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1Updating Information for users of FreeBSD-CURRENT.
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 15.x IS SLOW:
16	FreeBSD 15.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
3020250823:
31	The set of pkgbase packages for Kerberos and OpenSSL has changed.
32	After updating past 250e77d4f0a5, you should check 'pkg orphans'
33	and remove any orphaned packages, then examine the output of
34	'pkg install -r base -g FreeBSD-openssl\* FreeBSD-kerberos\*'
35	and install any new packages you need.
36
3720250823:
38	To restore bridge(4)'s ABI compatibility with ifconfig from 14.x or
39	earlier, the size of struct ifbreq has changed, so you must update
40	the kernel and /sbin/ifconfig at the same time or you will not be
41	able to add interfaces to bridge.  This is particularly important
42	if you require bridge for network access during boot, in which case
43	you should install the new kernel and the new /sbin/ifconfig prior
44	to rebooting.
45
4620250820:
47	The WITHOUT_GSSAPI src.conf knob has been removed.  This was already
48	a no-op for MIT Kerberos, so this only affects builds which set
49	WITHOUT_MITKRB5=1, in which case you now always get libgssapi.
50
51	Also, Heimdal's compile_et and libcom_err are now controlled by
52	WITHOUT_KERBEROS, not WITHOUT_KERBEROS_SUPPORT.  This matches
53	the behaviour of the MIT Kerberos versions.
54
5520250820:
56	Commits 08c7dd2fbe4f and a4197ea47777 have changed the ABI between
57	libvmmapi and the vmm device. If using a custom kernel configuration,
58	please ensure that the COMPAT_FREEBSD14 option is included so older
59	versions of libvmmapi continue working as expected.
60
6120250819:
62	The CLEAN option has been switched back from default-on to default-off.
63	This reverts the 20250808 change below, which had reverted the 20240729
64	change before it.  Note that some src.conf(5) options are known to break
65	ABI or compatibility in ways that may require a clean build initially
66	when switched.
67
6820250816:
69	Sendmail's libmilter has been moved to its own package.  If you want
70	to compile applications that use libmilter, you should install the
71	FreeBSD-libmilter* packages.
72
73	If you only have FreeBSD-sendmail installed for applications that
74	require libmilter, you can now remove it.
75
7620250815:
77	jemalloc 5.3.0 has been committed to the tree.
78
7920250815:
80	The removal of Secure RPC DES authentication notced in 20250810
81	has been reverted.  (However, it is still non-functional.)
82
8320250813:
84	Commit cce64f2e6851 changed the internal KAPI between the NFS
85	modules.  As such, all of them need to be rebuilt from sources.
86	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 1500060 already today,
87	 so I will not bump it again for this.
88
8920250813:
90	The gpiobus_attach_bus() function has been removed. Drivers should now
91	use the gpiobus_add_bus() function instead. The difference being that
92	gpiobus_add_bus() doesn't call bus_attach_children(), calling it will
93	be the responsibility of the caller now.
94
9520250810:
96	Support for Secure RPC DES authentication has been removed.
97	The keyserv(8) daemon was already removed, but support for it in libc
98	has also been removed, so if you somehow still had keyserv installed,
99	it will now stop working.  There is no workaround for this.  Removing
100	DES is considered a feature.
101
10220250808:
103	The CLEAN option has been switched back from default-off to
104	default-on.  This reverts the 20240729 change below.
105
10620250807:
107	routed(8) and route6d(8) have moved to the FreeBSD-rip package.
108	If you use either of these, you should install the new package.
109
11020250806:
111	if_epair(4) now uses ether_gen_addr(9) to generate a stable MAC
112	address.
113	To keep using the random address, set the loader tunable
114	net.link.epair.ether_gen_addr=0.
115
11620250804:
117	bsdconfig (including sysrc(8)) has moved to the new bsdconfig
118	package.  If you use pkgbase and wish to use bsdconfig, you should
119	install FreeBSD-bsdconfig.
120
12120250730:
122	The usbhid(4) USB HID driver is now enabled by default, and will be
123	used in preference to other USB HID drivers like ukbd(4), ums(4), and
124	uhid(4).  Work on a FIDO/U2F driver and moused(8) is in progress.
125	The default is being switched now so that we can find and fix any
126	additional issues prior to FreeBSD 15.0.
127
128	To revert to the previous USB HID driver behavior, set the loader
129	tunable hw.usb.usbhid.enable=0.
130
13120250727:
132	bmake (i.e., /usr/bin/make and /usr/share/mk) has moved to a new
133	package, FreeBSD-bmake.  If you use pkgbase and you need make, you
134	should install this package.
135
13620250726:
137	amd64 kernel configurations must contain "options SMP".
138
13920250725:
140	gssd(8) has been moved to a new package, FreeBSD-gssd.  If you use
141	pkgbase and you need gssd, you should install this package.
142
14320250724:
144	The Kerberos packages which are built when WITH_MITKRB5 is enabled
145	have been renamed from FreeBSD-krb5* to FreeBSD-kerberos*.  This
146	affects pkgbase users who manually enabled WITH_MITKRB5, *or* use
147	the default value of WITH_MITKRB5 and updated past c7da9fb90b0b
148	(20250721) which made WITH_MITKRB5 the default.
149
150	In either case, if you have FreeBSD-krb5* packages installed, you
151	should remove them and (re)install the equivalent FreeBSD-kerberos*
152	packages instead.
153
15420250721:
155	WITH_MITKRB5 is now enabled by default. MIT KRB5 has replaced
156	Heimdal in base. Ports that use USES=gssapi must be rebuilt.
157	A clean buildworld is required.
158
15920250719:
160	Commits 392a82b225 and c00baac0ab both changed the
161	internal API between the NFS modules.  As such, all
162	these modules need to be rebuilt from sources.
163	__FreeBSD_version was bumped to 1500053 for this.
164
16520250710:
166	The shar(1) utility has been removed from base.  The
167	sysutils/freebsd-shar port was created to maintain this version of
168	shar(1) past its removal from base.
169
17020250704:
171	LinuxKPI device.h and acpi changes effecting drivers and drm-kmod.
172	Bump __FreeBSD_version 1500050 to be able to detect these changes.
173
17420250630:
175	Commits 171f66b0c2ca and 8e2a90ac8089 changed the internal
176	api between nfscommon.ko and the other nfs modules.
177	Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1500049 for this.
178	All NFS related modules must be rebuilt from up-to-date
179	sources.
180
18120250625:
182	"make delete-old" will now remove the Forth bootloader entirely
183	if the system is built with WITHOUT_FORTH.
184
18520250614:
186	MIT KRB5 (MIT Kerberos5) has been imported into 15-CURRENT. To
187	and install MIT KRB5, add WITH_MITKRB5=yes to /etc/src.conf. This
188	will build and install MIT KRB5 1.21.3. And it will remove Heimdal
189	1.5.2 when delete-old and delete-old-libs are run. To revert back
190	simply buildworld/installworld again with delete-old-libs and
191	delete-old.
192
193	At the moment we only know of a couple of ports that might be
194	affected. Adjusting libmap.conf does not circumvent runtime issues.
195	The few affected ports must be rebuilt. A successful exp-run will be
196	run before MIT KRB5 becomes default.
197
198	Those using the KDC in FreeBSD base may wish to wait. The Heimdal
199	HDB is incompatible with the MIT KRB5 KDC. The migration procedure
200	is a little involved.
201
20220250603:
203	LinuxKPI dma-mapping.h were pulled into the tree from drm-kmod.
204	Bump _FreeBSD_version to 1500045 to be able to detect this change.
205
20620250527:
207	pf changed extension header handling. It now treats AH headers on IPv4 just
208	like AH headers on IPv6 and skips over them, allowing filtering on the inner
209	protocol.
