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author | John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> | 2019-01-15 18:20:20 +0000 |
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committer | John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> | 2019-01-15 18:20:20 +0000 |
commit | 7f124c950a1c0e6dd13491b241e90f72f7eb867c (patch) | |
tree | f49c795715e58573984b4c5e10100244288a914c /UPDATING | |
parent | 500759395a33e001a21131985d3f2d651b345ca4 (diff) | |
download | src-7f124c950a1c0e6dd13491b241e90f72f7eb867c.tar.gz src-7f124c950a1c0e6dd13491b241e90f72f7eb867c.zip |
Update the note about the need for COMPAT_FREEBSD<n> kernel options.
Rather than mentioning the requirement for 4.x binaries but not
explaining why (it was assuming an upgrade from 4.x to 5.0-current),
explain when compat options are needed (for running existing host
binaries) in a more general way while using a more modern example
(COMPAT_FREEBSD11 for 11.x binaries). While here, explicitly mention
that a GENERIC kernel should always work.
Reported by: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
Reviewed by: imp
MFC after: 1 week
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D18740
Notes
Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=343048
Diffstat (limited to 'UPDATING')
-rw-r--r-- | UPDATING | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1901,12 +1901,13 @@ COMMON ITEMS: can be deleted by "make delete-old-libs", but you have to make sure that no program is using those libraries anymore. - [8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries needed to - do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4 option in - your kernel. Failure to do so may leave you with a system that is - hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5 is - required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels. And so on - for COMPAT_FREEBSD6 and COMPAT_FREEBSD7. + [8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by + an installworld. When upgrading across major versions, the new + kernel's configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD<n> + option for existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x + binaries). Failure to do so may leave you with a system that is + hard to boot to recover. A GENERIC kernel will include suitable + compatibility options to run binaries from older branches. Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the last time you updated your kernel config file. |