Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 05:01:44 +0000 (UTC) From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r318858 - head Message-ID: <201705250501.v4P51idC023539@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: adrian Date: Thu May 25 05:01:44 2017 New Revision: 318858 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318858 Log: Bump UPDATING to cover the ath shuffle. Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Thu May 25 04:26:26 2017 (r318857) +++ head/UPDATING Thu May 25 05:01:44 2017 (r318858) @@ -51,6 +51,31 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12 ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ****************************** +20170524: + The ath(4) and ath_hal(4) modules now build piecemeal to allow for + smaller runtime footprint builds. This is useful for embedded systems + which only require one chipset support. + + If you load it as a module, make sure this is in /boot/loader.conf: + + if_ath_load="YES" + + This will load the HAL, all chip/RF backends and if_ath_pci. + If you have if_ath_pci in /boot/loader.conf, ensure it is after + if_ath or it will not load any HAL chipset support. + + If you want to selectively load things (eg on ye cheape ARM/MIPS + platforms where RAM is at a premium) you should: + + * load ath_hal + * load the chip modules in question + * load ath_rate, ath_dfs + * load ath_main + * load if_ath_pci and/or if_ath_ahb depending upon your particular + bus bind type - this is where probe/attach is done. + + For further comments/feedback, poke adrian@ . + 20170523: The "ino64" 64-bit inode project has been committed, which extends a number of types to 64 bits. Upgrading in place requires care and
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