210
21120250527:
212	pf now blocks IPv6 packets with a hop-by-hop or destination options header by
213	default. Such packets can be passed by adding "allow-opts" to the rule. IPv6
214	options are now handled just like their IPv4 counterparts.
215
21620250527:
217	The CAM target layer userland, i.e. ctld(8), ctladm(8) and ctlstat(8),
218	has moved to the new FreeBSD-ctl package.  If you use pkgbase and you
219	need the CAM Target Layer, you should install the new package.
220
221	Development-related tools (e.g. ar and nm) have moved to the new
222	"FreeBSD-toolchain" package, which subsumes and obsoletes the
223	existing "FreeBSD-elftoolchain" package.  If you use pkgbase and
224	need to compile software, you should install the new package and
225	ensure the old FreeBSD-elftoolchain* packages are completely removed.
226
22720250521:
228	Commit e64fe5ad3a23 removed in6_maxmtu and its setter in6_setmaxmtu().
229	in6_maxmtu is used to store the max IPv6 MTU of all interfaces,
230	however it does not have any in-tree consumers since the introduction
231	from the KAME project. The removal should have little impact, and the
232	max IPv6 MTU can be easily retrieved by iterating over all the attached
233	interface if 3rd party modules need it.
234
23520250515:
236	Commit 772258c89f28 changed the internal API between the nfscommon
237	and nfscl modules.  Both need to be built from updated sources.
238
23920250513:
240	The bridge(4) sysctl net.link.bridge.member_ifaddrs now defaults to 0,
241	meaning that interfaces added to a bridge may not have IP addresses
242	assigned.  Refer to bridge(4) for more information.
243
24420250507:
245	UMASS quirks and auto-quirk probing has been overhauled. CAM now won't
246	send SYNCHRONIZE CACHE unless MODE PAGE 8 is present and valid. This
247	should allow more devices to work (since the auto quirk code was updated
248	in 14 and broke several e-readers and the like). Please send imp@freebsd.org
249	any regression reports.
250
25120250504:
252	Commit 9419e086e1a3 changed the internal API between the nfscommon
253	and nfscl modules.  Both need to be built from updated sources.
254
25520250412:
256	LinuxKPI alloc routines were changed to return physically contiguous
257	memory where expected. These changes may require out-of-tree drivers
258	to be recompiled.
259	Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1500037 to be able to detect this change.
260
26120250409:
262	Intel iwlwifi firmware has been removed from the src repository.
263	Before updating their system, users of iwlwifi(4) or iwx(4) must
264	install the appropriate firmware for their chipset using fwget(8) or
265	building it from ports.
266
26720250314:
268	We now use LLVM's binary utilities (nm, objcopy, etc.) by default.
269	The WITHOUT_LLVM_BINUTILS src.conf(5) knob can be used to revert to
270	ELF Tool Chain tools if desired.
271
27220250303:
273	Commit 4a77657cbc01 changed the ABI between ipfw(8) and ipfw(4).
274	Please note that the old ipfw(8) binary will not work with the new
275	ipfw(4) module. Therefore, it is recommended to disable ipfw during
276	the upgrade, otherwise the host system may become inaccessible because
277	ipfw rules cannot be installed with the old binary.
278
27920250214:
280	Commit 4517fbfd4251 modified the internal API between the
281	nfscommon and nfscl modules.  As such, both of these modules
282	need to be rebuilt from sources.
283
28420250201:
285	The NFS related daemons, that provide RPC services to the kernel:
286	gssd(8), rpcbind(8), rpc.tlsservd(8) and rpc.tlsclntd(8), now use a
287	different transport - netlink(4) socket instead of unix(4).  Users of
288	NFS need to upgrade both kernel and world (binaries and libc) at once.
289	Also, any revision between 88cd1e17a7d8 and 99e5a70046da should be
290	avoided.
291
29220250129:
293	Defer the January 19, 2038 date limit in UFS1 filesystems to
294	February 7, 2106. This affects only UFS1 format filesystems.
295	See commit message 1111a44301da for details.
296
29720250127:
298	The Allwinner a10_timer driver has been renamed to aw_driver. If you
299	have a custom kernel configuration including the line 'device
300	a10_timer', it must be adjusted to 'device aw_timer'. The same applies
301	for device exclusions with 'nodevice'.
302
30320250106:
304	A new SOC_ROCKCHIP options appeared, so if you have a custom kernel configuration
305	targetting Rockchip SoC you need to add it so shared and mandatory drivers for
306	this SoC familly will be selected.
307	Also a new rk8xx device was added, this select the base driver for Rockchip PMIC.
308
30920241223:
310	The layout of NFS file handles for the tarfs, tmpfs, cd9660, and ext2fs
311	file systems has changed.  An NFS server that exports any of these file
312	systems will need its clients to unmount and remount the exports.
313
31420241216:
315	The iwm(4) firmwares are no longer compiled as kernel modules but instead
316	shipped as raw files. For pkgbase users if you use iwm(4) you will need
317	to install the FreeBSD-firmware-iwm package.
318
31920241124:
320	The OpenBSD derived bc and dc implementations and the WITHOUT_GH_BC
321	option that allowed building them instead of the advanced version
322	imported more than 4 years ago have been removed.
323
32420241107:
325	The ng_ubt(4) driver now requires firmwares to be loaded on Realtek
326	adaptors with rtlbtfw(8) utility. It no longer attaches to devices
327	standing in bootloader mode. Firmware files are available in the
328	comms/rtlbt-firmware port.
329
33020241025:
331	The support for the rc_fast_and_loose variable has been removed from
332	rc.subr(8). Users setting rc_fast_and_loose on their systems are
333	advised to make sure their customizations to rc service scripts
334	do not depend on having a single shell environment shared across
335	all the rc service scripts during booting and shutdown.
336
33720241013:
338	The ciss driver was updated to cope better with hotplug events that
339	caused it to panic before, and to support more than 48 drives attached
340	to the card. These changes were made w/o benefit of hardware for testing
341	and ciss(4) users should be on the lookout for regressions.
342
34320240729:
344	The build now defaults to WITHOUT_CLEAN - i.e., no automatic clean
345	is performed at the beginning of buildworld or buildkernel.  The
346	WITH_CLEAN src.conf(5) knob can be used to restore the previous
347	behaviour.
348
349	If you encounter incremental build issues, please report them to the
350	freebsd-current mailing list so that a special-case dependency can be
351	added, if necessary.
352
35320240715:
354	We now lean more heavily on ACPI enumeration for some traditional
355	devices. uart has moved from isa to acpi so the hints act as wiring
356	instead of device enumeration. Hints for parallel port, floppy, etc
357	have been removed.  Before upgrading, grep your dmesg for lines like:
358		uart1: non-PNP ISA device will be removed from GENERIC in FreeBSD 15.
359	to see if you need to start including hints for the device on isa
360	in your loader.conf or device.hints file. APU1 (but not APU2) boards
361	are known to be affected, but there may be others.
362
36320240712:
364	Support for armv6 has been disconnected and is being removed.
365
36620240617:
367	ifconfig now treats IPv4 addresses without a width or mask as an error.
368	Specify the desired mask or width along with the IP address on the
369	ifconfig command line and in rc.conf.
370
37120240428:
372	OpenBSM auditing runtime (auditd, etc.) has been moved into the new
373	package FreeBSD-audit.  If you use OpenBSM auditing and pkgbase, you
374	should install FreeBSD-audit.
375
37620240424:
377	cron, lpr, and ntpd have been moved from FreeBSD-utilities into their
378	own packages.  If you use pkgbase, you should install the relevant
379	packages: FreeBSD-cron, FreeBSD-lp, or FreeBSD-ntp.
