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1Updating Information for FreeBSD current users.
2
3This file is maintained and copyrighted by M. Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>.
4See end of file for further details.  For commonly done items, please see the
5COMMON ITEMS: section later in the file.  These instructions assume that you
6basically know what you are doing.  If not, then please consult the FreeBSD
7handbook:
8
9    https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#makeworld
10
11Items affecting the ports and packages system can be found in
12/usr/ports/UPDATING.  Please read that file before updating system packages
13and/or ports.
14
15NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW:
16	FreeBSD 14.x has many debugging features turned on, in both the kernel
17	and userland.  These features attempt to detect incorrect use of
18	system primitives, and encourage loud failure through extra sanity
19	checking and fail stop semantics.  They also substantially impact
20	system performance.  If you want to do performance measurement,
21	benchmarking, and optimization, you'll want to turn them off.  This
22	includes various WITNESS- related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc
23	debugging flags in userland, and various verbose features in the
24	kernel.  Many developers choose to disable these features on build
25	machines to maximize performance.  (To completely disable malloc
26	debugging, define WITH_MALLOC_PRODUCTION in /etc/src.conf and rebuild
27	world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging functionality
28	at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
29
3020210525:
31	Commits 17accc08ae15 and de102f870501 add new files to LinuxKPI
32	which break drm-kmod.  In addition various other additions where
33	comitted. Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1400015 to be able to detect this.
34
3520210513:
36	Commit ca179c4d74f2 changed the package in which the OpenSSL
37	libraries and utilities are packaged.
38	It is recommended for pkgbase user to do:
39	pkg install -f FreeBSD-openssl
40	before pkg upgrade otherwise some dependencies might not be met
41	and pkg will stop working as libssl will not be present anymore
42	on the system.
43
4420210426:
45	Commit 875977314881 changed the internal KAPI between
46	the nfsd and nfscommon modules.  As such these modules
47	need to be rebuilt from sources.
48	Without this patch in your NFSv4.1/4.2 server, enabling
49	delegations by setting vfs.nfsd.issue_delegations non-zero
50	is not recommended.
51
5220210411:
53	Commit 7763814fc9c2 changed the internal KAPI between
54	the krpc and NFS.  As such, the krpc, nfscommon and
55	nfscl modules must all be rebuilt from sources.
56	Without this patch, NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts should not
57	be done with the nfscbd(8) daemon running, to avoid
58	needing a working back channel for server->client RPCs.
59
6020210330:
61	Commit 01ae8969a9ee fixed the NFSv4.1/4.2 server so that it
62	handles binding of the back channel as required by RFC5661.
63	Until this patch is in your server, avoid use of the "nconnects"
64	mount option for Linux NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts.
65
6620210225:
67	For 64-bit architectures the base system is now built with Position
68	Independent Executable (PIE) support enabled by default.  It may be
69	disabled using the WITHOUT_PIE knob.  A clean build is required.
70
7120210128:
72	Various LinuxKPI functionality was added which conflicts with DRM.
73	Please update your drm-kmod port to after the __FreeBSD_verison 1400003
74	update.
75
7620210108:
77	PC Card attachments for all devices have been removed. In the case of
78	wi and cmx, the entire drivers were removed because they were only
79	PC Card devices. FreeBSD_version 1300134 should be used for this
80	since it was bumped so recently.
81
8220210107:
83	Transport-independent parts of HID support have been split off the USB
84	code in to separate subsystem.  Kernel configs which include one of
85	ums, ukbd, uhid, atp, wsp, wmt, uaudio, ugold or ucycom drivers should
86	be updated with adding of "device hid" line.
87
8820210105:
89	ncurses installation has been modified to only keep the widechar
90	enabled version.  Incremental build is broken for that change, so it
91	requires a clean build.
92
9320201223:
94	The FreeBSD project has migrated from Subversion to Git. Temporary
95	instructions can be found at
96	https://github.com/bsdimp/freebsd-git-docs/blob/main/src-cvt.md
97	and other documents in that repo.
98
9920201216:
100	The services database has been updated to cover more of the basic
101	services expected in a modern system. The database is big enough
102	that it will cause issues in mergemaster in Releases previous to
103	12.2 and 11.3, or in very old current systems from before r358154.
104
10520201215:
106	Obsolete in-tree GDB 6.1.1 has been removed.  GDB (including kgdb)
107	may be installed from ports or packages.
108
10920201124:
110	ping6 has been merged into ping.  It can now be called as "ping -6".
111	See ping(8) for details.
112
11320201108:
114	Default value of net.add_addr_allfibs has been changed to 0.
115	If you have multi-fib configuration and rely on existence of all
116	interface routes in every fib, you need to set the above sysctl to 1.
117
11820201030:
119	The internal pre-processor in the calendar(1) program has been
120	extended to support more C pre-processor commands (e.g. #ifdef, #else,
121	and #undef) and to detect unbalanced conditional statements.
122	Error messages have been extended to include the filename and line
123	number if processing stops to help fixing malformed data files.
124
12520201026:
126	All the data files for the calendar(1) program, except calendar.freebsd,
127	have been moved to the deskutils/calendar-data port, much like the
128	jewish calendar entries were moved to deskutils/hebcal years ago. After
129	make delete-old-files, you need to install it to retain full
130	functionality. calendar(1) will issue a reminder for files it can't
131	find.
132
13320200923:
134	LINT files are no longer generated. We now include the relevant NOTES
135	files. Note: This may cause conflicts with updating in some cases.
136	        find sys -name LINT\* -delete
137	is suggested across this commit	to remove the generated	LINT files.
138
139	If you have tried to update with generated files there, the svn
140	command you want to un-auger the tree is
141		cd sys/amd64/conf
142		svn revert -R .
143	and then do the above find from the top level. Substitute 'amd64'
144	above with where the error message indicates a conflict.
145
14620200824:
147	OpenZFS support has been integrated. Do not upgrade root pools until
148	the loader is updated to support zstd. Furthermore, we caution against
149	'zpool upgrade' for the next few weeks. The change should be transparent
150	unless you  want to use new features.
151
152	Not all "NO_CLEAN" build scenarios work across these changes. Many
153	scenarios have been tested and fixed, but rebuilding kernels without
154	rebuilding world may fail.
155
156	The ZFS cache file has moved from /boot to /etc to match the OpenZFS
157	upstream default. A fallback to /boot has been added for mountroot.
158
159	Pool auto import behavior at boot has been moved from the kernel module
160	to an explicit "zpool import -a" in one of the rc scripts enabled by
161	zfs_enable=YES. This means your non-root zpools won't auto import until
162	you upgrade your /etc/rc.d files.
163
16420200824:
165	The resume code now notifies devd with the 'kernel' system
166	rather than the old 'kern' subsystem to be consistent with
167	other use. The old notification will be created as well, but
168	will be removed prior to FreeBSD 14.0.
169
17020200821:
171	r362275 changed the internal API between the kernel RPC and the
172	NFS modules. As such, all the modules must be recompiled from
173	sources.
174
17520200817:
176	r364330 modified the internal API used between the NFS modules.
177	As such, all the NFS modules must be re-compiled from sources.
178
17920200816:
180	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
181	been upgraded to 11.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
182	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
183	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
184
18520200810:
186	r364092 modified the internal ABI used between the kernel NFS
187	modules.  As such, all of these modules need to be rebuilt
188	from sources, so a version bump was done.
189
19020200807:
191	Makefile.inc has been updated to work around the issue documented in
192	20200729. It was a case where the optimization of using symbolic links
193	to point to binaries created a situation where we'd run new binaries
194	with old libraries starting midway through the installworld process.
195
19620200729:
197	r363679 has redefined some undefined behavior in regcomp(3); notably,
198	extraneous escapes of most ordinary characters will no longer be
199	accepted.  An exp-run has identified all of the problems with this in
200	ports, but other non-ports software may need extra escapes removed to
201	continue to function.
202
203	Because of this change, installworld may encounter the following error
204	from rtld: Undefined symbol "regcomp@FBSD_1.6" -- It is imperative that
205	you do not halt installworld. Instead, let it run to completion (whether
206	successful or not) and run installworld once more.
207
20820200627:
209	A new implementation of bc and dc has been imported in r362681. This
210	implementation corrects non-conformant behavior of the previous bc
211	and adds GNU bc compatible options. It offers a number of extensions,
212	is much faster on large values, and has support for message catalogs
213	(a number of languages are already supported, contributions of further
214	languages welcome). The option WITHOUT_GH_BC can be used to build the
215	world with the previous versions of bc and dc.
216
21720200625:
218	r362639 changed the internal API used between the NFS kernel modules.
219	As such, they all need to be rebuilt from sources.
220
22120200613:
222	r362158 changed the arguments for VFS_CHECKEXP().  As such, any
223	out of tree file systems need to be modified and rebuilt.
224	Also, any file systems that are modules must be rebuilt.
225
22620200604:
227	read(2) of a directory fd is now rejected by default.  root may
228	re-enable it for system root only on non-ZFS filesystems with the
229	security.bsd.allow_read_dir sysctl(8) MIB if
230	security.bsd.suser_enabled=1.
231
232	It may be advised to setup aliases for grep to default to `-d skip` if
233	commonly non-recursively grepping a list that includes directories and
234	the potential for the resulting stderr output is not tolerable.  Example
235	aliases are now installed, commented out, in /root/.cshrc and
236	/root/.shrc.
237
23820200523:
239	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
240	been upgraded to 10.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
241	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
242	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
243
24420200512:
245	Support for obsolete compilers has been removed from the build system.
246	Clang 6 and GCC 6.4 are the minimum supported versions.
247
24820200424:
249	closefrom(2) has been moved under COMPAT12, and replaced in libc with a
250	stub that calls close_range(2).  If using a custom kernel configuration,
251	you may want to ensure that the COMPAT_FREEBSD12 option is included, as
252	a slightly older -CURRENT userland and older FreeBSD userlands may not
253	be functional without closefrom(2).
254
25520200414:
256	Upstream DTS from Linux 5.6 was merged and they now have the SID
257	and THS (Secure ID controller and THermal Sensor) node present.
258	The DTB overlays have now been removed from the tree for the H3/H5 and
259	A64 SoCs and the aw_sid and aw_thermal driver have been updated to
260	deal with upstream DTS. If you are using those overlays you need to
261	remove them from loader.conf and update the DTBs on the FAT partition.
262
26320200310:
264	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
265	been upgraded to 10.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
266	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
267	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
268
26920200309:
270	The amd(8) automount daemon has been removed from the source tree.
271	As of FreeBSD 10.1 autofs(5) is the preferred tool for automounting.
272	amd is still available in the sysutils/am-utils port.
273
27420200301:
275	Removed brooktree driver (bktr.4) from the tree.
276
27720200229:
278	The WITH_GPL_DTC option has been removed.  The BSD-licenced device tree
279	compiler in usr.bin/dtc is used on all architectures which use dtc, and
280	the GPL dtc is available (if needed) from the sysutils/dtc port.
281
28220200229:
283	The WITHOUT_LLVM_LIBUNWIND option has been removed.  LLVM's libunwind
284	is used by all supported CPU architectures.
285
28620200229:
287	GCC 4.2.1 has been removed from the tree.  The WITH_GCC,
288	WITH_GCC_BOOTSTRAP, and WITH_GNUCXX options are no longer available.
289	Users who wish to build FreeBSD with GCC must use the external toolchain
290	ports or packages.
291
29220200220:
293	ncurses has been updated to a newer version (6.2-20200215). Given the ABI
294	has changed, users will have to rebuild all the ports that are linked to
295	ncurses.
296
29720200217:
298	The size of struct vnet and the magic cookie have changed.
299	Users need to recompile libkvm and all modules using VIMAGE
300	together with their new kernel.
301
30220200212:
303	Defining the long deprecated NO_CTF, NO_DEBUG_FILES, NO_INSTALLLIB,
304	NO_MAN, NO_PROFILE, and NO_WARNS variables is now an error.  Update
305	your Makefiles and scripts to define MK_<var>=no instead as required.
306
307	One exception to this is that program or library Makefiles should
308	define MAN to empty rather than setting MK_MAN=no.
309
31020200108:
311	Clang/LLVM is now the default compiler and LLD the default
312	linker for riscv64.
313
31420200107:
315	make universe no longer uses GCC 4.2.1 on any architectures.
316	Architectures not supported by in-tree Clang/LLVM require an
317	external toolchain package.
318
31920200104:
320	GCC 4.2.1 is now not built by default, as part of the GCC 4.2.1
321	retirement plan.  Specifically, the GCC, GCC_BOOTSTRAP, and GNUCXX
322	options default to off for all supported CPU architectures.  As a
323	short-term transition aid they may be enabled via WITH_* options.
