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Date:      Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:30:48 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r224875 - head
Message-ID:  <201108150730.p7F7Ummb098659@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: rwatson
Date: Mon Aug 15 07:30:48 2011
New Revision: 224875
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/224875

Log:
  Bump __FreeBSD_version to reflect the availability of capabilities, but
  also capability-related changes to fget(9).  This is likely not part of
  a formal KPI, but the nvidia driver (at least) uses it.
  
  Mention /dev/{stdin,stdout,stderr} breakage that appears in certain
  kernel revisions as best avoided!
  
  Approved by:  re (xxx)

Modified:
  head/UPDATING

Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING	Mon Aug 15 03:41:48 2011	(r224874)
+++ head/UPDATING	Mon Aug 15 07:30:48 2011	(r224875)
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 9.
 	machines to maximize performance.  (To disable malloc debugging, run
 	ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.)
 
+20110815:
+	During the merge of Capsicum features, the fget(9) KPI was modified.
+	This may require the rebuilding of out-of-tree device drivers --
+	issues have been reported specifically with the nVidia device driver.
+	__FreeBSD_version is bumped to 900041.
+
+	Also, there is a period between 20110811 and 20110814 where the
+	special devices /dev/{stdin,stdout,stderr} did not work correctly.
+	Building world from a kernel during that window may not work.
+
 20110628:
 	The packet filter (pf) code has been updated to OpenBSD 4.5.
 	You need to update userland tools to be in sync with kernel.



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