380
38120240406:
382	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
383	been upgraded to 18.1.6. It is important that you run `make delete-old`
384	as described in the COMMON ITEMS section, otherwise several libc++
385	headers that are obsolete and need to be removed can cause compilation
386	errors in C++ programs.
387
38820240205:
389	For dynamically linked programs, system calls are now made from
390	libsys rather than libc.  No change in linkage is required as
391	libsys is an auxiliary filter for libc.  People building custom
392	images must ensure that libsys.so.7 is included.
393
39420240202:
395	Loader now also read configuration files listed in local_loader_conf_files.
396	Files listed here are the last ones read. And /boot/loader.conf.local was
397	moved from loader_conf_files to local_loader_conf_files leaving only
398	loader.conf and device.hints in loader_conf_files by default.
399
400	The following sequencing is applied:
401
402	1. Bootstrap:
403	    /boot/defaults/loader.conf
404
405	2. Read loader_conf_files files:
406	    /boot/device.hints
407	    /boot/loader.conf
408
409	3. Read loader_conf_dirs files:
410	    /boot/loader.conf.d/*.conf
411
412	4. And finally, rread local_loader_conf_files files:
413	    /boot/loader.conf.local
414
41520240201:
416	sendmail 8.18.1 has been imported and merged.  This version enforces
417	stricter RFC compliance by default, especially with respect to line
418	endings.  This may cause issues with receiving messages from
419	non-compliant MTAs; please see the first 8.18.1 release note in
420	contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for mitigations.
421
42220240111:
423	Commit cc760de2183f changed the internal interface between
424	the nfscommon and nfscl modules.  As such, both need to be
425	rebuilt from sources.  Therefore, __FreeBSD_version was
426	bumped to 1500010.
427
42820231120:
429	If you have an arm64 system that uses ACPI, you will need to update your
430	loader.efi in the ESP when you update past this point.  Detection of ACPI
431	was moved earlier in the binary so the scripts could use it, but old
432	binaries don't have this, so we default to 'no ACPI' in this case. You can
433	undisable ACPI by doing
434		OK unset hint.acpi.0.disabled
435	This can also be used to recover any other system that was updated in the
436	small window where amd64 was also broken.
437
43820231113:
439	The WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD option has been removed.  When LLD is enabled
440	it is always installed as /usr/bin/ld.
441
44220231027:
443	Forward compatibility (running the new code on old kernels) for the
444	"ino64" project have been removed. The need for it has passed long ago.
445
44620231018:
447	Commit 57ce37f9dcd0 changed the internal KAPI between the
448	nfscommon and nfscl modules.  Both must be rebuilt from sources.
449
45020231010:
451	dialog(1) has been replaced in base by bsddialog(1), while most of the
452	time replacing a dialog(1) call by a bsddialog(1) call works out of the
453	box, bsddialog(1) is not considered as a drop-in replacement for
454	dialog(1).
455
456	If you do depend on dialog(1) functionality, please install cdialog
457	from ports:
458
459	pkg install cdialog
460
46120230927:
462	The EARLY_AP_STARTUP kernel option is mandatory on x86.  The option
463	has been added to DEFAULTS, so it should automatically be included in
464	custom kernel configurations without any additional change.
465
46620230922:
467	A new loader tunable net.pf.default_to_drop allows pf(4)’s default
468	behaviour to be changed from pass to drop. Previously this required
469	recompiling the kernel with the option PF_DEFAULT_TO_DROP.
470
47120230914:
472	Enable splitting out pkgbase manpages into separate packages by
473	default. To disable this, set WITHOUT_MANSPLITPKG=yes in src.conf.
474
47520230911:
476	Move standard include files to the clibs-dev package and move clang
477	internal libraries and headers to clang and clang-dev. Upgrading systems
478	installed using pkgbase past this change involves extra steps to allow
479	for these file moves:
480
481		pkg upgrade -y FreeBSD-utilities
482		pkg upgrade -y FreeBSD-utilities-dev
483		pkg upgrade -y
484
48520230909:
486	Enable vnet sysctl variables to be loader tunable. SYSCTLs which
487	belongs to VNETs can be initialized during early boot or module
488	loading if they are marked with CTLFLAG_TUN and there are
489	corresponding kernel environment variables.
490
49120230901:
492	The WITH_INIT_ALL_PATTERN and WITH_INIT_ALL_ZERO build options have
493	been replaced by INIT_ALL=pattern and INIT_ALL=zero respectively.
494
49520230824:
496	FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT.
497
49820230817:
499	Serial communication (in boot loaders, kernel, and userland) has
500	been changed to default to 115200 bps, in line with common industry
501	practice and typcial firmware serial console redirection
502	configuration.
503
504	Note that the early x86 BIOS bootloader (i.e., boot0sio) does not
505	support rates above 9600 bps and is not changed. boot0sio users may
506	set BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=9600 to use 9600 for all of the boot
507	components, or use the standard boot0 and have the boot2 stage start
508	with the serial port at 115200.
509
51020230807:
511	Following the general removal of MIPS support, the ath(4) AHB bus-
512	frontend has been removed, too, and building of the PCI support is
513	integrated with the ath(4) main module again. As a result, there's
514	no longer a need for if_ath_pci_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf or
515	"device ath_pci" in the kernel configuration.
516
51720230803:
518	MAXCPU has been increased to 1024 in the amd64 GENERIC kernel config.
519	Out-of-tree kernel modules will need to be rebuilt.
520
52120230724:
522	CAM has been mechanically updated s/u_int(64|32|16|8)_t/uint\1_t/g
523	to move to the standard uintXX_t types from the old, traditional
524	BSD u_intXX_t types. This should be a NOP, but may cause problems
525	for out of tree changes. The SIMs were not updated since most of
526	the old u_intXX_t uses weren't due to CAM interfaces.
527
52820230713:
529	stable/14 branch created.
530
53120230629:
532	The heuristic for detecting old chromebooks with an EC bug that requires
533	atkbdc driver workarounds has changed. There should be no functional
534	change, but if your old chromebook's keyboard stops working, please
535	file a PR and assign it to imp.
536
53720230623:
538	OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0, including changes throughout
539	the base system.  It is important to rebuild third-party software
540	after upgrading.
541
54220230619:
543	To enable pf rdr rules for connections initiated from the host, pf
544	filter rules can be optionally enabled for packets delivered
545	locally. This can change the behavior of rules which match packets
546	delivered to lo0. To enable this feature:
547
548		sysctl net.pf.filter_local=1
549		service pf restart
550
551	When enabled, its best to ensure that packets delivered locally are not
552	filtered, e.g. by adding a 'skip on lo' rule.
553
55420230613:
555	Improvements to libtacplus(8) mean that tacplus.conf(5) now
556	follows POSIX shell syntax rules. This may cause TACACS+
557	authentication to fail if the shared secret contains a single
558	quote, double quote, or backslash character which isn't
559	already properly quoted or escaped.
560
56120230612:
562	Belatedly switch the default nvme block device on x86 from nvd to nda.
563	nda created nvd compatibility links by default, so this should be a
564	nop. If this causes problems for your application, set hw.nvme.use_nvd=1
565	in your loader.conf or add `options NVME_USE_NVD=1` to your kernel
566	config. To disable the nvd compatibility aliases, add
567	kern.cam.nda.nvd_compat=0 to loader.conf.  The default has been nda on
568	all non-x86 platforms for some time now. If you need to fall back,
569	please email imp@freebsd.org about why.
570
571	Encrypted swap partitions need to be changed from nvd to nda if you
572	migrate, or you need to use the above to switch back to nvd.
573
57420230422:
575	Remove portsnap(8).  Users are encouraged to obtain the ports tree
576	using git instead.
577
57820230420:
579	Add jobs.mk to save typing. Enables -j${JOB_MAX} and logging
580	eg.