324	GCC 4.2.1 is expected to be removed from the tree on 2020-03-31.
325
32620200102:
327	Support for armv5 has been disconnected and is being removed. The
328	machine combination MACHINE=arm MACHINE_ARCH=arm is no longer valid.
329	You must now use a MACHINE_ARCH of armv6 or armv7. The default
330	MACHINE_ARCH for MACHINE=arm is now armv7.
331
33220191226:
333	Clang/LLVM is now the default compiler for all powerpc architectures.
334	LLD is now the default linker for powerpc64.  The change for powerpc64
335	also includes a change to the ELFv2 ABI, incompatible with the existing
336	ABI.
337
33820191226:
339	Kernel-loadable random(4) modules are no longer unloadable.
340
34120191222:
342	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
343	been upgraded to 9.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
344	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
345	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
346
34720191212:
348	r355677 has modified the internal interface used between the
349	NFS modules in the kernel. As such, they must all be upgraded
350	simultaneously. I will do a version bump for this.
351
35220191205:
353	The root certificates of the Mozilla CA Certificate Store have been
354	imported into the base system and can be managed with the certctl(8)
355	utility.  If you have installed the security/ca_root_nss port or package
356	with the ETCSYMLINK option (the default), be advised that there may be
357	differences between those included in the port and those included in
358	base due to differences in nss branch used as well as general update
359	frequency.  Note also that certctl(8) cannot manage certs in the
360	format used by the security/ca_root_nss port.
361
36220191120:
363	The amd(8) automount daemon has been disabled by default, and will be
364	removed in the future.  As of FreeBSD 10.1 the autofs(5) is available
365	for automounting.
366
36720191107:
368	The nctgpio and wbwd drivers have been moved to the superio bus.
369	If you have one of these drivers in a kernel configuration, then
370	you should add device superio to it.  If you use one of these drivers
371	as a module and you compile a custom set of modules, then you should
372	add superio to the set.
373
37420191021:
375	KPIs for network drivers to access interface addresses have changed.
376	Users need to recompile NIC driver modules together with kernel.
377
37820191021:
379	The net.link.tap.user_open sysctl no longer prevents user opening of
380	already created /dev/tapNN devices.  Access is still controlled by
381	node permissions, just like tun devices.  The net.link.tap.user_open
382	sysctl is now used only to allow users to perform devfs cloning of
383	tap devices, and the subsequent open may not succeed if the user is not
384	in the appropriate group.  This sysctl may be deprecated/removed
385	completely in the future.
386
38720191009:
388	mips, powerpc, and sparc64 are no longer built as part of
389	universe / tinderbox unless MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC is defined. If
390	not defined, mips, powerpc, and sparc64 builds will look for
391	the xtoolchain binaries and if installed use them for universe
392	builds. As llvm 9.0 becomes vetted for these architectures, they
393	will be removed from the list.
394
39520191009:
396	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
397	been upgraded to 9.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
398	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
399	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
400
40120191003:
402	The hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, and hptrr drivers have been removed from
403	GENERIC.  They are available as modules and can be loaded by adding
404	to /boot/loader.conf hpt27xx_load="YES", hptmv_load="YES",
405	hptnr_load="YES", or hptrr_load="YES", respectively.
406
40720190913:
408	ntpd no longer by default locks its pages in memory, allowing them
409	to be paged out by the kernel. Use rlimit memlock to restore
410	historic BSD behaviour. For example, add "rlimit memlock 32"
411	to ntp.conf to lock up to 32 MB of ntpd address space in memory.
412
41320190823:
414	Several of ping6's options have been renamed for better consistency
415	with ping.  If you use any of -ARWXaghmrtwx, you must update your
416	scripts.  See ping6(8) for details.
417
41820190727:
419	The vfs.fusefs.sync_unmount and vfs.fusefs.init_backgrounded sysctls
420	and the "-o sync_unmount" and "-o init_backgrounded" mount options have
421	been removed from mount_fusefs(8).  You can safely remove them from
422	your scripts, because they had no effect.
423
424	The vfs.fusefs.fix_broken_io, vfs.fusefs.sync_resize,
425	vfs.fusefs.refresh_size, vfs.fusefs.mmap_enable,
426	vfs.fusefs.reclaim_revoked, and vfs.fusefs.data_cache_invalidate
427	sysctls have been removed.  If you felt the need to set any of them to
428	a non-default value, please tell asomers@FreeBSD.org why.
429
43020190713:
431	Default permissions on the /var/account/acct file (and copies of it
432	rotated by periodic daily scripts) are changed from 0644 to 0640
433	because the file contains sensitive information that should not be
434	world-readable.  If the /var/account directory must be created by
435	rc.d/accounting, the mode used is now 0750.  Admins who use the
436	accounting feature are encouraged to change the mode of an existing
437	/var/account directory to 0750 or 0700.
438
43920190620:
440	Entropy collection and the /dev/random device are no longer optional
441	components.  The "device random" option has been removed.
442	Implementations of distilling algorithms can still be made loadable
443	with "options RANDOM_LOADABLE" (e.g., random_fortuna.ko).
444
44520190612:
446	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
447	been upgraded to 8.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
448	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
449	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
450
45120190608:
452	A fix was applied to i386 kernel modules to avoid panics with
453	dpcpu or vnet.  Users need to recompile i386 kernel modules
454	having pcpu or vnet sections or they will refuse to load.
455
45620190513:
457	User-wired pages now have their own counter,
458	vm.stats.vm.v_user_wire_count.  The vm.max_wired sysctl was renamed
459	to vm.max_user_wired and changed from an unsigned int to an unsigned
460	long.  bhyve VMs wired with the -S are now subject to the user
461	wiring limit; the vm.max_user_wired sysctl may need to be tuned to
462	avoid running into the limit.
463
46420190507:
465	The IPSEC option has been removed from GENERIC.  Users requiring
466	ipsec(4) must now load the ipsec(4) kernel module.
467
46820190507:
469	The tap(4) driver has been folded into tun(4), and the module has been
470	renamed to tuntap.  You should update any kld_list="if_tap" or
471	kld_list="if_tun" entries in /etc/rc.conf, if_tap_load="YES" or
472	if_tun_load="YES" entries in /boot/loader.conf to load the if_tuntap
473	module instead, and "device tap" or "device tun" entries in kernel
474	config files to select the tuntap device instead.
475
47620190418:
477	The following knobs have been added related to tradeoffs between
478	safe use of the random device and availability in the absence of
479	entropy:
480
481	kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding: tunable; set
482	non-zero to bypass the random device prior to seeding, or zero to
483	block random requests until the random device is initially seeded.
484	For now, set to 1 (unsafe) by default to restore pre-r346250 boot
485	availability properties.
486
487	kern.random.initial_seeding.read_random_bypassed_before_seeding:
488	read-only diagnostic sysctl that is set when bypass is enabled and
489	read_random(9) is bypassed, to enable programmatic handling of this
490	initial condition, if desired.
491
492	kern.random.initial_seeding.arc4random_bypassed_before_seeding:
493	Similar to the above, but for for arc4random(9) initial seeding.
494
495	kern.random.initial_seeding.disable_bypass_warnings: tunable; set
496	non-zero to disable warnings in dmesg when the same conditions are
497	met as for the diagnostic sysctls above.  Defaults to zero, i.e.,
498	produce warnings in dmesg when the conditions are met.
499
50020190416:
501	The loadable random module KPI has changed; the random_infra_init()
502	routine now requires a 3rd function pointer for a bool (*)(void)
503	method that returns true if the random device is seeded (and
504	therefore unblocked).
505
50620190404:
507	r345895 reverts r320698. This implies that an nfsuserd(8) daemon
508	built from head sources between r320757 (July 6, 2017) and
509	r338192 (Aug. 22, 2018) will not work unless the "-use-udpsock"
510	is added to the command line.
511	nfsuserd daemons built from head sources that are post-r338192 are
512	not affected and should continue to work.
513
51420190320:
515	The fuse(4) module has been renamed to fusefs(4) for consistency with
516	other filesystems.  You should update any kld_load="fuse" entries in
517	/etc/rc.conf, fuse_load="YES" entries in /boot/loader.conf, and
518	"options FUSE" entries in kernel config files.
519
52020190304:
521	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
522	8.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
523	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
524	or higher.
525
52620190226:
527	geom_uzip(4) depends on the new module xz.  If geom_uzip is statically
528	compiled into your custom kernel, add 'device xz' statement to the
529	kernel config.
530
53120190219:
532	drm and drm2 have been removed from the tree. Please see
533	https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics for the latest information on
534	migrating to the drm ports.
535
53620190131:
537	Iflib is no longer unconditionally compiled into the kernel.  Drivers
538	using iflib and statically compiled into the kernel, now require
539	the 'device iflib' config option.  For the same drivers loaded as
540	modules on kernels not having 'device iflib', the iflib.ko module
541	is loaded automatically.
542
54320190125:
544	The IEEE80211_AMPDU_AGE and AH_SUPPORT_AR5416 kernel configuration
545	options no longer exist since r343219 and r343427 respectively;
546	nothing uses them, so they should be just removed from custom
547	kernel config files.
548
54920181230:
550	r342635 changes the way efibootmgr(8) works by requiring users to add
551	the -b (bootnum) parameter for commands where the bootnum was previously
552	specified with each option. For example 'efibootmgr -B 0001' is now
553	'efibootmgr -B -b 0001'.
554
55520181220:
556	r342286 modifies the NFSv4 server so that it obeys vfs.nfsd.nfs_privport
557	in the same as it is applied to NFSv2 and 3.  This implies that NFSv4
558	servers that have vfs.nfsd.nfs_privport set will only allow mounts
559	from clients using a reserved port#. Since both the FreeBSD and Linux
560	NFSv4 clients use reserved port#s by default, this should not affect
561	most NFSv4 mounts.
562
56320181219:
564	The XLP config has been removed. We can't support 64-bit atomics in this
565	kernel because it is running in 32-bit mode. XLP users must transition
566	to running a 64-bit kernel (XLP64 or XLPN32).
567
568	The mips GXEMUL support has been removed from FreeBSD. MALTA* + qemu is
569	the preferred emulator today and we don't need two different ones.
570
571	The old sibyte / swarm / Broadcom BCM1250 support has been
572	removed from the mips port.
573
57420181211:
575	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
576	7.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
577	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
578	or higher.
579
58020181211:
581	Remove the timed and netdate programs from the base tree.  Setting
582	the time with these daemons has been obsolete for over a decade.
583
58420181126:
585	On amd64, arm64 and armv7 (architectures that install LLVM's ld.lld
586	linker as /usr/bin/ld) GNU ld is no longer installed as ld.bfd, as
587	it produces broken binaries when ifuncs are in use.  Users needing
588	GNU ld should install the binutils port or package.
589
59020181123:
591	The BSD crtbegin and crtend code has been enabled by default. It has
592	had extensive testing on amd64, arm64, and i386. It can be disabled
593	by building a world with -DWITHOUT_BSD_CRTBEGIN.
594
59520181115:
596	The set of CTM commands (ctm, ctm_smail, ctm_rmail, ctm_dequeue)
597	has been converted to a port (misc/ctm) and will be removed from
598	FreeBSD-13.  It is available as a package (ctm) for all supported
599	FreeBSD versions.
600
60120181110:
602	The default newsyslog.conf(5) file has been changed to only include
603	files in /etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ and /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ if
604	the filenames end in '.conf' and do not begin with a '.'.
605
606	You should check the configuration files in these two directories match
607	this naming convention. You can verify which configuration files are
608	being included using the command:
609		$ newsyslog -Nrv
610
61120181015:
612	Ports for the DRM modules have been simplified. Now, amd64 users should
613	just install the drm-kmod port. All others should install
614	drm-legacy-kmod.
615
616	Graphics hardware that's newer than about 2010 usually works with
617	drm-kmod.  For hardware older than 2013, however, some users will need
618	to use drm-legacy-kmod if drm-kmod doesn't work for them. Hardware older
619	than 2008 usually only works in drm-legacy-kmod. The graphics team can
620	only commit to hardware made since 2013 due to the complexity of the
621	market and difficulty to test all the older cards effectively. If you
622	have hardware supported by drm-kmod, you are strongly encouraged to use
623	that as you will get better support.
624
625	Other than KPI chasing, drm-legacy-kmod will not be updated. As outlined
626	elsewhere, the drm and drm2 modules will be eliminated from the src base
627	soon (with a limited exception for arm). Please update to the package
628	asap and report any issues to x11@freebsd.org.
