Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:05:26 +0100 From: Thomas Moestl <tmm@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org Subject: HEADS UP: kernel module flag day on sparc64 Message-ID: <20021202190525.GA405@crow.dom2ip.de> In-Reply-To: <200212021856.gB2IuUpU064966@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200212021856.gB2IuUpU064966@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 2002/12/02 at 10:56:30 -0800, Thomas Moestl wrote: > tmm 2002/12/02 10:56:30 PST > > Modified files: > sys/sparc64/sparc64 elf_machdep.c > Log: > Remove a workaround for a binutils bug that was fixed in the recent > import, as it breaks the relocation kernel modules built with the new > binutils. > Note that this, together with the binutils import, marks a kernel module > flag day on sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work > with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in panics. If you follow the documented standard upgrade procedure (i.e. 'make buildworld' followed by 'make buildkernel'), you should be fine. Otherwise, you should know what you are doing :) - Thomas -- Thomas Moestl <tmoestl@gmx.net> http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0015675/ <tmm@FreeBSD.org> http://people.FreeBSD.org/~tmm/ PGP fingerprint: 1C97 A604 2BD0 E492 51D0 9C0F 1FE6 4F1D 419C 776C To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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