581		make buildworld-jobs
582	runs
583		make -j${JOB_MAX} buildworld > ../buildworld.log 2>&1
584
585	where JOB_MAX is derrived from ncpus in local.sys.mk if not set in env.
586
58720230316:
588	Video related devices for some arm devices have been renamed.
589	If you have a custom kernel config and want to use hdmi output on
590	IMX6 board you need to add "device dwc_hdmi" "device imx6_hdmi" and
591	"device imx6_ipu" to it.
592	If you have a custom kernel config and want to use hdmi output on
593	TI AM335X board you need to add "device tda19988" to it.
594	If you add "device hdmi" in it you need to remove it as it doesn't
595	exist anymore.
596
59720230221:
598	Introduce new kernel options KBD_DELAY1 and KBD_DELAY2. See atkbdc(4)
599	for details.
600
60120230206:
602	sshd now defaults to having X11Forwarding disabled, following upstream.
603	Administrators who wish to enable X11Forwarding should add
604	`X11Forwarding yes` to /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
605
60620230204:
607	Since commit 75d41cb6967 Huawei 3G/4G LTE Mobile Devices do not default
608	to ECM, but NCM mode and need u3g and ucom modules loaded. See cdce(4).
609
61020230130:
611	As of commit 7c40e2d5f685, the dependency on netlink(4) has been added
612	to the linux_common(4) module. Users relying on linux_common may need
613	to complile netlink(4) module if it is not present in their kernel.
614
61520230126:
616	The WITHOUT_CXX option has been removed. C++ components in the base
617	system are now built unconditionally.
618
61920230113:
620	LinuxKPI pci.h changes may require out-of-tree drivers to be recompiled.
621	Bump _FreeBSD_version to 1400078 to be able to detect this change.
622
62320221212:
624	llvm-objump is now always installed as objdump.  Previously there was
625	no /usr/bin/objdump unless the WITH_LLVM_BINUTILS knob was used.
626
627	Some LLVM objdump options have a different output format compared to
628	GNU objdump; readelf is available for inspecting ELF files, and GNU
629	objdump is available from the devel/binutils port or package.
630
63120221205:
632	dma(8) has replaced sendmail(8) as the default mta.  For people willing
633	to reenable sendmail(8):
634
635	$ cp /usr/share/examples/sendmail/mailer.conf /etc/mail/mailer.conf
636
637	and add sendmail_enable="YES" to rc.conf.
638
63920221204:
640	hw.bus.disable_failed_devices has changed from 'false' to 'true' by
641	default. Now if newbus succeeds in probing a device, but fails to attach
642	the device, we'll disable the device. In the past, we'd keep retrying
643	the device on each new driver loaded. To get that behavior now, one
644	needs to use devctl to re-enable the device, and reprobe it (or set
645	the sysctl/tunable hw.bus.disable_failed_devices=false).
646
647	NOTE: This was reverted 20221205 due to unexpected compatibility issues
648
64920221122:
650	pf no longer accepts 'scrub fragment crop' or 'scrub fragment drop-ovl'.
651	These configurations are no longer automatically reinterpreted as
652	'scrub fragment reassemble'.
653
65420221121:
655	The WITHOUT_CLANG_IS_CC option has been removed.  When Clang is enabled
656	it is always installed as /usr/bin/cc (and c++, cpp).
657
65820221026:
659	Some programs have been moved into separate packages. It is recommended
660	for pkgbase users to do:
661
662	pkg install FreeBSD-dhclient FreeBSD-geom FreeBSD-resolvconf \
663	  FreeBSD-devd FreeBSD-devmatch
664
665	after upgrading to restore all the component that were previously
666	installed.
667
66820221002:
669	OPIE has been removed from the base system.  If needed, it can
670	be installed from ports (security/opie) or packages (opie).
671	Otherwise, make sure that your PAM policies do not reference
672	pam_opie or pam_opieaccess.
673
67420220610:
675	LinuxKPI pm.h changes require an update to the latest drm-kmod version
676	before re-compiling to avoid errors.
677
67820211230:
679	The macros provided for the manipulation of CPU sets (e.g. CPU_AND)
680	have been modified to take 2 source arguments instead of only 1.
681	Externally maintained sources that use these macros will have to
682	be adapted. The FreeBSD version has been bumped to 1400046 to
683	reflect this change.
684
68520211214:
686	A number of the kernel include files are able to be included by
687	themselves.  A test has been added to buildworld to enforce this.
688
68920211209:
690	Remove mips as a recognized target. This starts the decommissioning of
691	mips support in FreeBSD. mips related items will be removed wholesale in
692	the coming days and weeks.
693
694	This broke the NO_CLEAN build for some people. Either do a clean build
695	or touch
696		lib/clang/include/llvm/Config/Targets.def
697		lib/clang/include/llvm/Config/AsmParsers.def
698		lib/clang/include/llvm/Config/Disassemblers.def
699		lib/clang/include/llvm/Config/AsmPrinters.def
700	before the build to force everything to rebuild that needs to.
701
70220211202:
703	Unbound support for RFC8375: The special-use domain 'home.arpa' is
704	by default blocked. To unblock it use a local-zone nodefault
705	statement in unbound.conf:
706		local-zone: "home.arpa." nodefault
707
708	Or use another type of local-zone to override with your choice.
709
710	The reason for this is discussed in Section 6.1 of RFC8375:
711	Because 'home.arpa.' is not globally scoped and cannot be secured
712	using DNSSEC based on the root domain's trust anchor, there is no way
713	to tell, using a standard DNS query, in which homenet scope an answer
714	belongs.  Consequently, users may experience surprising results with
715	such names when roaming to different homenets.
716
71720211110:
718	Commit b8d60729deef changed the TCP congestion control framework so
719	that any of the included congestion control modules could be
720	the single module built into the kernel. Previously newreno
721	was automatically built in through direct reference. As of
722	this commit you are required to declare at least one congestion
723	control module (e.g. 'options CC_NEWRENO') and to also declare a
724	default using the CC_DEFAULT option (e.g. options CC_DEFAULT="newreno\").
725	The GENERIC configuration includes CC_NEWRENO and defines newreno
726	as the default. If no congestion control option is built into the
727	kernel and you are including networking, the kernel compile will
728	fail. Also if no default is declared the kernel compile will fail.
729
73020211118:
731	Mips has been removed from universe builds. It will be removed from the
732	tree shortly.
733
73420211106:
735	Commit f0c9847a6c47 changed the arguments for VOP_ALLOCATE.
736	The NFS modules must be rebuilt from sources and any out
737	of tree file systems that implement their own VOP_ALLOCATE
738	may need to be modified.
739
74020211022:
741	The synchronous PPP kernel driver sppp(4) has been removed.
742	The cp(4) and ce(4) drivers are now always compiled with netgraph(4)
743	support, formerly enabled by NETGRAPH_CRONYX option.
744
74520211020:
746	sh(1) is now the default shell for the root user.  To force root to use
747	the csh shell, please run the following command as root:
748
749	# chsh -s csh
750
75120211004:
752	Ncurses distribution has been split between libtinfow and libncurses
753	with libncurses.so becoming a linker (ld) script to seamlessly link
754	to libtinfow as needed. Bump _FreeBSD_version to 1400035 to reflect
755	this change.
756
75720210923:
758	As of commit 8160a0f62be6, the dummynet module no longer depends on the
759	ipfw module. Dummynet can now be used by pf as well as ipfw. As such
760	users who relied on this dependency may need to include ipfw in the
761	list of modules to load on their systems.