629
630	Generally, anybody using the drm*-kmod packages should add
631	WITHOUT_DRM_MODULE=t and WITHOUT_DRM2_MODULE=t to avoid nasty
632	cross-threading surprises, especially with automatic driver
633	loading from X11 startup. These will become the defaults in 13-current
634	shortly.
635
63620181012:
637	The ixlv(4) driver has been renamed to iavf(4).  As a consequence,
638	custom kernel and module loading configuration files must be updated
639	accordingly.  Moreover, interfaces previous presented as ixlvN to the
640	system are now exposed as iavfN and network configuration files must
641	be adjusted as necessary.
642
64320181009:
644	OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.1.1.  This update included
645	additional various API changes throughout the base system.  It is
646	important to rebuild third-party software after upgrading.  The value
647	of __FreeBSD_version has been bumped accordingly.
648
64920181006:
650	The legacy DRM modules and drivers have now been added to the loader's
651	module blacklist, in favor of loading them with kld_list in rc.conf(5).
652	The module blacklist may be overridden with the loader.conf(5)
653	'module_blacklist' variable, but loading them via rc.conf(5) is strongly
654	encouraged.
655
65620181002:
657	The cam(4) based nda(4) driver will be used over nvd(4) by default on
658	powerpc64. You may set 'options NVME_USE_NVD=1' in your kernel conf or
659	loader tunable 'hw.nvme.use_nvd=1' if you wish to use the existing
660	driver.  Make sure to edit /boot/etc/kboot.conf and fstab to use the
661	nda device name.
662
66320180913:
664	Reproducible build mode is now on by default, in preparation for
665	FreeBSD 12.0.  This eliminates build metadata such as the user,
666	host, and time from the kernel (and uname), unless the working tree
667	corresponds to a modified checkout from a version control system.
668	The previous behavior can be obtained by setting the /etc/src.conf
669	knob WITHOUT_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD.
670
67120180826:
672	The Yarrow CSPRNG has been removed from the kernel as it has not been
673	supported by its designers since at least 2003. Fortuna has been the
674	default since FreeBSD-11.
675
67620180822:
677	devctl freeze/thaw have gone into the tree, the rc scripts have been
678	updated to use them and devmatch has been changed.  You should update
679	kernel, userland and rc scripts all at the same time.
680
68120180818:
682	The default interpreter has been switched from 4th to Lua.
683	LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP, documented in build(7), will override the default
684	interpreter.  If you have custom FORTH code you will need to set
685	LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP=4th (valid values are 4th, lua or simp) in
686	src.conf for the build.  This will create default hard links between
687	loader and loader_4th instead of loader and loader_lua, the new default.
688	If you are using UEFI it will create the proper hard link to loader.efi.
689
690	bhyve uses userboot.so. It remains 4th-only until some issues are solved
691	regarding coexisting with multiple versions of FreeBSD are resolved.
692
69320180815:
694	ls(1) now respects the COLORTERM environment variable used in other
695	systems and software to indicate that a colored terminal is both
696	supported and desired.  If ls(1) is suddenly emitting colors, they may
697	be disabled again by either removing the unwanted COLORTERM from your
698	environment, or using `ls --color=never`.  The ls(1) specific CLICOLOR
699	may not be observed in a future release.
700
70120180808:
702	The default pager for most commands has been changed to "less".  To
703	restore the old behavior, set PAGER="more" and MANPAGER="more -s" in
704	your environment.
705
70620180731:
707	The jedec_ts(4) driver has been removed. A superset of its functionality
708	is available in the jedec_dimm(4) driver, and the manpage for that
709	driver includes migration instructions. If you have "device jedec_ts"
710	in your kernel configuration file, it must be removed.
711
71220180730:
713	amd64/GENERIC now has EFI runtime services, EFIRT, enabled by default.
714	This should have no effect if the kernel is booted via BIOS/legacy boot.
715	EFIRT may be disabled via a loader tunable, efi.rt.disabled, if a system
716	has a buggy firmware that prevents a successful boot due to use of
717	runtime services.
718
71920180727:
720	Atmel AT91RM9200 and AT91SAM9, Cavium CNS 11xx and XScale
721	support has been removed from the tree. These ports were
722	obsolete and/or known to be broken for many years.
723
72420180723:
725	loader.efi has been augmented to participate more fully in the
726	UEFI boot manager protocol. loader.efi will now look at the
727	BootXXXX environment variable to determine if a specific kernel
728	or root partition was specified. XXXX is derived from BootCurrent.
729	efibootmgr(8) manages these standard UEFI variables.
730
73120180720:
732	zfsloader's functionality has now been folded into loader.
733	zfsloader is no longer necessary once you've updated your
734	boot blocks. For a transition period, we will install a
735	hardlink for zfsloader to loader to allow a smooth transition
736	until the boot blocks can be updated (hard link because old
737	zfs boot blocks don't understand symlinks).
738
73920180719:
740	ARM64 now have efifb support, if you want to have serial console
741	on your arm64 board when an screen is connected and the bootloader
742	setup a frame buffer for us to use, just add :
743	boot_serial=YES
744	boot_multicons=YES
745	in /boot/loader.conf
746	For Raspberry Pi 3 (RPI) users, this is needed even if you don't have
747	an screen connected as the firmware will setup a frame buffer are that
748	u-boot will expose as an EFI frame buffer.
749
75020180719:
751	New uid:gid added, ntpd:ntpd (123:123).  Be sure to run mergemaster
752	or take steps to update /etc/passwd before doing installworld on
753	existing systems.  Do not skip the "mergemaster -Fp" step before
754	installworld, as described in the update procedures near the bottom
755	of this document.  Also, rc.d/ntpd now starts ntpd(8) as user ntpd
756	if the new mac_ntpd(4) policy is available, unless ntpd_flags or
757	the ntp config file contain options that change file/dir locations.
758	When such options (e.g., "statsdir" or "crypto") are used, ntpd can
759	still be run as non-root by setting ntpd_user=ntpd in rc.conf, after
760	taking steps to ensure that all required files/dirs are accessible
761	by the ntpd user.
762
76320180717:
764	Big endian arm support has been removed.
765
76620180711:
767	The static environment setup in kernel configs is no longer mutually
768	exclusive with the loader(8) environment by default.  In order to
769	restore the previous default behavior of disabling the loader(8)
770	environment if a static environment is present, you must specify
771	loader_env.disabled=1 in the static environment.
772
77320180705:
774	The ABI of syscalls used by management tools like sockstat and
775	netstat has been broken to allow 32-bit binaries to work on
776	64-bit kernels without modification.  These programs will need
777	to match the kernel in order to function.  External programs may
778	require minor modifications to accommodate a change of type in
779	structures from pointers to 64-bit virtual addresses.
780
78120180702:
782	On i386 and amd64 atomics are now inlined. Out of tree modules using
783	atomics will need to be rebuilt.
784
78520180701:
786	The '%I' format in the kern.corefile sysctl limits the number of
787	core files that a process can generate to the number stored in the
788	debug.ncores sysctl. The '%I' format is replaced by the single digit
789	index. Previously, if all indexes were taken the kernel would overwrite
790	only a core file with the highest index in a filename.
791	Currently the system will create a new core file if there is a free
792	index or if all slots are taken it will overwrite the oldest one.
793
79420180630:
795	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
796	6.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
797	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
798	or higher.
799
80020180628:
801	r335753 introduced a new quoting method. However, etc/devd/devmatch.conf
802	needed to be changed to work with it. This change was made with r335763
803	and requires a mergemaster / etcupdate / etc to update the installed
804	file.
805
80620180612:
807	r334930 changed the interface between the NFS modules, so they all
808	need to be rebuilt.  r335018 did a __FreeBSD_version bump for this.
809
81020180530:
811	As of r334391 lld is the default amd64 system linker; it is installed
812	as /usr/bin/ld.  Kernel build workarounds (see 20180510 entry) are no
813	longer necessary.
814
81520180530:
816	The kernel / userland interface for devinfo changed, so you'll
817	need a new kernel and userland as a pair for it to work (rebuilding
818	lib/libdevinfo is all that's required). devinfo and devmatch will
819	not work, but everything else will when there's a mismatch.
820
82120180523:
822	The on-disk format for hwpmc callchain records has changed to include
823	threadid corresponding to a given record. This changes the field offsets
824	and thus requires that libpmcstat be rebuilt before using a kernel
825	later than r334108.
826
82720180517:
828	The vxge(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was introduced into
829	HEAD one week before the Exar left the Ethernet market and is not
830	known to be used.  If you have device vxge in your kernel config file
831	it must be removed.
832
83320180510:
834	The amd64 kernel now requires a ld that supports ifunc to produce a
835	working kernel, either lld or a newer binutils. lld is built by default
836	on amd64, and the 'buildkernel' target uses it automatically. However,
837	it is not the default linker, so building the kernel the traditional
838	way requires LD=ld.lld on the command line (or LD=/usr/local/bin/ld for
839	binutils port/package). lld will soon be default, and this requirement
840	will go away.
841
842	NOTE: As of r334391 lld is the default system linker on amd64, and no
843	workaround is necessary.
844
84520180508:
846	The nxge(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was for PCI-X 10g
847	cards made by s2io/Neterion.  The company was acquired by Exar and
848	no longer sells or supports Ethernet products.  If you have device
849	nxge in your kernel config file it must be removed.
850
85120180504:
852	The tz database (tzdb) has been updated to 2018e.  This version more
853	correctly models time stamps in time zones with negative DST such as
854	Europe/Dublin (from 1971 on), Europe/Prague (1946/7), and
855	Africa/Windhoek (1994/2017).  This does not affect the UT offsets, only
856	time zone abbreviations and the tm_isdst flag.
857
85820180502:
859	The ixgb(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was for an early and
860	uncommon legacy PCI 10GbE for a single ASIC, Intel 82597EX. Intel
861	quickly shifted to the long lived ixgbe family.  If you have device
862	ixgb in your kernel config file it must be removed.
863
86420180501:
865	The lmc(4) driver has been removed.  This was a WAN interface
866	card that was already reportedly rare in 2003, and had an ambiguous
867	license.  If you have device lmc in your kernel config file it must
868	be removed.
869
87020180413:
871	Support for Arcnet networks has been removed.  If you have device
872	arcnet or device cm in your kernel config file they must be
873	removed.
874
87520180411:
876	Support for FDDI networks has been removed.  If you have device
877	fddi or device fpa in your kernel config file they must be
878	removed.
879
88020180406:
881	In addition to supporting RFC 3164 formatted messages, the
882	syslogd(8) service is now capable of parsing RFC 5424 formatted
883	log messages. The main benefit of using RFC 5424 is that clients
884	may now send log messages with timestamps containing year numbers,
885	microseconds and time zone offsets.
886
887	Similarly, the syslog(3) C library function has been altered to
888	send RFC 5424 formatted messages to the local system logging
889	daemon. On systems using syslogd(8), this change should have no
890	negative impact, as long as syslogd(8) and the C library are
891	updated at the same time. On systems using a different system
892	logging daemon, it may be necessary to make configuration
893	adjustments, depending on the software used.
894
895	When using syslog-ng, add the 'syslog-protocol' flag to local
896	input sources to enable parsing of RFC 5424 formatted messages:
897
898		source src {
899			unix-dgram("/var/run/log" flags(syslog-protocol));
900		}
901
902	When using rsyslog, disable the 'SysSock.UseSpecialParser' option
903	of the 'imuxsock' module to let messages be processed by the
904	regular RFC 3164/5424 parsing pipeline:
905
906		module(load="imuxsock" SysSock.UseSpecialParser="off")
907
908	Do note that these changes only affect communication between local
909	applications and syslogd(8). The format that syslogd(8) uses to
910	store messages on disk or forward messages to other systems
911	remains unchanged. syslogd(8) still uses RFC 3164 for these
912	purposes. Options to customize this behaviour will be added in the
913	future. Utilities that process log files stored in /var/log are
914	thus expected to continue to function as before.
915
916	__FreeBSD_version has been incremented to 1200061 to denote this
917	change.
918
91920180328:
920	Support for token ring networks has been removed. If you
921	have "device token" in your kernel config you should remove
922	it. No device drivers supported token ring.
923
92420180323:
925	makefs was modified to be able to tag ISO9660 El Torito boot catalog
926	entries as EFI instead of overloading the i386 tag as done previously.
927	The amd64 mkisoimages.sh script used to build amd64 ISO images for
928	release was updated to use this. This may mean that makefs must be
929	updated before "make cdrom" can be run in the release directory. This
930	should be as simple as:
931
932		$ cd $SRCDIR/usr.sbin/makefs
933		$ make depend all install
934
93520180212:
936	FreeBSD boot loader enhanced with Lua scripting. It's purely opt-in for
937	now by building WITH_LOADER_LUA and WITHOUT_FORTH in /etc/src.conf.
