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@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ 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".)
+20191021:
+ The net.link.tap.user_open sysctl no longer prevents user opening of
+ already created /dev/tapNN devices. Access is still controlled by
+ node permissions, just like tun devices. The net.link.tap.user_open
+ sysctl is now used only to allow users to perform devfs cloning of
+ tap devices, and the subsequent open may not succeed if the user is not
+ in the appropriate group. This sysctl may be deprecated/removed
+ completely in the future.
+
20191009:
mips, powerpc, and sparc64 are no longer built as part of
universe / tinderbox unless MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC is defined. If