762
76320210922:
764	As of commit 903873ce1560, the mixer(8) utility has got a slightly
765	new syntax. Please refer to the mixer(8) manual page for more
766	information. The old mixer utility can be installed from ports:
767	audio/freebsd-13-mixer
768
76920210911:
770	As of commit 55089ef4f8bb, the global variable nfs_maxcopyrange has
771	been deleted from the nfscommon.ko.  As such, nfsd.ko must be built
772	from up to date sources to avoid an undefined reference when
773	being loaded.
774
77520210817:
776	As of commit 62ca9fc1ad56 OpenSSL no longer enables kernel TLS
777	by default.  Users can enable kernel TLS via the "KTLS" SSL
778	option.  This can be enabled globally by using a custom
779	OpenSSL config file via OPENSSL_CONF or via an
780	application-specific configuration option for applications
781	which permit setting SSL options via SSL_CONF_cmd(3).
782
78320210811:
784	Commit 3ad1e1c1ce20 changed the internal KAPI between the NFS
785	modules. Therefore, all need to be rebuilt from sources.
786
78720210730:
788	Commit b69019c14cd8 removes pf's DIOCGETSTATESNV ioctl.
789	As of be70c7a50d32 it is no longer used by userspace, but it does mean
790	users may not be able to enumerate pf states if they update the kernel
791	past b69019c14cd8 without first updating userspace past be70c7a50d32.
792
79320210729:
794	As of commit 01ad0c007964 if_bridge member interfaces can no longer
795	change their MTU. Changing the MTU of the bridge itself will change the
796	MTU on all member interfaces instead.
797
79820210716:
799	Commit ee29e6f31111 changed the internal KAPI between the nfscommon
800	and nfsd modules. Therefore, both need to be rebuilt from sources.
801	Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1400026 for this KAPI change.
802
80320210715:
804	The 20210707 awk update brought in a change in behavior. This has
805	been corrected as of d4d252c49976. Between these dates, if you
806	installed a new awk binary, you may not be able to build a new
807	kernel because the change in behavior affected the genoffset
808	script used to build the kernel. If you did update, the fix is
809	to update your sources past the above hash and do
810		% cd usr.bin/awk
811		% make clean all
812		% sudo -E make install
813	to enable building kernels again.
814
81520210708:
816	Commit 1e0a518d6548 changed the internal KAPI between the NFS
817	modules. They all need to be rebuilt from sources.  I did not
818	bump __FreeBSD_version, since it was bumped recently.
819
82020210707:
821	awk has been updated to the latest one-true-awk version 20210215.
822	This contains a number of minor bug fixes.
823
82420210624:
825	The NFSv4 client now uses the highest minor version of NFSv4
826	supported by the NFSv4 server by default instead of minor version 0,
827	for NFSv4 mounts.
828	The "minorversion" mount option may be used to override this default.
829
83020210618:
831	Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1400024 for LinuxKPI changes.
832	Most notably netdev.h can change now as the (last) dependencies
833	(mlx4/ofed) are now using struct ifnet directly, but also for PCI
834	additions and others.
835
83620210618:
837	The directory "blacklisted" under /usr/share/certs/ has been
838	renamed to "untrusted".
839
84020210611:
841	svnlite has been removed from base. Should you need svn for any reason
842	please install the svn package or port.
843
84420210611:
845	Commit e1a907a25cfa changed the internal KAPI between the krpc
846	and nfsserver.  As such, both modules must be rebuilt from
847	sources.  Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1400022.
848
84920210610:
850	The an(4) driver has been removed from FreeBSD.
851
85220210608:
853	The vendor/openzfs branch was renamed to vendor/openzfs/legacy to
854	start tracking OpenZFS upstream more closely. Please see
855https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2021-June/000153.html
856	for details on how to correct any errors that might result. The
857	short version is that you need to remove the old branch locally:
858	    git update-ref -d refs/remotes/freebsd/vendor/openzfs
859	(assuming your upstream origin is named 'freebsd').
860
86120210525:
862	Commits 17accc08ae15 and de102f870501 add new files to LinuxKPI
863	which break drm-kmod.  In addition various other additions where
864	committed. Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1400015 to be able to
865	detect this.
866
86720210513:
868	Commit ca179c4d74f2 changed the package in which the OpenSSL
869	libraries and utilities are packaged.
870	It is recommended for pkgbase user to do:
871	pkg install -f FreeBSD-openssl
872	before pkg upgrade otherwise some dependencies might not be met
873	and pkg will stop working as libssl will not be present anymore
874	on the system.
875
87620210426:
877	Commit 875977314881 changed the internal KAPI between
878	the nfsd and nfscommon modules.  As such these modules
879	need to be rebuilt from sources.
880	Without this patch in your NFSv4.1/4.2 server, enabling
881	delegations by setting vfs.nfsd.issue_delegations non-zero
882	is not recommended.
883
88420210411:
885	Commit 7763814fc9c2 changed the internal KAPI between
886	the krpc and NFS.  As such, the krpc, nfscommon and
887	nfscl modules must all be rebuilt from sources.
888	Without this patch, NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts should not
889	be done with the nfscbd(8) daemon running, to avoid
890	needing a working back channel for server->client RPCs.
891
89220210330:
893	Commit 01ae8969a9ee fixed the NFSv4.1/4.2 server so that it
894	handles binding of the back channel as required by RFC5661.
895	Until this patch is in your server, avoid use of the "nconnects"
896	mount option for Linux NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts.
897
89820210225:
899	For 64-bit architectures the base system is now built with Position
900	Independent Executable (PIE) support enabled by default.  It may be
901	disabled using the WITHOUT_PIE knob.  A clean build is required.
902
90320210128:
904	Various LinuxKPI functionality was added which conflicts with DRM.
905	Please update your drm-kmod port to after the __FreeBSD_version 1400003
906	update.
907
90820210121:
909	stable/13 branch created.
910
91120210108:
912	PC Card attachments for all devices have been removed. In the case of
913	wi and cmx, the entire drivers were removed because they were only
914	PC Card devices. FreeBSD_version 1300134 should be used for this
915	since it was bumped so recently.
916
91720210107:
918	Transport-independent parts of HID support have been split off the USB
919	code in to separate subsystem.  Kernel configs which include one of
920	ums, ukbd, uhid, atp, wsp, wmt, uaudio, ugold or ucycom drivers should
921	be updated with adding of "device hid" line.
922
92320210105:
924	ncurses installation has been modified to only keep the widechar
925	enabled version.  Incremental build is broken for that change, so it
926	requires a clean build.
927
92820201223:
929	The FreeBSD project has migrated from Subversion to Git. Temporary
930	instructions can be found at
931	https://github.com/bsdimp/freebsd-git-docs/blob/main/src-cvt.md
932	and other documents in that repo.
933
93420201216:
935	The services database has been updated to cover more of the basic
936	services expected in a modern system. The database is big enough
937	that it will cause issues in mergemaster in Releases previous to
938	12.2 and 11.3, or in very old current systems from before r358154.
939
94020201215:
941	Obsolete in-tree GDB 6.1.1 has been removed.  GDB (including kgdb)
942	may be installed from ports or packages.
943
94420201124:
945	ping6 has been merged into ping.  It can now be called as "ping -6".
946	See ping(8) for details.
947
94820201108:
949	Default value of net.add_addr_allfibs has been changed to 0.
950	If you have multi-fib configuration and rely on existence of all
951	interface routes in every fib, you need to set the above sysctl to 1.
952
95320201030:
954	The internal pre-processor in the calendar(1) program has been
955	extended to support more C pre-processor commands (e.g. #ifdef, #else,
956	and #undef) and to detect unbalanced conditional statements.
957	Error messages have been extended to include the filename and line
958	number if processing stops to help fixing malformed data files.
959
96020201026:
961	All the data files for the calendar(1) program, except calendar.freebsd,
962	have been moved to the deskutils/calendar-data port, much like the
963	jewish calendar entries were moved to deskutils/hebcal years ago. After
964	make delete-old-files, you need to install it to retain full
965	functionality. calendar(1) will issue a reminder for files it can't
966	find.