938	Co-existence for the transition period will come shortly. Booting is a
939	complex environment and test coverage for Lua-enabled loaders has been
940	thin, so it would be prudent to assume it might not work and make
941	provisions for backup boot methods.
942
94320180211:
944	devmatch functionality has been turned on in devd. It will automatically
945	load drivers for unattached devices. This may cause unexpected drivers
946	to be loaded. Please report any problems to current@ and
947	imp@freebsd.org.
948
94920180114:
950	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
951	6.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
952	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
953	or higher.
954
95520180110:
956	LLVM's lld linker is now used as the FreeBSD/amd64 bootstrap linker.
957	This means it is used to link the kernel and userland libraries and
958	executables, but is not yet installed as /usr/bin/ld by default.
959
960	To revert to ld.bfd as the bootstrap linker, in /etc/src.conf set
961	WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP=yes
962
96320180110:
964	On i386, pmtimer has been removed. Its functionality has been folded
965	into apm. It was a no-op on ACPI in current for a while now (but was
966	still needed on i386 in FreeBSD 11 and earlier). Users may need to
967	remove it from kernel config files.
968
96920180104:
970	The use of RSS hash from the network card aka flowid has been
971	disabled by default for lagg(4) as it's currently incompatible with
972	the lacp and loadbalance protocols.
973
974	This can be re-enabled by setting the following in loader.conf:
975	net.link.lagg.default_use_flowid="1"
976
97720180102:
978	The SW_WATCHDOG option is no longer necessary to enable the
979	hardclock-based software watchdog if no hardware watchdog is
980	configured. As before, SW_WATCHDOG will cause the software
981	watchdog to be enabled even if a hardware watchdog is configured.
982
98320171215:
984	r326887 fixes the issue described in the 20171214 UPDATING entry.
985	r326888 flips the switch back to building GELI support always.
986
98720171214:
988	r362593 broke ZFS + GELI support for reasons unknown. However,
989	it also broke ZFS support generally, so GELI has been turned off
990	by default as the lesser evil in r326857. If you boot off ZFS and/or
991	GELI, it might not be a good time to update.
992
99320171125:
994	PowerPC users must update loader(8) by rebuilding world before
995	installing a new kernel, as the protocol connecting them has
996	changed. Without the update, loader metadata will not be passed
997	successfully to the kernel and users will have to enter their
998	root partition at the kernel mountroot prompt to continue booting.
999	Newer versions of loader can boot old kernels without issue.
1000
100120171110:
1002	The LOADER_FIREWIRE_SUPPORT build variable as been renamed to
1003	WITH/OUT_LOADER_FIREWIRE. LOADER_{NO_,}GELI_SUPPORT has been renamed
1004	to WITH/OUT_LOADER_GELI.
1005
100620171106:
1007	The naive and non-compliant support of posix_fallocate(2) in ZFS
1008	has been removed as of r325320.  The system call now returns EINVAL
1009	when used on a ZFS file.  Although the new behavior complies with the
1010	standard, some consumers are not prepared to cope with it.
1011	One known victim is lld prior to r325420.
1012
101320171102:
1014	Building in a FreeBSD src checkout will automatically create object
1015	directories now rather than store files in the current directory if
1016	'make obj' was not ran.  Calling 'make obj' is no longer necessary.
1017	This feature can be disabled by setting WITHOUT_AUTO_OBJ=yes in
1018	/etc/src-env.conf (not /etc/src.conf), or passing the option in the
1019	environment.
1020
102120171101:
1022	The default MAKEOBJDIR has changed from /usr/obj/<srcdir> for native
1023	builds, and /usr/obj/<arch>/<srcdir> for cross-builds, to a unified
1024	/usr/obj/<srcdir>/<arch>.  This behavior can be changed to the old
1025	format by setting WITHOUT_UNIFIED_OBJDIR=yes in /etc/src-env.conf,
1026	the environment, or with -DWITHOUT_UNIFIED_OBJDIR when building.
1027	The UNIFIED_OBJDIR option is a transitional feature that will be
1028	removed for 12.0 release; please migrate to the new format for any
1029	tools by looking up the OBJDIR used by 'make -V .OBJDIR' means rather
1030	than hardcoding paths.
1031
103220171028:
1033	The native-xtools target no longer installs the files by default to the
1034	OBJDIR.  Use the native-xtools-install target with a DESTDIR to install
1035	to ${DESTDIR}/${NXTP} where NXTP defaults to /nxb-bin.
1036
103720171021:
1038	As part of the boot loader infrastructure cleanup, LOADER_*_SUPPORT
1039	options are changing from controlling the build if defined / undefined
1040	to controlling the build with explicit 'yes' or 'no' values. They will
1041	shift to WITH/WITHOUT options to match other options in the system.
1042
104320171010:
1044	libstand has turned into a private library for sys/boot use only.
1045	It is no longer supported as a public interface outside of sys/boot.
1046
104720171005:
1048	The arm port has split armv6 into armv6 and armv7. armv7 is now
1049	a valid TARGET_ARCH/MACHINE_ARCH setting. If you have an armv7 system
1050	and are running a kernel from before r324363, you will need to add
1051	MACHINE_ARCH=armv7 to 'make buildworld' to do a native build.
1052
105320171003:
1054	When building multiple kernels using KERNCONF, non-existent KERNCONF
1055	files will produce an error and buildkernel will fail. Previously
1056	missing KERNCONF files silently failed giving no indication as to
1057	why, only to subsequently discover during installkernel that the
1058	desired kernel was never built in the first place.
1059
106020170912:
1061	The default serial number format for CTL LUNs has changed.  This will
1062	affect users who use /dev/diskid/* device nodes, or whose FibreChannel
1063	or iSCSI clients care about their LUNs' serial numbers.  Users who
1064	require serial number stability should hardcode serial numbers in
1065	/etc/ctl.conf .
1066
106720170912:
1068	For 32-bit arm compiled for hard-float support, soft-floating point
1069	binaries now always get their shared libraries from
1070	LD_SOFT_LIBRARY_PATH (in the past, this was only used if
1071	/usr/libsoft also existed). Only users with a hard-float ld.so, but
1072	soft-float everything else should be affected.
1073
107420170826:
1075	The geli password typed at boot is now hidden.  To restore the previous
1076	behavior, see geli(8) for configuration options.
1077
107820170825:
1079	Move PMTUD blackhole counters to TCPSTATS and remove them from bare
1080	sysctl values.  Minor nit, but requires a rebuild of both world/kernel
1081	to complete.
1082
108320170814:
1084	"make check" behavior (made in ^/head@r295380) has been changed to
1085	execute from a limited sandbox, as opposed to executing from
1086	${TESTSDIR}.
1087
1088	Behavioral changes:
1089	- The "beforecheck" and "aftercheck" targets are now specified.
1090	- ${CHECKDIR} (added in commit noted above) has been removed.
1091	- Legacy behavior can be enabled by setting
1092	  WITHOUT_MAKE_CHECK_USE_SANDBOX in src.conf(5) or the environment.
1093
1094	If the limited sandbox mode is enabled, "make check" will execute
1095	"make distribution", then install, execute the tests, and clean up the
1096	sandbox if successful.
1097
1098	The "make distribution" and "make install" targets are typically run as
1099	root to set appropriate permissions and ownership at installation time.
1100	The end-user should set "WITH_INSTALL_AS_USER" in src.conf(5) or the
1101	environment if executing "make check" with limited sandbox mode using
1102	an unprivileged user.
1103
110420170808:
1105	Since the switch to GPT disk labels, fsck for UFS/FFS has been
1106	unable to automatically find alternate superblocks. As of r322297,
1107	the information needed to find alternate superblocks has been
1108	moved to the end of the area reserved for the boot block.
1109	Filesystems created with a newfs of this vintage or later
1110	will create the recovery information. If you have a filesystem
1111	created prior to this change and wish to have a recovery block
1112	created for your filesystem, you can do so by running fsck in
1113	foreground mode (i.e., do not use the -p or -y options). As it
1114	starts, fsck will ask ``SAVE DATA TO FIND ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS''
1115	to which you should answer yes.
1116
111720170728:
1118	As of r321665, an NFSv4 server configuration that services
1119	Kerberos mounts or clients that do not support the uid/gid in
1120	owner/owner_group string capability, must explicitly enable
1121	the nfsuserd daemon by adding nfsuserd_enable="YES" to the
1122	machine's /etc/rc.conf file.
1123
112420170722:
1125	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 5.0.0.
1126	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1127	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1128
112920170701:
1130	WITHOUT_RCMDS is now the default. Set WITH_RCMDS if you need the
1131	r-commands (rlogin, rsh, etc.) to be built with the base system.
1132
113320170625:
1134	The FreeBSD/powerpc platform now uses a 64-bit type for time_t.  This is
1135	a very major ABI incompatible change, so users of FreeBSD/powerpc must
1136	be careful when performing source upgrades.  It is best to run
1137	'make installworld' from an alternate root system, either a live
1138	CD/memory stick, or a temporary root partition.  Additionally, all ports
1139	must be recompiled.  powerpc64 is largely unaffected, except in the case
1140	of 32-bit compatibility.  All 32-bit binaries will be affected.
1141
114220170623:
1143	Forward compatibility for the "ino64" project have been committed. This
1144	will allow most new binaries to run on older kernels in a limited
1145	fashion.  This prevents many of the common foot-shooting actions in the
1146	upgrade as well as the limited ability to roll back the kernel across
1147	the ino64 upgrade. Complicated use cases may not work properly, though
1148	enough simpler ones work to allow recovery in most situations.
1149
115020170620:
1151	Switch back to the BSDL dtc (Device Tree Compiler). Set WITH_GPL_DTC
1152	if you require the GPL compiler.
1153
115420170618:
1155	The internal ABI used for communication between the NFS kernel modules
1156	was changed by r320085, so __FreeBSD_version was bumped to
1157	ensure all the NFS related modules are updated together.
1158
115920170617:
1160	The ABI of struct event was changed by extending the data
1161	member to 64bit and adding ext fields.  For upgrade, same
1162	precautions as for the entry 20170523 "ino64" must be
1163	followed.
1164
116520170531:
1166	The GNU roff toolchain has been removed from base. To render manpages
1167	which are not supported by mandoc(1), man(1) can fallback on GNU roff
1168	from ports (and recommends to install it).
1169	To render roff(7) documents, consider using GNU roff from ports or the
1170	heirloom doctools roff toolchain from ports via pkg install groff or
1171	via pkg install heirloom-doctools.
1172
117320170524:
1174	The ath(4) and ath_hal(4) modules now build piecemeal to allow for
1175	smaller runtime footprint builds.  This is useful for embedded systems
1176	which only require one chipset support.
1177
1178	If you load it as a module, make sure this is in /boot/loader.conf:
1179
1180	if_ath_load="YES"
1181
1182	This will load the HAL, all chip/RF backends and if_ath_pci.
1183	If you have if_ath_pci in /boot/loader.conf, ensure it is after
1184	if_ath or it will not load any HAL chipset support.
1185
1186	If you want to selectively load things (eg on ye cheape ARM/MIPS
1187	platforms where RAM is at a premium) you should:
1188
1189	* load ath_hal
1190	* load the chip modules in question
1191	* load ath_rate, ath_dfs
1192	* load ath_main
1193	* load if_ath_pci and/or if_ath_ahb depending upon your particular
1194	  bus bind type - this is where probe/attach is done.
1195
1196	For further comments/feedback, poke adrian@ .
1197
119820170523:
1199	The "ino64" 64-bit inode project has been committed, which extends
1200	a number of types to 64 bits.  Upgrading in place requires care and
1201	adherence to the documented upgrade procedure.
1202
1203	If using a custom kernel configuration ensure that the
1204	COMPAT_FREEBSD11 option is included (as during the upgrade the
1205	system will be running the ino64 kernel with the existing world).
1206
1207	For the safest in-place upgrade begin by removing previous build
1208	artifacts via "rm -rf /usr/obj/*".  Then, carefully follow the full
1209	procedure documented below under the heading "To rebuild everything and
1210	install it on the current system."  Specifically, a reboot is required
1211	after installing the new kernel before installing world. While an
1212	installworld normally works by accident from multiuser after rebooting
1213	the proper kernel, there are many cases where this will fail across this
1214	upgrade and installworld from single user is required.
1215
121620170424:
1217	The NATM framework including the en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), and
1218	patm(4) devices has been removed.  Consumers should plan a
1219	migration before the end-of-life date for FreeBSD 11.
