Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:43:50 +0000 (UTC) From: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-11@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r322807 - stable/11 Message-ID: <201708230443.v7N4hoNY090466@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: mckusick Date: Wed Aug 23 04:43:50 2017 New Revision: 322807 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/322807 Log: MFC of 322298 noting MFC 322806 in UPDATING Modified: stable/11/UPDATING Modified: stable/11/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- stable/11/UPDATING Wed Aug 23 04:35:03 2017 (r322806) +++ stable/11/UPDATING Wed Aug 23 04:43:50 2017 (r322807) @@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ from older versions of FreeBSD, try WITHOUT_CLANG and the tip of head, and then rebuild without this option. The bootstrap process from older version of current across the gcc/clang cutover is a bit fragile. +20170822: + Since the switch to GPT disk labels, fsck for UFS/FFS has been + unable to automatically find alternate superblocks. As of r322806, + the information needed to find alternate superblocks has been + moved to the end of the area reserved for the boot block. + Filesystems created with a newfs of this vintage or later + will create the recovery information. If you have a filesystem + created prior to this change and wish to have a recovery block + created for your filesystem, you can do so by running fsck in + forground mode (i.e., do not use the -p or -y options). As it + starts, fsck will ask ``SAVE DATA TO FIND ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS'' + to which you should answer yes. + 20170518: arm64 builds now use the base system LLD 4.0.0 linker by default, instead of requiring that the aarch64-binutils port or package be
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