967
96820200923:
969	LINT files are no longer generated. We now include the relevant NOTES
970	files. Note: This may cause conflicts with updating in some cases.
971	        find sys -name LINT\* -delete
972	is suggested across this commit	to remove the generated	LINT files.
973
974	If you have tried to update with generated files there, the svn
975	command you want to un-auger the tree is
976		cd sys/amd64/conf
977		svn revert -R .
978	and then do the above find from the top level. Substitute 'amd64'
979	above with where the error message indicates a conflict.
980
98120200824:
982	OpenZFS support has been integrated. Do not upgrade root pools until
983	the loader is updated to support zstd. Furthermore, we caution against
984	'zpool upgrade' for the next few weeks. The change should be transparent
985	unless you  want to use new features.
986
987	Not all "NO_CLEAN" build scenarios work across these changes. Many
988	scenarios have been tested and fixed, but rebuilding kernels without
989	rebuilding world may fail.
990
991	The ZFS cache file has moved from /boot to /etc to match the OpenZFS
992	upstream default. A fallback to /boot has been added for mountroot.
993
994	Pool auto import behavior at boot has been moved from the kernel module
995	to an explicit "zpool import -a" in one of the rc scripts enabled by
996	zfs_enable=YES. This means your non-root zpools won't auto import until
997	you upgrade your /etc/rc.d files.
998
99920200824:
1000	The resume code now notifies devd with the 'kernel' system
1001	rather than the old 'kern' subsystem to be consistent with
1002	other use. The old notification will be created as well, but
1003	will be removed prior to FreeBSD 14.0.
1004
100520200821:
1006	r362275 changed the internal API between the kernel RPC and the
1007	NFS modules. As such, all the modules must be recompiled from
1008	sources.
1009
101020200817:
1011	r364330 modified the internal API used between the NFS modules.
1012	As such, all the NFS modules must be re-compiled from sources.
1013
101420200816:
1015	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1016	been upgraded to 11.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1017	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1018	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1019
102020200810:
1021	r364092 modified the internal ABI used between the kernel NFS
1022	modules.  As such, all of these modules need to be rebuilt
1023	from sources, so a version bump was done.
1024
102520200807:
1026	Makefile.inc has been updated to work around the issue documented in
1027	20200729. It was a case where the optimization of using symbolic links
1028	to point to binaries created a situation where we'd run new binaries
1029	with old libraries starting midway through the installworld process.
1030
103120200729:
1032	r363679 has redefined some undefined behavior in regcomp(3); notably,
1033	extraneous escapes of most ordinary characters will no longer be
1034	accepted.  An exp-run has identified all of the problems with this in
1035	ports, but other non-ports software may need extra escapes removed to
1036	continue to function.
1037
1038	Because of this change, installworld may encounter the following error
1039	from rtld: Undefined symbol "regcomp@FBSD_1.6" -- It is imperative that
1040	you do not halt installworld. Instead, let it run to completion (whether
1041	successful or not) and run installworld once more.
1042
104320200627:
1044	A new implementation of bc and dc has been imported in r362681. This
1045	implementation corrects non-conformant behavior of the previous bc
1046	and adds GNU bc compatible options. It offers a number of extensions,
1047	is much faster on large values, and has support for message catalogs
1048	(a number of languages are already supported, contributions of further
1049	languages welcome). The option WITHOUT_GH_BC can be used to build the
1050	world with the previous versions of bc and dc.
1051
105220200625:
1053	r362639 changed the internal API used between the NFS kernel modules.
1054	As such, they all need to be rebuilt from sources.
1055
105620200613:
1057	r362158 changed the arguments for VFS_CHECKEXP().  As such, any
1058	out of tree file systems need to be modified and rebuilt.
1059	Also, any file systems that are modules must be rebuilt.
1060
106120200604:
1062	read(2) of a directory fd is now rejected by default.  root may
1063	re-enable it for system root only on non-ZFS filesystems with the
1064	security.bsd.allow_read_dir sysctl(8) MIB if
1065	security.bsd.suser_enabled=1.
1066
1067	It may be advised to setup aliases for grep to default to `-d skip` if
1068	commonly non-recursively grepping a list that includes directories and
1069	the potential for the resulting stderr output is not tolerable.  Example
1070	aliases are now installed, commented out, in /root/.cshrc and
1071	/root/.shrc.
1072
107320200523:
1074	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1075	been upgraded to 10.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1076	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1077	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1078
107920200512:
1080	Support for obsolete compilers has been removed from the build system.
1081	Clang 6 and GCC 6.4 are the minimum supported versions.
1082
108320200424:
1084	closefrom(2) has been moved under COMPAT12, and replaced in libc with a
1085	stub that calls close_range(2).  If using a custom kernel configuration,
1086	you may want to ensure that the COMPAT_FREEBSD12 option is included, as
1087	a slightly older -CURRENT userland and older FreeBSD userlands may not
1088	be functional without closefrom(2).
1089
109020200414:
1091	Upstream DTS from Linux 5.6 was merged and they now have the SID
1092	and THS (Secure ID controller and THermal Sensor) node present.
1093	The DTB overlays have now been removed from the tree for the H3/H5 and
1094	A64 SoCs and the aw_sid and aw_thermal driver have been updated to
1095	deal with upstream DTS. If you are using those overlays you need to
1096	remove them from loader.conf and update the DTBs on the FAT partition.
1097
109820200310:
1099	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1100	been upgraded to 10.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1101	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1102	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1103
110420200309:
1105	The amd(8) automount daemon has been removed from the source tree.
1106	As of FreeBSD 10.1 autofs(5) is the preferred tool for automounting.
1107	amd is still available in the sysutils/am-utils port.
1108
110920200301:
1110	Removed brooktree driver (bktr.4) from the tree.
1111
111220200229:
1113	The WITH_GPL_DTC option has been removed.  The BSD-licenced device tree
1114	compiler in usr.bin/dtc is used on all architectures which use dtc, and
1115	the GPL dtc is available (if needed) from the sysutils/dtc port.
1116
111720200229:
1118	The WITHOUT_LLVM_LIBUNWIND option has been removed.  LLVM's libunwind
1119	is used by all supported CPU architectures.
1120
112120200229:
1122	GCC 4.2.1 has been removed from the tree.  The WITH_GCC,
1123	WITH_GCC_BOOTSTRAP, and WITH_GNUCXX options are no longer available.
1124	Users who wish to build FreeBSD with GCC must use the external toolchain
1125	ports or packages.
1126
112720200220:
1128	ncurses has been updated to a newer version (6.2-20200215). Given the ABI
1129	has changed, users will have to rebuild all the ports that are linked to
1130	ncurses.
1131
113220200217:
1133	The size of struct vnet and the magic cookie have changed.
1134	Users need to recompile libkvm and all modules using VIMAGE
1135	together with their new kernel.
1136
113720200212:
1138	Defining the long deprecated NO_CTF, NO_DEBUG_FILES, NO_INSTALLLIB,
1139	NO_MAN, NO_PROFILE, and NO_WARNS variables is now an error.  Update
1140	your Makefiles and scripts to define MK_<var>=no instead as required.
1141
1142	One exception to this is that program or library Makefiles should
1143	define MAN to empty rather than setting MK_MAN=no.
1144
114520200108:
1146	Clang/LLVM is now the default compiler and LLD the default
1147	linker for riscv64.
1148
114920200107:
1150	make universe no longer uses GCC 4.2.1 on any architectures.
1151	Architectures not supported by in-tree Clang/LLVM require an
1152	external toolchain package.