1220
122120170420:
1222	GNU diff has been replaced by a BSD licensed diff. Some features of GNU
1223	diff has not been implemented, if those are needed a newer version of
1224	GNU diff is available via the diffutils package under the gdiff name.
1225
122620170413:
1227	As of r316810 for ipfilter, keep frags is no longer assumed when
1228	keep state is specified in a rule. r316810 aligns ipfilter with
1229	documentation in man pages separating keep frags from keep state.
1230	This allows keep state to be specified without forcing keep frags
1231	and allows keep frags to be specified independently of keep state.
1232	To maintain previous behaviour, also specify keep frags with
1233	keep state (as documented in ipf.conf.5).
1234
123520170407:
1236	arm64 builds now use the base system LLD 4.0.0 linker by default,
1237	instead of requiring that the aarch64-binutils port or package be
1238	installed. To continue using aarch64-binutils, set
1239	CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX=/usr/local/aarch64-freebsd/bin .
1240
124120170405:
1242	The UDP optimization in entry 20160818 that added the sysctl
1243	net.inet.udp.require_l2_bcast has been reverted.  L2 broadcast
1244	packets will no longer be treated as L3 broadcast packets.
1245
124620170331:
1247	Binds and sends to the loopback addresses, IPv6 and IPv4, will now
1248	use any explicitly assigned loopback address available in the jail
1249	instead of using the first assigned address of the jail.
1250
125120170329:
1252	The ctl.ko module no longer implements the iSCSI target frontend:
1253	cfiscsi.ko does instead.
1254
1255	If building cfiscsi.ko as a kernel module, the module can be loaded
1256	via one of the following methods:
1257	- `cfiscsi_load="YES"` in loader.conf(5).
1258	- Add `cfiscsi` to `$kld_list` in rc.conf(5).
1259	- ctladm(8)/ctld(8), when compiled with iSCSI support
1260	  (`WITH_ISCSI=yes` in src.conf(5))
1261
1262	Please see cfiscsi(4) for more details.
1263
126420170316:
1265	The mmcsd.ko module now additionally depends on geom_flashmap.ko.
1266	Also, mmc.ko and mmcsd.ko need to be a matching pair built from the
1267	same source (previously, the dependency of mmcsd.ko on mmc.ko was
1268	missing, but mmcsd.ko now will refuse to load if it is incompatible
1269	with mmc.ko).
1270
127120170315:
1272	The syntax of ipfw(8) named states was changed to avoid ambiguity.
1273	If you have used named states in the firewall rules, you need to modify
1274	them after installworld and before rebooting. Now named states must
1275	be prefixed with colon.
1276
127720170311:
1278	The old drm (sys/dev/drm/) drivers for i915 and radeon have been
1279	removed as the userland we provide cannot use them. The KMS version
1280	(sys/dev/drm2) supports the same hardware.
1281
128220170302:
1283	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 4.0.0.
1284	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1285	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1286
128720170221:
1288	The code that provides support for ZFS .zfs/ directory functionality
1289	has been reimplemented.  It's not possible now to create a snapshot
1290	by mkdir under .zfs/snapshot/.  That should be the only user visible
1291	change.
1292
129320170216:
1294	EISA bus support has been removed. The WITH_EISA option is no longer
1295	valid.
1296
129720170215:
1298	MCA bus support has been removed.
1299
130020170127:
1301	The WITH_LLD_AS_LD / WITHOUT_LLD_AS_LD build knobs have been renamed
1302	WITH_LLD_IS_LD / WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD, for consistency with CLANG_IS_CC.
1303
130420170112:
1305	The EM_MULTIQUEUE kernel configuration option is deprecated now that
1306	the em(4) driver conforms to iflib specifications.
1307
130820170109:
1309	The igb(4), em(4) and lem(4) ethernet drivers are now implemented via
1310	IFLIB.  If you have a custom kernel configuration that excludes em(4)
1311	but you use igb(4), you need to re-add em(4) to your custom
1312	configuration.
1313
131420161217:
1315	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 3.9.1.
1316	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1317	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1318
131920161124:
1320	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 3.9.0.
1321	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1322	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1323
132420161119:
1325	The layout of the pmap structure has changed for powerpc to put the pmap
1326	statistics at the front for all CPU variations.  libkvm(3) and all tools
1327	that link against it need to be recompiled.
1328
132920161030:
1330	isl(4) and cyapa(4) drivers now require a new driver,
1331	chromebook_platform(4), to work properly on Chromebook-class hardware.
1332	On other types of hardware the drivers may need to be configured using
1333	device hints.  Please see the corresponding manual pages for details.
1334
133520161017:
1336	The urtwn(4) driver was merged into rtwn(4) and now consists of
1337	rtwn(4) main module + rtwn_usb(4) and rtwn_pci(4) bus-specific
1338	parts.
1339	Also, firmware for RTL8188CE was renamed due to possible name
1340	conflict (rtwnrtl8192cU(B) -> rtwnrtl8192cE(B))
1341
134220161015:
1343	GNU rcs has been removed from base.  It is available as packages:
1344	- rcs: Latest GPLv3 GNU rcs version.
1345	- rcs57: Copy of the latest version of GNU rcs (GPLv2) before it was
1346	removed from base.
1347
134820161008:
1349	Use of the cc_cdg, cc_chd, cc_hd, or cc_vegas congestion control
1350	modules now requires that the kernel configuration contain the
1351	TCP_HHOOK option. (This option is included in the GENERIC kernel.)
1352
135320161003:
1354	The WITHOUT_ELFCOPY_AS_OBJCOPY src.conf(5) knob has been retired.
1355	ELF Tool Chain's elfcopy is always installed as /usr/bin/objcopy.
1356
135720160924:
1358	Relocatable object files with the extension of .So have been renamed
1359	to use an extension of .pico instead.  The purpose of this change is
1360	to avoid a name clash with shared libraries on case-insensitive file
1361	systems.  On those file systems, foo.So is the same file as foo.so.
1362
136320160918:
1364	GNU rcs has been turned off by default.  It can (temporarily) be built
1365	again by adding WITH_RCS knob in src.conf.
1366	Otherwise, GNU rcs is available from packages:
1367	- rcs: Latest GPLv3 GNU rcs version.
1368	- rcs57: Copy of the latest version of GNU rcs (GPLv2) from base.
1369
137020160918:
1371	The backup_uses_rcs functionality has been removed from rc.subr.
1372
137320160908:
1374	The queue(3) debugging macro, QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG, has been split into
1375	two separate components, QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG_TRACE and
1376	QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG_TRASH.  Define both for the original
1377	QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG behavior.
1378
137920160824:
1380	r304787 changed some ioctl interfaces between the iSCSI userspace
1381	programs and the kernel.  ctladm, ctld, iscsictl, and iscsid must be
1382	rebuilt to work with new kernels.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped
1383	to 1200005.
1384
138520160818:
1386	The UDP receive code has been updated to only treat incoming UDP
1387	packets that were addressed to an L2 broadcast address as L3
1388	broadcast packets.  It is not expected that this will affect any
1389	standards-conforming UDP application.  The new behaviour can be
1390	disabled by setting the sysctl net.inet.udp.require_l2_bcast to
1391	0.
1392
139320160818:
1394	Remove the openbsd_poll system call.
1395	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped because of this.
1396
139720160708:
1398	The stable/11 branch has been created from head@r302406.
1399
140020160622:
1401	The libc stub for the pipe(2) system call has been replaced with
1402	a wrapper that calls the pipe2(2) system call and the pipe(2)
1403	system call is now only implemented by the kernels that include
1404	"options COMPAT_FREEBSD10" in their config file (this is the
1405	default).  Users should ensure that this option is enabled in
1406	their kernel or upgrade userspace to r302092 before upgrading their
1407	kernel.
1408
140920160527:
1410	CAM will now strip leading spaces from SCSI disks' serial numbers.
1411	This will affect users who create UFS filesystems on SCSI disks using
1412	those disk's diskid device nodes.  For example, if /etc/fstab
1413	previously contained a line like
1414	"/dev/diskid/DISK-%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ABCDEFG0123456", you should
1415	change it to "/dev/diskid/DISK-ABCDEFG0123456".  Users of geom
1416	transforms like gmirror may also be affected.  ZFS users should
1417	generally be fine.
1418
141920160523:
1420	The bitstring(3) API has been updated with new functionality and
1421	improved performance.  But it is binary-incompatible with the old API.
1422	Objects built with the new headers may not be linked against objects
1423	built with the old headers.
1424
142520160520:
1426	The brk and sbrk functions have been removed from libc on arm64.
1427	Binutils from ports has been updated to not link to these
1428	functions and should be updated to the latest version before
1429	installing a new libc.
1430
143120160517:
1432	The armv6 port now defaults to hard float ABI. Limited support
1433	for running both hardfloat and soft float on the same system
1434	is available using the libraries installed with -DWITH_LIBSOFT.
1435	This has only been tested as an upgrade path for installworld
1436	and packages may fail or need manual intervention to run. New
1437	packages will be needed.
1438
1439	To update an existing self-hosted armv6hf system, you must add
1440	TARGET_ARCH=armv6 on the make command line for both the build
1441	and the install steps.
1442
144320160510:
1444	Kernel modules compiled outside of a kernel build now default to
1445	installing to /boot/modules instead of /boot/kernel.  Many kernel
1446	modules built this way (such as those in ports) already overrode
1447	KMODDIR explicitly to install into /boot/modules.  However,
1448	manually building and installing a module from /sys/modules will
1449	now install to /boot/modules instead of /boot/kernel.
1450
145120160414:
1452	The CAM I/O scheduler has been committed to the kernel. There should be
1453	no user visible impact. This does enable NCQ Trim on ada SSDs. While the
1454	list of known rogues that claim support for this but actually corrupt
1455	data is believed to be complete, be on the lookout for data
1456	corruption. The known rogue list is believed to be complete:
1457
1458		o Crucial MX100, M550 drives with MU01 firmware.
1459		o Micron M510 and M550 drives with MU01 firmware.
1460		o Micron M500 prior to MU07 firmware
1461		o Samsung 830, 840, and 850 all firmwares
1462		o FCCT M500 all firmwares
1463
1464	Crucial has firmware http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/support-ssd-firmware
1465	with working NCQ TRIM. For Micron branded drives, see your sales rep for
1466	updated firmware. Black listed drives will work correctly because these
1467	drives work correctly so long as no NCQ TRIMs are sent to them. Given
1468	this list is the same as found in Linux, it's believed there are no
1469	other rogues in the market place. All other models from the above
1470	vendors work.
1471
1472	To be safe, if you are at all concerned, you can quirk each of your
1473	drives to prevent NCQ from being sent by setting:
1474		kern.cam.ada.X.quirks="0x2"
1475	in loader.conf. If the drive requires the 4k sector quirk, set the
1476	quirks entry to 0x3.
1477
147820160330:
1479	The FAST_DEPEND build option has been removed and its functionality is
1480	now the one true way.  The old mkdep(1) style of 'make depend' has
1481	been removed.  See 20160311 for further details.
1482
148320160317:
1484	Resource range types have grown from unsigned long to uintmax_t.  All
1485	drivers, and anything using libdevinfo, need to be recompiled.
1486
148720160311:
1488	WITH_FAST_DEPEND is now enabled by default for in-tree and out-of-tree
1489	builds.  It no longer runs mkdep(1) during 'make depend', and the
1490	'make depend' stage can safely be skipped now as it is auto ran
1491	when building 'make all' and will generate all SRCS and DPSRCS before
1492	building anything else.  Dependencies are gathered at compile time with
1493	-MF flags kept in separate .depend files per object file.  Users should
1494	run 'make cleandepend' once if using -DNO_CLEAN to clean out older
1495	stale .depend files.
1496
149720160306:
1498	On amd64, clang 3.8.0 can now insert sections of type AMD64_UNWIND into
1499	kernel modules.  Therefore, if you load any kernel modules at boot time,
1500	please install the boot loaders after you install the kernel, but before
1501	rebooting, e.g.:
1502
1503	make buildworld
1504	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1505	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1506	make -C sys/boot install
1507	<reboot in single user>
1508
1509	Then follow the usual steps, described in the General Notes section,
1510	below.
1511
151220160305:
1513	Clang, llvm, lldb and compiler-rt have been upgraded to 3.8.0.  Please
1514	see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites and
1515	upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1516
151720160301:
1518	The AIO subsystem is now a standard part of the kernel.  The
1519	VFS_AIO kernel option and aio.ko kernel module have been removed.
1520	Due to stability concerns, asynchronous I/O requests are only
1521	permitted on sockets and raw disks by default.  To enable
1522	asynchronous I/O requests on all file types, set the
1523	vfs.aio.enable_unsafe sysctl to a non-zero value.
