selectively load things (eg on ye cheape ARM/MIPS + platforms where RAM is at a premium) you should: + + * load ath_hal + * load the chip modules in question + * load ath_rate, ath_dfs + * load ath_main + * load if_ath_pci and/or if_ath_ahb depending upon your particular + bus bind type - this is where probe/attach is done. + + For further comments/feedback, poke adrian@ . + 20170523: The "ino64" 64-bit inode project has been committed, which extends a number of types to 64 bits. Upgrading in place requires care and |