1153
115420200104:
1155	GCC 4.2.1 is now not built by default, as part of the GCC 4.2.1
1156	retirement plan.  Specifically, the GCC, GCC_BOOTSTRAP, and GNUCXX
1157	options default to off for all supported CPU architectures.  As a
1158	short-term transition aid they may be enabled via WITH_* options.
1159	GCC 4.2.1 is expected to be removed from the tree on 2020-03-31.
1160
116120200102:
1162	Support for armv5 has been disconnected and is being removed. The
1163	machine combination MACHINE=arm MACHINE_ARCH=arm is no longer valid.
1164	You must now use a MACHINE_ARCH of armv6 or armv7. The default
1165	MACHINE_ARCH for MACHINE=arm is now armv7.
1166
116720191226:
1168	Clang/LLVM is now the default compiler for all powerpc architectures.
1169	LLD is now the default linker for powerpc64.  The change for powerpc64
1170	also includes a change to the ELFv2 ABI, incompatible with the existing
1171	ABI.
1172
117320191226:
1174	Kernel-loadable random(4) modules are no longer unloadable.
1175
117620191222:
1177	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1178	been upgraded to 9.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1179	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1180	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1181
118220191212:
1183	r355677 has modified the internal interface used between the
1184	NFS modules in the kernel. As such, they must all be upgraded
1185	simultaneously. I will do a version bump for this.
1186
118720191205:
1188	The root certificates of the Mozilla CA Certificate Store have been
1189	imported into the base system and can be managed with the certctl(8)
1190	utility.  If you have installed the security/ca_root_nss port or package
1191	with the ETCSYMLINK option (the default), be advised that there may be
1192	differences between those included in the port and those included in
1193	base due to differences in nss branch used as well as general update
1194	frequency.  Note also that certctl(8) cannot manage certs in the
1195	format used by the security/ca_root_nss port.
1196
119720191120:
1198	The amd(8) automount daemon has been disabled by default, and will be
1199	removed in the future.  As of FreeBSD 10.1 the autofs(5) is available
1200	for automounting.
1201
120220191107:
1203	The nctgpio and wbwd drivers have been moved to the superio bus.
1204	If you have one of these drivers in a kernel configuration, then
1205	you should add device superio to it.  If you use one of these drivers
1206	as a module and you compile a custom set of modules, then you should
1207	add superio to the set.
1208
120920191021:
1210	KPIs for network drivers to access interface addresses have changed.
1211	Users need to recompile NIC driver modules together with kernel.
1212
121320191021:
1214	The net.link.tap.user_open sysctl no longer prevents user opening of
1215	already created /dev/tapNN devices.  Access is still controlled by
1216	node permissions, just like tun devices.  The net.link.tap.user_open
1217	sysctl is now used only to allow users to perform devfs cloning of
1218	tap devices, and the subsequent open may not succeed if the user is not
1219	in the appropriate group.  This sysctl may be deprecated/removed
1220	completely in the future.
1221
122220191009:
1223	mips, powerpc, and sparc64 are no longer built as part of
1224	universe / tinderbox unless MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC is defined. If
1225	not defined, mips, powerpc, and sparc64 builds will look for
1226	the xtoolchain binaries and if installed use them for universe
1227	builds. As llvm 9.0 becomes vetted for these architectures, they
1228	will be removed from the list.
1229
123020191009:
1231	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1232	been upgraded to 9.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1233	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1234	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1235
123620191003:
1237	The hpt27xx, hptmv, hptnr, and hptrr drivers have been removed from
1238	GENERIC.  They are available as modules and can be loaded by adding
1239	to /boot/loader.conf hpt27xx_load="YES", hptmv_load="YES",
1240	hptnr_load="YES", or hptrr_load="YES", respectively.
1241
124220190913:
1243	ntpd no longer by default locks its pages in memory, allowing them
1244	to be paged out by the kernel. Use rlimit memlock to restore
1245	historic BSD behaviour. For example, add "rlimit memlock 32"
1246	to ntp.conf to lock up to 32 MB of ntpd address space in memory.
1247
124820190823:
1249	Several of ping6's options have been renamed for better consistency
1250	with ping.  If you use any of -ARWXaghmrtwx, you must update your
1251	scripts.  See ping6(8) for details.
1252
125320190727:
1254	The vfs.fusefs.sync_unmount and vfs.fusefs.init_backgrounded sysctls
1255	and the "-o sync_unmount" and "-o init_backgrounded" mount options have
1256	been removed from mount_fusefs(8).  You can safely remove them from
1257	your scripts, because they had no effect.
1258
1259	The vfs.fusefs.fix_broken_io, vfs.fusefs.sync_resize,
1260	vfs.fusefs.refresh_size, vfs.fusefs.mmap_enable,
1261	vfs.fusefs.reclaim_revoked, and vfs.fusefs.data_cache_invalidate
1262	sysctls have been removed.  If you felt the need to set any of them to
1263	a non-default value, please tell asomers@FreeBSD.org why.
1264
126520190713:
1266	Default permissions on the /var/account/acct file (and copies of it
1267	rotated by periodic daily scripts) are changed from 0644 to 0640
1268	because the file contains sensitive information that should not be
1269	world-readable.  If the /var/account directory must be created by
1270	rc.d/accounting, the mode used is now 0750.  Admins who use the
1271	accounting feature are encouraged to change the mode of an existing
1272	/var/account directory to 0750 or 0700.
1273
127420190620:
1275	Entropy collection and the /dev/random device are no longer optional
1276	components.  The "device random" option has been removed.
1277	Implementations of distilling algorithms can still be made loadable
1278	with "options RANDOM_LOADABLE" (e.g., random_fortuna.ko).
1279
128020190612:
1281	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind and openmp have
1282	been upgraded to 8.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for
1283	information about prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already
1284	using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1285
128620190608:
1287	A fix was applied to i386 kernel modules to avoid panics with
1288	dpcpu or vnet.  Users need to recompile i386 kernel modules
1289	having pcpu or vnet sections or they will refuse to load.
1290
129120190513:
1292	User-wired pages now have their own counter,
1293	vm.stats.vm.v_user_wire_count.  The vm.max_wired sysctl was renamed
1294	to vm.max_user_wired and changed from an unsigned int to an unsigned
1295	long.  bhyve VMs wired with the -S are now subject to the user
1296	wiring limit; the vm.max_user_wired sysctl may need to be tuned to
1297	avoid running into the limit.
1298
129920190507:
1300	The IPSEC option has been removed from GENERIC.  Users requiring
1301	ipsec(4) must now load the ipsec(4) kernel module.
1302
130320190507:
1304	The tap(4) driver has been folded into tun(4), and the module has been
1305	renamed to tuntap.  You should update any kld_list="if_tap" or
1306	kld_list="if_tun" entries in /etc/rc.conf, if_tap_load="YES" or
1307	if_tun_load="YES" entries in /boot/loader.conf to load the if_tuntap
1308	module instead, and "device tap" or "device tun" entries in kernel
1309	config files to select the tuntap device instead.
1310
131120190418:
1312	The following knobs have been added related to tradeoffs between
1313	safe use of the random device and availability in the absence of
1314	entropy:
1315
1316	kern.random.initial_seeding.bypass_before_seeding: tunable; set
1317	non-zero to bypass the random device prior to seeding, or zero to
1318	block random requests until the random device is initially seeded.
1319	For now, set to 1 (unsafe) by default to restore pre-r346250 boot
1320	availability properties.
1321
1322	kern.random.initial_seeding.read_random_bypassed_before_seeding:
1323	read-only diagnostic sysctl that is set when bypass is enabled and
1324	read_random(9) is bypassed, to enable programmatic handling of this
1325	initial condition, if desired.