1524
152520160226:
1526	The ELF object manipulation tool objcopy is now provided by the
1527	ELF Tool Chain project rather than by GNU binutils. It should be a
1528	drop-in replacement, with the addition of arm64 support. The
1529	(temporary) src.conf knob WITHOUT_ELFCOPY_AS_OBJCOPY knob may be set
1530	to obtain the GNU version if necessary.
1531
153220160129:
1533	Building ZFS pools on top of zvols is prohibited by default.  That
1534	feature has never worked safely; it's always been prone to deadlocks.
1535	Using a zvol as the backing store for a VM guest's virtual disk will
1536	still work, even if the guest is using ZFS.  Legacy behavior can be
1537	restored by setting vfs.zfs.vol.recursive=1.
1538
153920160119:
1540	The NONE and HPN patches has been removed from OpenSSH.  They are
1541	still available in the security/openssh-portable port.
1542
154320160113:
1544	With the addition of ypldap(8), a new _ypldap user is now required
1545	during installworld. "mergemaster -p" can be used to add the user
1546	prior to installworld, as documented in the handbook.
1547
154820151216:
1549	The tftp loader (pxeboot) now uses the option root-path directive. As a
1550	consequence it no longer looks for a pxeboot.4th file on the tftp
1551	server. Instead it uses the regular /boot infrastructure as with the
1552	other loaders.
1553
155420151211:
1555	The code to start recording plug and play data into the modules has
1556	been committed. While the old tools will properly build a new kernel,
1557	a number of warnings about "unknown metadata record 4" will be produced
1558	for an older kldxref. To avoid such warnings, make sure to rebuild
1559	the kernel toolchain (or world). Make sure that you have r292078 or
1560	later when trying to build 292077 or later before rebuilding.
1561
156220151207:
1563	Debug data files are now built by default with 'make buildworld' and
1564	installed with 'make installworld'. This facilitates debugging but
1565	requires more disk space both during the build and for the installed
1566	world. Debug files may be disabled by setting WITHOUT_DEBUG_FILES=yes
1567	in src.conf(5).
1568
156920151130:
1570	r291527 changed the internal interface between the nfsd.ko and
1571	nfscommon.ko modules. As such, they must both be upgraded to-gether.
1572	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped because of this.
1573
157420151108:
1575	Add support for unicode collation strings leads to a change of
1576	order of files listed by ls(1) for example. To get back to the old
1577	behaviour, set LC_COLLATE environment variable to "C".
1578
1579	Databases administrators will need to reindex their databases given
1580	collation results will be different.
1581
1582	Due to a bug in install(1) it is recommended to remove the ancient
1583	locales before running make installworld.
1584
1585	rm -rf /usr/share/locale/*
1586
158720151030:
1588	The OpenSSL has been upgraded to 1.0.2d.  Any binaries requiring
1589	libcrypto.so.7 or libssl.so.7 must be recompiled.
1590
159120151020:
1592	Qlogic 24xx/25xx firmware images were updated from 5.5.0 to 7.3.0.
1593	Kernel modules isp_2400_multi and isp_2500_multi were removed and
1594	should be replaced with isp_2400 and isp_2500 modules respectively.
1595
159620151017:
1597	The build previously allowed using 'make -n' to not recurse into
1598	sub-directories while showing what commands would be executed, and
1599	'make -n -n' to recursively show commands.  Now 'make -n' will recurse
1600	and 'make -N' will not.
1601
160220151012:
1603	If you specify SENDMAIL_MC or SENDMAIL_CF in make.conf, mergemaster
1604	and etcupdate will now use this file. A custom sendmail.cf is now
1605	updated via this mechanism rather than via installworld.  If you had
1606	excluded sendmail.cf in mergemaster.rc or etcupdate.conf, you may
1607	want to remove the exclusion or change it to "always install".
1608	/etc/mail/sendmail.cf is now managed the same way regardless of
1609	whether SENDMAIL_MC/SENDMAIL_CF is used.  If you are not using
1610	SENDMAIL_MC/SENDMAIL_CF there should be no change in behavior.
1611
161220151011:
1613	Compatibility shims for legacy ATA device names have been removed.
1614	It includes ATA_STATIC_ID kernel option, kern.cam.ada.legacy_aliases
1615	and kern.geom.raid.legacy_aliases loader tunables, kern.devalias.*
1616	environment variables, /dev/ad* and /dev/ar* symbolic links.
1617
161820151006:
1619	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 3.7.0.
1620	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1621	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1622
162320150924:
1624	Kernel debug files have been moved to /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/,
1625	and renamed from .symbols to .debug. This reduces the size requirements
1626	on the boot partition or file system and provides consistency with
1627	userland debug files.
1628
1629	When using the supported kernel installation method the
1630	/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel directory will be renamed (to kernel.old)
1631	as is done with /boot/kernel.
1632
1633	Developers wishing to maintain the historical behavior of installing
1634	debug files in /boot/kernel/ can set KERN_DEBUGDIR="" in src.conf(5).
1635
163620150827:
1637	The wireless drivers had undergone changes that remove the 'parent
1638	interface' from the ifconfig -l output. The rc.d network scripts
1639	used to check presence of a parent interface in the list, so old
1640	scripts would fail to start wireless networking. Thus, etcupdate(3)
1641	or mergemaster(8) run is required after kernel update, to update your
1642	rc.d scripts in /etc.
1643
164420150827:
1645	pf no longer supports 'scrub fragment crop' or 'scrub fragment drop-ovl'
1646	These configurations are now automatically interpreted as
1647	'scrub fragment reassemble'.
1648
164920150817:
1650	Kernel-loadable modules for the random(4) device are back. To use
1651	them, the kernel must have
1652
1653	device	random
1654	options	RANDOM_LOADABLE
1655
1656	kldload(8) can then be used to load random_fortuna.ko
1657	or random_yarrow.ko. Please note that due to the indirect
1658	function calls that the loadable modules need to provide,
1659	the build-in variants will be slightly more efficient.
1660
1661	The random(4) kernel option RANDOM_DUMMY has been retired due to
1662	unpopularity. It was not all that useful anyway.
1663
166420150813:
1665	The WITHOUT_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS src.conf(5) knob has been retired.
1666	Control over building the ELF Tool Chain tools is now provided by
1667	the WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN knob.
1668
166920150810:
1670	The polarity of Pulse Per Second (PPS) capture events with the
1671	uart(4) driver has been corrected.  Prior to this change the PPS
1672	"assert" event corresponded to the trailing edge of a positive PPS
1673	pulse and the "clear" event was the leading edge of the next pulse.
1674
1675	As the width of a PPS pulse in a typical GPS receiver is on the
1676	order of 1 millisecond, most users will not notice any significant
1677	difference with this change.
1678
1679	Anyone who has compensated for the historical polarity reversal by
1680	configuring a negative offset equal to the pulse width will need to
1681	remove that workaround.
1682
168320150809:
1684	The default group assigned to /dev/dri entries has been changed
1685	from 'wheel' to 'video' with the id of '44'. If you want to have
1686	access to the dri devices please add yourself to the video group
1687	with:
1688
1689	# pw groupmod video -m $USER
1690
169120150806:
1692	The menu.rc and loader.rc files will now be replaced during
1693	upgrades. Please migrate local changes to menu.rc.local and
1694	loader.rc.local instead.
1695
169620150805:
1697	GNU Binutils versions of addr2line, c++filt, nm, readelf, size,
1698	strings and strip have been removed. The src.conf(5) knob
1699	WITHOUT_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS no longer provides the binutils tools.
1700
170120150728:
1702	As ZFS requires more kernel stack pages than is the default on some
1703	architectures e.g. i386, it now warns if KSTACK_PAGES is less than
1704	ZFS_MIN_KSTACK_PAGES (which is 4 at the time of writing).
1705
1706	Please consider using 'options KSTACK_PAGES=X' where X is greater
1707	than or equal to ZFS_MIN_KSTACK_PAGES i.e. 4 in such configurations.
1708
170920150706:
1710	sendmail has been updated to 8.15.2.  Starting with FreeBSD 11.0
1711	and sendmail 8.15, sendmail uses uncompressed IPv6 addresses by
1712	default, i.e., they will not contain "::".  For example, instead
1713	of ::1, it will be 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1.  This permits a zero subnet
1714	to have a more specific match, such as different map entries for
1715	IPv6:0:0 vs IPv6:0.  This change requires that configuration
1716	data (including maps, files, classes, custom ruleset, etc.) must
1717	use the same format, so make certain such configuration data is
1718	upgrading.  As a very simple check search for patterns like
1719	'IPv6:[0-9a-fA-F:]*::' and 'IPv6::'.  To return to the old
1720	behavior, set the m4 option confUSE_COMPRESSED_IPV6_ADDRESSES or
1721	the cf option UseCompressedIPv6Addresses.
1722
172320150630:
1724	The default kernel entropy-processing algorithm is now
1725	Fortuna, replacing Yarrow.
1726
1727	Assuming you have 'device random' in your kernel config
1728	file, the configurations allow a kernel option to override
1729	this default. You may choose *ONE* of:
1730
1731	options	RANDOM_YARROW	# Legacy /dev/random algorithm.
1732	options	RANDOM_DUMMY	# Blocking-only driver.
1733
1734	If you have neither, you get Fortuna.  For most people,
1735	read no further, Fortuna will give a /dev/random that works
1736	like it always used to, and the difference will be irrelevant.
1737
1738	If you remove 'device random', you get *NO* kernel-processed
1739	entropy at all. This may be acceptable to folks building
1740	embedded systems, but has complications. Carry on reading,
1741	and it is assumed you know what you need.
1742
1743	*PLEASE* read random(4) and random(9) if you are in the
1744	habit of tweaking kernel configs, and/or if you are a member
1745	of the embedded community, wanting specific and not-usual
1746	behaviour from your security subsystems.
1747
1748	NOTE!! If you use RANDOM_DUMMY and/or have no 'device
1749	random', you will NOT have a functioning /dev/random, and
1750	many cryptographic features will not work, including SSH.
1751	You may also find strange behaviour from the random(3) set
1752	of library functions, in particular sranddev(3), srandomdev(3)
1753	and arc4random(3). The reason for this is that the KERN_ARND
1754	sysctl only returns entropy if it thinks it has some to
1755	share, and with RANDOM_DUMMY or no 'device random' this
1756	will never happen.
1757
175820150623:
1759	An additional fix for the issue described in the 20150614 sendmail
1760	entry below has been committed in revision 284717.
1761
176220150616:
1763	FreeBSD's old make (fmake) has been removed from the system. It is
1764	available as the devel/fmake port or via pkg install fmake.
1765
176620150615:
1767	The fix for the issue described in the 20150614 sendmail entry
1768	below has been committed in revision 284436.  The work
1769	around described in that entry is no longer needed unless the
1770	default setting is overridden by a confDH_PARAMETERS configuration
1771	setting of '5' or pointing to a 512 bit DH parameter file.
1772
177320150614:
1774	ALLOW_DEPRECATED_ATF_TOOLS/ATFFILE support has been removed from
1775	atf.test.mk (included from bsd.test.mk). Please upgrade devel/atf
1776	and devel/kyua to version 0.20+ and adjust any calling code to work
1777	with Kyuafile and kyua.
1778
177920150614:
1780	The import of openssl to address the FreeBSD-SA-15:10.openssl
1781	security advisory includes a change which rejects handshakes
1782	with DH parameters below 768 bits.  sendmail releases prior
1783	to 8.15.2 (not yet released), defaulted to a 512 bit
1784	DH parameter setting for client connections.  To work around
1785	this interoperability, sendmail can be configured to use a
1786	2048 bit DH parameter by:
1787
1788	1. Edit /etc/mail/`hostname`.mc
1789	2. If a setting for confDH_PARAMETERS does not exist or
1790	   exists and is set to a string beginning with '5',
1791	   replace it with '2'.
1792	3. If a setting for confDH_PARAMETERS exists and is set to
1793	   a file path, create a new file with:
1794		openssl dhparam -out /path/to/file 2048
1795	4. Rebuild the .cf file:
1796		cd /etc/mail/; make; make install
1797	5. Restart sendmail:
1798		cd /etc/mail/; make restart
1799
1800	A sendmail patch is coming, at which time this file will be
1801	updated.
1802
180320150604:
1804	Generation of legacy formatted entries have been disabled by default
1805	in pwd_mkdb(8), as all base system consumers of the legacy formatted
1806	entries were converted to use the new format by default when the new,
1807	machine independent format have been added and supported since FreeBSD
1808	5.x.
1809
1810	Please see the pwd_mkdb(8) manual page for further details.
1811
181220150525:
1813	Clang and llvm have been upgraded to 3.6.1 release.  Please see the
1814	20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites and upgrading,
1815	if you are not already using 3.5.0 or higher.
