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@@ -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 |