Switch to ath hal source code. Note this removes the ath_hal

module; the ath module now brings in the hal support.  Kernel
config files are almost backwards compatible; supplying

device ath_hal

gives you the same chip support that the binary hal did but you
must also include

options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416

to enable the extended format descriptors used by 11n parts.
It is now possible to control the chip support included in a
build by specifying exactly which chips are to be supported
in the config file; consult ath_hal(4) for information.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index e66fd7ebd575..5409af27b78b 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 8.x IS SLOW:
 	to maximize performance.  (To disable malloc debugging, run
 	ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.)
 
+20081130:
+	__FreeBSD_version 800057 marks the switchover from the
+	binary ath hal to source code. Users must add the line:
+
+	options	ATH_SUPPORT_AR5416
+
+	to their kernel config files when specifying:
+
+	device	ath_hal
+
+	The ath_hal module no longer exists; the code is now compiled
+	together with the driver in the ath module.  It is now
+	possible to tailor chip support (i.e. reduce the set of chips
+	and thereby the code size); consult ath_hal(4) for details.
+
 20081121:
 	__FreeBSD_version 800054 adds memory barriers to 
 	<machine/atomic.h>, new interfaces to ifnet to facilitate