1816
181720150521:
1818	TI platform code switched to using vendor DTS files and this update
1819	may break existing systems running on Beaglebone, Beaglebone Black,
1820	and Pandaboard:
1821
1822	- dtb files should be regenerated/reinstalled. Filenames are the
1823	  same but content is different now
1824	- GPIO addressing was changed, now each GPIO bank (32 pins per bank)
1825	  has its own /dev/gpiocX device, e.g. pin 121 on /dev/gpioc0 in old
1826	  addressing scheme is now pin 25 on /dev/gpioc3.
1827	- Pandaboard: /etc/ttys should be updated, serial console device is
1828	  now /dev/ttyu2, not /dev/ttyu0
1829
183020150501:
1831	soelim(1) from gnu/usr.bin/groff has been replaced by usr.bin/soelim.
1832	If you need the GNU extension from groff soelim(1), install groff
1833	from package: pkg install groff, or via ports: textproc/groff.
1834
183520150423:
1836	chmod, chflags, chown and chgrp now affect symlinks in -R mode as
1837	defined in symlink(7); previously symlinks were silently ignored.
1838
183920150415:
1840	The const qualifier has been removed from iconv(3) to comply with
1841	POSIX.  The ports tree is aware of this from r384038 onwards.
1842
184320150416:
1844	Libraries specified by LIBADD in Makefiles must have a corresponding
1845	DPADD_<lib> variable to ensure correct dependencies.  This is now
1846	enforced in src.libnames.mk.
1847
184820150324:
1849	From legacy ata(4) driver was removed support for SATA controllers
1850	supported by more functional drivers ahci(4), siis(4) and mvs(4).
1851	Kernel modules ataahci and ataadaptec were removed completely,
1852	replaced by ahci and mvs modules respectively.
1853
185420150315:
1855	Clang, llvm and lldb have been upgraded to 3.6.0 release.  Please see
1856	the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites and
1857	upgrading, if you are not already using 3.5.0 or higher.
1858
185920150307:
1860	The 32-bit PowerPC kernel has been changed to a position-independent
1861	executable. This can only be booted with a version of loader(8)
1862	newer than January 31, 2015, so make sure to update both world and
1863	kernel before rebooting.
1864
186520150217:
1866	If you are running a -CURRENT kernel since r273872 (Oct 30th, 2014),
1867	but before r278950, the RNG was not seeded properly.  Immediately
1868	upgrade the kernel to r278950 or later and regenerate any keys (e.g.
1869	ssh keys or openssl keys) that were generated w/ a kernel from that
1870	range.  This does not affect programs that directly used /dev/random
1871	or /dev/urandom.  All userland uses of arc4random(3) are affected.
1872
187320150210:
1874	The autofs(4) ABI was changed in order to restore binary compatibility
1875	with 10.1-RELEASE.  The automountd(8) daemon needs to be rebuilt to work
1876	with the new kernel.
1877
187820150131:
1879	The powerpc64 kernel has been changed to a position-independent
1880	executable. This can only be booted with a new version of loader(8),
1881	so make sure to update both world and kernel before rebooting.
1882
188320150118:
1884	Clang and llvm have been upgraded to 3.5.1 release.  This is a bugfix
1885	only release, no new features have been added.  Please see the 20141231
1886	entry below for information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you
1887	are not already using 3.5.0.
1888
188920150107:
1890	ELF tools addr2line, elfcopy (strip), nm, size, and strings are now
1891	taken from the ELF Tool Chain project rather than GNU binutils. They
1892	should be drop-in replacements, with the addition of arm64 support.
1893	The WITHOUT_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS= knob may be used to obtain the
1894	binutils tools, if necessary. See 20150805 for updated information.
1895
189620150105:
1897	The default Unbound configuration now enables remote control
1898	using a local socket.  Users who have already enabled the
1899	local_unbound service should regenerate their configuration
1900	by running "service local_unbound setup" as root.
1901
190220150102:
1903	The GNU texinfo and GNU info pages have been removed.
1904	To be able to view GNU info pages please install texinfo from ports.
1905
190620141231:
1907	Clang, llvm and lldb have been upgraded to 3.5.0 release.
1908
1909	As of this release, a prerequisite for building clang, llvm and lldb is
1910	a C++11 capable compiler and C++11 standard library.  This means that to
1911	be able to successfully build the cross-tools stage of buildworld, with
1912	clang as the bootstrap compiler, your system compiler or cross compiler
1913	should either be clang 3.3 or later, or gcc 4.8 or later, and your
1914	system C++ library should be libc++, or libdstdc++ from gcc 4.8 or
1915	later.
1916
1917	On any standard FreeBSD 10.x or 11.x installation, where clang and
1918	libc++ are on by default (that is, on x86 or arm), this should work out
1919	of the box.
1920
1921	On 9.x installations where clang is enabled by default, e.g. on x86 and
1922	powerpc, libc++ will not be enabled by default, so libc++ should be
1923	built (with clang) and installed first.  If both clang and libc++ are
1924	missing, build clang first, then use it to build libc++.
1925
1926	On 8.x and earlier installations, upgrade to 9.x first, and then follow
1927	the instructions for 9.x above.
1928
1929	Sparc64 and mips users are unaffected, as they still use gcc 4.2.1 by
1930	default, and do not build clang.
1931
1932	Many embedded systems are resource constrained, and will not be able to
1933	build clang in a reasonable time, or in some cases at all.  In those
1934	cases, cross building bootable systems on amd64 is a workaround.
1935
1936	This new version of clang introduces a number of new warnings, of which
1937	the following are most likely to appear:
1938
1939	-Wabsolute-value
1940
1941	This warns in two cases, for both C and C++:
1942	* When the code is trying to take the absolute value of an unsigned
1943	  quantity, which is effectively a no-op, and almost never what was
1944	  intended.  The code should be fixed, if at all possible.  If you are
1945	  sure that the unsigned quantity can be safely cast to signed, without
1946	  loss of information or undefined behavior, you can add an explicit
1947	  cast, or disable the warning.
1948
1949	* When the code is trying to take an absolute value, but the called
1950	  abs() variant is for the wrong type, which can lead to truncation.
1951	  If you want to disable the warning instead of fixing the code, please
1952	  make sure that truncation will not occur, or it might lead to unwanted
1953	  side-effects.
1954
1955	-Wtautological-undefined-compare and
1956	-Wundefined-bool-conversion
1957
1958	These warn when C++ code is trying to compare 'this' against NULL, while
1959	'this' should never be NULL in well-defined C++ code.  However, there is
1960	some legacy (pre C++11) code out there, which actively abuses this
1961	feature, which was less strictly defined in previous C++ versions.
1962
1963	Squid and openjdk do this, for example.  The warning can be turned off
1964	for C++98 and earlier, but compiling the code in C++11 mode might result
1965	in unexpected behavior; for example, the parts of the program that are
1966	unreachable could be optimized away.
1967
196820141222:
1969	The old NFS client and server (kernel options NFSCLIENT, NFSSERVER)
1970	kernel sources have been removed. The .h files remain, since some
1971	utilities include them. This will need to be fixed later.
1972	If "mount -t oldnfs ..." is attempted, it will fail.
1973	If the "-o" option on mountd(8), nfsd(8) or nfsstat(1) is used,
1974	the utilities will report errors.
1975
197620141121:
1977	The handling of LOCAL_LIB_DIRS has been altered to skip addition of
1978	directories to top level SUBDIR variable when their parent
1979	directory is included in LOCAL_DIRS.  Users with build systems with
1980	such hierarchies and without SUBDIR entries in the parent
1981	directory Makefiles should add them or add the directories to
1982	LOCAL_DIRS.
1983
198420141109:
1985	faith(4) and faithd(8) have been removed from the base system. Faith
1986	has been obsolete for a very long time.
1987
198820141104:
1989	vt(4), the new console driver, is enabled by default. It brings
1990	support for Unicode and double-width characters, as well as
1991	support for UEFI and integration with the KMS kernel video
1992	drivers.
1993
1994	You may need to update your console settings in /etc/rc.conf,
1995	most probably the keymap. During boot, /etc/rc.d/syscons will
1996	indicate what you need to do.
1997
1998	vt(4) still has issues and lacks some features compared to
1999	syscons(4). See the wiki for up-to-date information:
2000	  https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons
2001
2002	If you want to keep using syscons(4), you can do so by adding
2003	the following line to /boot/loader.conf:
2004	  kern.vty=sc
2005
200620141102:
2007	pjdfstest has been integrated into kyua as an opt-in test suite.
2008	Please see share/doc/pjdfstest/README for more details on how to
2009	execute it.
2010
201120141009:
2012	gperf has been removed from the base system for architectures
2013	that use clang. Ports that require gperf will obtain it from the
2014	devel/gperf port.
2015
201620140923:
2017	pjdfstest has been moved from tools/regression/pjdfstest to
2018	contrib/pjdfstest .
2019
202020140922:
2021	At svn r271982, The default linux compat kernel ABI has been adjusted
2022	to 2.6.18 in support of the linux-c6 compat ports infrastructure
2023	update.  If you wish to continue using the linux-f10 compat ports,
2024	add compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 to your local sysctl.conf.  Users are
2025	encouraged to update their linux-compat packages to linux-c6 during
2026	their next update cycle.
2027
202820140729:
2029	The ofwfb driver, used to provide a graphics console on PowerPC when
2030	using vt(4), no longer allows mmap() of all physical memory. This
2031	will prevent Xorg on PowerPC with some ATI graphics cards from
2032	initializing properly unless x11-servers/xorg-server is updated to
2033	1.12.4_8 or newer.
2034
203520140723:
2036	The xdev targets have been converted to using TARGET and
2037	TARGET_ARCH instead of XDEV and XDEV_ARCH.
2038
203920140719:
2040	The default unbound configuration has been modified to address
2041	issues with reverse lookups on networks that use private
2042	address ranges.  If you use the local_unbound service, run
2043	"service local_unbound setup" as root to regenerate your
2044	configuration, then "service local_unbound reload" to load the
2045	new configuration.
2046
204720140709:
2048	The GNU texinfo and GNU info pages are not built and installed
2049	anymore, WITH_INFO knob has been added to allow to built and install
2050	them again.
2051	UPDATE: see 20150102 entry on texinfo's removal
2052
205320140708:
2054	The GNU readline library is now an INTERNALLIB - that is, it is
2055	statically linked into consumers (GDB and variants) in the base
2056	system, and the shared library is no longer installed.  The
2057	devel/readline port is available for third party software that
2058	requires readline.
2059
206020140702:
2061	The Itanium architecture (ia64) has been removed from the list of
2062	known architectures. This is the first step in the removal of the
2063	architecture.
2064
206520140701:
2066	Commit r268115 has added NFSv4.1 server support, merged from
2067	projects/nfsv4.1-server.  Since this includes changes to the
2068	internal interfaces between the NFS related modules, a full
2069	build of the kernel and modules will be necessary.
2070	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped.
2071
207220140629:
2073	The WITHOUT_VT_SUPPORT kernel config knob has been renamed
2074	WITHOUT_VT.  (The other _SUPPORT knobs have a consistent meaning
2075	which differs from the behaviour controlled by this knob.)
2076
207720140619:
2078	Maximal length of the serial number in CTL was increased from 16 to
2079	64 chars, that breaks ABI.  All CTL-related tools, such as ctladm
2080	and ctld, need to be rebuilt to work with a new kernel.
2081
208220140606:
2083	The libatf-c and libatf-c++ major versions were downgraded to 0 and
2084	1 respectively to match the upstream numbers.  They were out of
2085	sync because, when they were originally added to FreeBSD, the
2086	upstream versions were not respected.  These libraries are private
2087	and not yet built by default, so renumbering them should be a
2088	non-issue.  However, unclean source trees will yield broken test
2089	programs once the operator executes "make delete-old-libs" after a
2090	"make installworld".
2091
2092	Additionally, the atf-sh binary was made private by moving it into
2093	/usr/libexec/.  Already-built shell test programs will keep the
2094	path to the old binary so they will break after "make delete-old"
2095	is run.
2096
2097	If you are using WITH_TESTS=yes (not the default), wipe the object
2098	tree and rebuild from scratch to prevent spurious test failures.
2099	This is only needed once: the misnumbered libraries and misplaced
2100	binaries have been added to OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc so they will
2101	be removed during a clean upgrade.
