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| author | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-20 17:46:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-20 17:46:02 +0000 |
| commit | 0bdad710c320b9dc9421e187dde52fae678ab1e4 (patch) | |
| tree | 71085b1a675055dfd10de1bb054d9d9d8dc83fa3 /release | |
| parent | abaaa4bd06434c35827b062f5089772347615490 (diff) | |
| download | src-0bdad710c320b9dc9421e187dde52fae678ab1e4.tar.gz src-0bdad710c320b9dc9421e187dde52fae678ab1e4.zip | |
Document r277990, powerpc64 kernel now built as
a position-independent executable
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Notes
Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=279059
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml index 297d69c22964..4ef3d0f05ec1 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml @@ -524,6 +524,18 @@ updated to allow using a non-standard <filename class="directory">src/</filename> tree, specified as an argument to the <literal>-s</literal> flag.</para> + + <para revision="277990" arch="powerpc64">The + &os;/&arch.powerpc64; kernel now builds as + a position-independent executable, allowing the kernel to be + loaded into and run from any physical or virtual + address.</para> + + <important> + <para>This change requires an update to &man.loader.8;. + The userland and kernel must be updated before rebooting the + system.</para> + </important> </sect2> <sect2 xml:id="kernel-sysctl"> |