2102
210320140512:
2104	Clang and llvm have been upgraded to 3.4.1 release.
2105
210620140508:
2107	We bogusly installed src.opts.mk in /usr/share/mk. This file should
2108	be removed to avoid issues in the future (and has been added to
2109	ObsoleteFiles.inc).
2110
211120140505:
2112	/etc/src.conf now affects only builds of the FreeBSD src tree. In the
2113	past, it affected all builds that used the bsd.*.mk files. The old
2114	behavior was a bug, but people may have relied upon it. To get this
2115	behavior back, you can .include /etc/src.conf from /etc/make.conf
2116	(which is still global and isn't changed). This also changes the
2117	behavior of incremental builds inside the tree of individual
2118	directories. Set MAKESYSPATH to ".../share/mk" to do that.
2119	Although this has survived make universe and some upgrade scenarios,
2120	other upgrade scenarios may have broken. At least one form of
2121	temporary breakage was fixed with MAKESYSPATH settings for buildworld
2122	as well... In cases where MAKESYSPATH isn't working with this
2123	setting, you'll need to set it to the full path to your tree.
2124
2125	One side effect of all this cleaning up is that bsd.compiler.mk
2126	is no longer implicitly included by bsd.own.mk. If you wish to
2127	use COMPILER_TYPE, you must now explicitly include bsd.compiler.mk
2128	as well.
2129
213020140430:
2131	The lindev device has been removed since /dev/full has been made a
2132	standard device.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped.
2133
213420140424:
2135	The knob WITHOUT_VI was added to the base system, which controls
2136	building ex(1), vi(1), etc. Older releases of FreeBSD required ex(1)
2137	in order to reorder files share/termcap and didn't build ex(1) as a
2138	build tool, so building/installing with WITH_VI is highly advised for
2139	build hosts for older releases.
2140
2141	This issue has been fixed in stable/9 and stable/10 in r277022 and
2142	r276991, respectively.
2143
214420140418:
2145	The YES_HESIOD knob has been removed. It has been obsolete for
2146	a decade. Please move to using WITH_HESIOD instead or your builds
2147	will silently lack HESIOD.
2148
214920140405:
2150	The uart(4) driver has been changed with respect to its handling
2151	of the low-level console. Previously the uart(4) driver prevented
2152	any process from changing the baudrate or the CLOCAL and HUPCL
2153	control flags. By removing the restrictions, operators can make
2154	changes to the serial console port without having to reboot.
2155	However, when getty(8) is started on the serial device that is
2156	associated with the low-level console, a misconfigured terminal
2157	line in /etc/ttys will now have a real impact.
2158	Before upgrading the kernel, make sure that /etc/ttys has the
2159	serial console device configured as 3wire without baudrate to
2160	preserve the previous behaviour. E.g:
2161	    ttyu0  "/usr/libexec/getty 3wire"  vt100  on  secure
2162
216320140306:
2164	Support for libwrap (TCP wrappers) in rpcbind was disabled by default
2165	to improve performance.  To re-enable it, if needed, run rpcbind
2166	with command line option -W.
2167
216820140226:
2169	Switched back to the GPL dtc compiler due to updates in the upstream
2170	dts files not being supported by the BSDL dtc compiler. You will need
2171	to rebuild your kernel toolchain to pick up the new compiler. Core dumps
2172	may result while building dtb files during a kernel build if you fail
2173	to do so. Set WITHOUT_GPL_DTC if you require the BSDL compiler.
2174
217520140216:
2176	Clang and llvm have been upgraded to 3.4 release.
2177
217820140216:
2179	The nve(4) driver has been removed.  Please use the nfe(4) driver
2180	for NVIDIA nForce MCP Ethernet adapters instead.
2181
218220140212:
2183	An ABI incompatibility crept into the libc++ 3.4 import in r261283.
2184	This could cause certain C++ applications using shared libraries built
2185	against the previous version of libc++ to crash.  The incompatibility
2186	has now been fixed, but any C++ applications or shared libraries built
2187	between r261283 and r261801 should be recompiled.
2188
218920140204:
2190	OpenSSH will now ignore errors caused by kernel lacking of Capsicum
2191	capability mode support.  Please note that enabling the feature in
2192	kernel is still highly recommended.
2193
219420140131:
2195	OpenSSH is now built with sandbox support, and will use sandbox as
2196	the default privilege separation method.  This requires Capsicum
2197	capability mode support in kernel.
2198
219920140128:
2200	The libelf and libdwarf libraries have been updated to newer
2201	versions from upstream. Shared library version numbers for
2202	these two libraries were bumped. Any ports or binaries
2203	requiring these two libraries should be recompiled.
2204	__FreeBSD_version is bumped to 1100006.
2205
220620140110:
2207	If a Makefile in a tests/ directory was auto-generating a Kyuafile
2208	instead of providing an explicit one, this would prevent such
2209	Makefile from providing its own Kyuafile in the future during
2210	NO_CLEAN builds.  This has been fixed in the Makefiles but manual
2211	intervention is needed to clean an objdir if you use NO_CLEAN:
2212	  # find /usr/obj -name Kyuafile | xargs rm -f
2213
221420131213:
2215	The behavior of gss_pseudo_random() for the krb5 mechanism
2216	has changed, for applications requesting a longer random string
2217	than produced by the underlying enctype's pseudo-random() function.
2218	In particular, the random string produced from a session key of
2219	enctype aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96 or aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96 will
2220	be different at the 17th octet and later, after this change.
2221	The counter used in the PRF+ construction is now encoded as a
2222	big-endian integer in accordance with RFC 4402.
2223	__FreeBSD_version is bumped to 1100004.
2224
222520131108:
2226	The WITHOUT_ATF build knob has been removed and its functionality
2227	has been subsumed into the more generic WITHOUT_TESTS.  If you were
2228	using the former to disable the build of the ATF libraries, you
2229	should change your settings to use the latter.
2230
223120131025:
2232	The default version of mtree is nmtree which is obtained from
2233	NetBSD.  The output is generally the same, but may vary
2234	slightly.  If you found you need identical output adding
2235	"-F freebsd9" to the command line should do the trick.  For the
2236	time being, the old mtree is available as fmtree.
2237
223820131014:
2239	libbsdyml has been renamed to libyaml and moved to /usr/lib/private.
2240	This will break ports-mgmt/pkg. Rebuild the port, or upgrade to pkg
2241	1.1.4_8 and verify bsdyml not linked in, before running "make
2242	delete-old-libs":
2243	  # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg build deinstall install clean
2244	  or
2245	  # pkg install pkg; ldd /usr/local/sbin/pkg | grep bsdyml
2246
224720131010:
2248	The stable/10 branch has been created in subversion from head
2249	revision r256279.
2250
2251COMMON ITEMS:
2252
2253	General Notes
2254	-------------
2255	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
2256	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
2257	environment when searching for values for global variables.  To run
2258	your build attempts in an "environmental clean room", prefix all make
2259	commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual page for more details.
2260	Occasionally a build failure will occur with "make -j" due to a race
2261	condition.  If this happens try building again without -j, and please
2262	report a bug if it happens consistently.
2263
2264	When upgrading from one major version to another it is generally best to
2265	upgrade to the latest code in the currently installed branch first, then
2266	do an upgrade to the new branch. This is the best-tested upgrade path,
2267	and has the highest probability of being successful.  Please try this
2268	approach if you encounter problems with a major version upgrade.  Since
2269	the stable 4.x branch point, one has generally been able to upgrade from
2270	anywhere in the most recent stable branch to head / current (or even the
2271	last couple of stable branches). See the top of this file when there's
2272	an exception.
2273
2274	The update process will emit an error on an attempt to perform a build
2275	or install from a FreeBSD version below the earliest supported version.
2276	When updating from an older version the update should be performed one
2277	major release at a time, including running `make delete-old` at each
2278	step.
2279
2280	When upgrading a live system, having a root shell around before
2281	installing anything can help undo problems. Not having a root shell
2282	around can lead to problems if pam has changed too much from your
2283	starting point to allow continued authentication after the upgrade.
2284
2285	This file should be read as a log of events. When a later event changes
2286	information of a prior event, the prior event should not be deleted.
2287	Instead, a pointer to the entry with the new information should be
2288	placed in the old entry. Readers of this file should also sanity check
2289	older entries before relying on them blindly. Authors of new entries
2290	should write them with this in mind.
2291
2292	ZFS notes
2293	---------
2294	When upgrading the boot ZFS pool to a new version, always follow
2295	these two steps:
2296
2297	1.) recompile and reinstall the ZFS boot loader and boot block
2298	(this is part of "make buildworld" and "make installworld")
2299
2300	2.) update the ZFS boot block on your boot drive
2301
2302	The following example updates the ZFS boot block on the
2303	freebsd-boot partition of a GPT partitioned drive ada0:
2304	"gpart bootcode -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i $N ada0"
2305	The value $N will typically be 1 (if booting from BIOS) or 2 (if
2306	booting from EFI).
2307
2308	Non-boot pools do not need these updates.
2309
2310	To build a kernel
2311	-----------------
2312	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
2313	a few days old), you should follow this procedure.  It is the most
2314	failsafe as it uses a /usr/obj tree with a fresh mini-buildworld,
2315
2316	make kernel-toolchain
2317	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2318	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2319
2320	To test a kernel once
2321	---------------------
2322	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
2323	if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
2324	debugging information) run
2325	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
2326	nextboot -k testkernel
2327
2328	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
2329	-----------------------------------------------------------
2330	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
2331	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
2332
2333	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
2334	make buildworld
2335	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2336	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2337							[1]
2338	<reboot in single user>				[3]
2339	mergemaster -Fp					[5]
2340	make installworld
2341	mergemaster -Fi					[4]
2342	make delete-old					[6]
2343	<reboot>
2344
2345	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
2346	--------------------------------------------------
2347	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
2348	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
2349	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
2350	# size.
2351
2352	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
2353	<boot into -stable>
2354	make buildworld
2355	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2356	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
2357	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
2358	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} -DDB_FROM_SRC
2359	make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
2360	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
2361	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
2362	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
2363	<reboot into current>
2364	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
2365	<maybe install compatibility libraries from ports/misc/compat*>
2366	<reboot>
2367
2368
2369	To upgrade in-place from stable to current
2370	----------------------------------------------
2371	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
2372	make buildworld					[9]
2373	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[8]
2374	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2375							[1]
2376	<reboot in single user>				[3]
2377	mergemaster -Fp					[5]
2378	make installworld
2379	mergemaster -Fi					[4]
2380	make delete-old					[6]
2381	<reboot>
2382
2383	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
2384	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
2385	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
2386	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
2387	the UPDATING entries.
2388
2389	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
2390	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
2391	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
2392	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
2393	much fewer pitfalls.
2394
2395	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you should disable
2396	them at this point so they don't crash your system on
2397	reboot. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the modules you have in
2398	your system and install them as well.  If you are running -current, you
2399	should seriously consider placing all sources to all the modules for
2400	your system (or symlinks to them) in /usr/local/sys/modules so this
2401	happens automatically. If all your modules come from ports, then adding
2402	the port origin directories to PORTS_MODULES instead is also automatic
2403	and effective, eg:
2404	     PORTS_MODULES+=x11/nvidia-driver
2405
2406	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
2407		fsck -p
2408		mount -u /
2409		mount -a
2410		sh /etc/rc.d/zfs start	# mount zfs filesystem, if needed
2411		cd src			# full path to source
2412		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
2413	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that you boot
2414	into single user mode to do the installworld.
2415
2416	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
2417	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
2418	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
2419	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
2420	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
2421	for potential gotchas.  The -U option is also useful to consider.
2422	See mergemaster(8) for more information.
2423
2424	[5] Usually this step is a no-op.  However, from time to time
2425	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
2426	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
2427	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
2428	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
2429	from current before 20130425 or from -stable before 20130430.
2430
2431	[6] This only deletes old files and directories. Old libraries
2432	can be deleted by "make delete-old-libs", but you have to make
2433	sure that no program is using those libraries anymore.
2434
2435	[8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by an
2436	installworld.  When upgrading across major versions, the new kernel's
2437	configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD<n> option for
2438	existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x binaries).  Failure
2439	to do so may leave you with a system that is hard to boot to recover. A
2440	GENERIC kernel will include suitable compatibility options to run
2441	binaries from older branches.  Note that the ability to run binaries
2442	from unsupported branches is not guaranteed.
2443
2444	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
2445	last time you updated your kernel config file. Options also
2446	change over time, so you may need to adjust your custom kernels
2447	for these as well.
2448
2449	[9] If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
2450	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
2451	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
2452
2453	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
2454	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
2455	warn if it is improperly defined.
2456FORMAT:
2457
2458This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
2459breakages in tracking -current.  It is not guaranteed to be a complete
2460list of such breakages, and only contains entries since September 23, 2011.
2461If you need to see UPDATING entries from before that date, you will need
2462to fetch an UPDATING file from an older FreeBSD release.
2463
2464Copyright information:
2465
2466Copyright 1998-2009 M. Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
2467
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