1326
1327	kern.random.initial_seeding.arc4random_bypassed_before_seeding:
1328	Similar to the above, but for arc4random(9) initial seeding.
1329
1330	kern.random.initial_seeding.disable_bypass_warnings: tunable; set
1331	non-zero to disable warnings in dmesg when the same conditions are
1332	met as for the diagnostic sysctls above.  Defaults to zero, i.e.,
1333	produce warnings in dmesg when the conditions are met.
1334
133520190416:
1336	The loadable random module KPI has changed; the random_infra_init()
1337	routine now requires a 3rd function pointer for a bool (*)(void)
1338	method that returns true if the random device is seeded (and
1339	therefore unblocked).
1340
134120190404:
1342	r345895 reverts r320698. This implies that an nfsuserd(8) daemon
1343	built from head sources between r320757 (July 6, 2017) and
1344	r338192 (Aug. 22, 2018) will not work unless the "-use-udpsock"
1345	is added to the command line.
1346	nfsuserd daemons built from head sources that are post-r338192 are
1347	not affected and should continue to work.
1348
134920190320:
1350	The fuse(4) module has been renamed to fusefs(4) for consistency with
1351	other filesystems.  You should update any kld_load="fuse" entries in
1352	/etc/rc.conf, fuse_load="YES" entries in /boot/loader.conf, and
1353	"options FUSE" entries in kernel config files.
1354
135520190304:
1356	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
1357	8.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
1358	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
1359	or higher.
1360
136120190226:
1362	geom_uzip(4) depends on the new module xz.  If geom_uzip is statically
1363	compiled into your custom kernel, add 'device xz' statement to the
1364	kernel config.
1365
136620190219:
1367	drm and drm2 have been removed from the tree. Please see
1368	https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics for the latest information on
1369	migrating to the drm ports.
1370
137120190131:
1372	Iflib is no longer unconditionally compiled into the kernel.  Drivers
1373	using iflib and statically compiled into the kernel, now require
1374	the 'device iflib' config option.  For the same drivers loaded as
1375	modules on kernels not having 'device iflib', the iflib.ko module
1376	is loaded automatically.
1377
137820190125:
1379	The IEEE80211_AMPDU_AGE and AH_SUPPORT_AR5416 kernel configuration
1380	options no longer exist since r343219 and r343427 respectively;
1381	nothing uses them, so they should be just removed from custom
1382	kernel config files.
1383
138420181230:
1385	r342635 changes the way efibootmgr(8) works by requiring users to add
1386	the -b (bootnum) parameter for commands where the bootnum was previously
1387	specified with each option. For example 'efibootmgr -B 0001' is now
1388	'efibootmgr -B -b 0001'.
1389
139020181220:
1391	r342286 modifies the NFSv4 server so that it obeys vfs.nfsd.nfs_privport
1392	in the same as it is applied to NFSv2 and 3.  This implies that NFSv4
1393	servers that have vfs.nfsd.nfs_privport set will only allow mounts
1394	from clients using a reserved port. Since both the FreeBSD and Linux
1395	NFSv4 clients use reserved ports by default, this should not affect
1396	most NFSv4 mounts.
1397
139820181219:
1399	The XLP config has been removed. We can't support 64-bit atomics in this
1400	kernel because it is running in 32-bit mode. XLP users must transition
1401	to running a 64-bit kernel (XLP64 or XLPN32).
1402
1403	The mips GXEMUL support has been removed from FreeBSD. MALTA* + qemu is
1404	the preferred emulator today and we don't need two different ones.
1405
1406	The old sibyte / swarm / Broadcom BCM1250 support has been
1407	removed from the mips port.
1408
140920181211:
1410	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
1411	7.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
1412	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
1413	or higher.
1414
141520181211:
1416	Remove the timed and netdate programs from the base tree.  Setting
1417	the time with these daemons has been obsolete for over a decade.
1418
141920181126:
1420	On amd64, arm64 and armv7 (architectures that install LLVM's ld.lld
1421	linker as /usr/bin/ld) GNU ld is no longer installed as ld.bfd, as
1422	it produces broken binaries when ifuncs are in use.  Users needing
1423	GNU ld should install the binutils port or package.
1424
142520181123:
1426	The BSD crtbegin and crtend code has been enabled by default. It has
1427	had extensive testing on amd64, arm64, and i386. It can be disabled
1428	by building a world with -DWITHOUT_BSD_CRTBEGIN.
1429
143020181115:
1431	The set of CTM commands (ctm, ctm_smail, ctm_rmail, ctm_dequeue)
1432	has been converted to a port (misc/ctm) and will be removed from
1433	FreeBSD-13.  It is available as a package (ctm) for all supported
1434	FreeBSD versions.
1435
143620181110:
1437	The default newsyslog.conf(5) file has been changed to only include
1438	files in /etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ and /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ if
1439	the filenames end in '.conf' and do not begin with a '.'.
1440
1441	You should check the configuration files in these two directories match
1442	this naming convention. You can verify which configuration files are
1443	being included using the command:
1444		$ newsyslog -Nrv
1445
144620181019:
1447	Stable/12 was branched created.
1448
144920181015:
1450	Ports for the DRM modules have been simplified. Now, amd64 users should
1451	just install the drm-kmod port. All others should install
1452	drm-legacy-kmod.
1453
1454	Graphics hardware that's newer than about 2010 usually works with
1455	drm-kmod.  For hardware older than 2013, however, some users will need
1456	to use drm-legacy-kmod if drm-kmod doesn't work for them. Hardware older
1457	than 2008 usually only works in drm-legacy-kmod. The graphics team can
1458	only commit to hardware made since 2013 due to the complexity of the
1459	market and difficulty to test all the older cards effectively. If you
1460	have hardware supported by drm-kmod, you are strongly encouraged to use
1461	that as you will get better support.
1462
1463	Other than KPI chasing, drm-legacy-kmod will not be updated. As outlined
1464	elsewhere, the drm and drm2 modules will be eliminated from the src base
1465	soon (with a limited exception for arm). Please update to the package
1466	asap and report any issues to x11@freebsd.org.
1467
1468	Generally, anybody using the drm*-kmod packages should add
1469	WITHOUT_DRM_MODULE=t and WITHOUT_DRM2_MODULE=t to avoid nasty
1470	cross-threading surprises, especially with automatic driver
1471	loading from X11 startup. These will become the defaults in 13-current
1472	shortly.
1473
147420181012:
1475	The ixlv(4) driver has been renamed to iavf(4).  As a consequence,
1476	custom kernel and module loading configuration files must be updated
1477	accordingly.  Moreover, interfaces previous presented as ixlvN to the
1478	system are now exposed as iavfN and network configuration files must
1479	be adjusted as necessary.
1480
148120181009:
1482	OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.1.1.  This update included
1483	additional various API changes throughout the base system.  It is
1484	important to rebuild third-party software after upgrading.  The value
1485	of __FreeBSD_version has been bumped accordingly.
1486
148720181006:
1488	The legacy DRM modules and drivers have now been added to the loader's
1489	module blacklist, in favor of loading them with kld_list in rc.conf(5).
1490	The module blacklist may be overridden with the loader.conf(5)
1491	'module_blacklist' variable, but loading them via rc.conf(5) is strongly
1492	encouraged.
1493
149420181002:
1495	The cam(4) based nda(4) driver will be used over nvd(4) by default on
1496	powerpc64. You may set 'options NVME_USE_NVD=1' in your kernel conf or
1497	loader tunable 'hw.nvme.use_nvd=1' if you wish to use the existing
1498	driver.  Make sure to edit /boot/etc/kboot.conf and fstab to use the
1499	nda device name.
1500
150120180913:
1502	Reproducible build mode is now on by default, in preparation for
1503	FreeBSD 12.0.  This eliminates build metadata such as the user,
1504	host, and time from the kernel (and uname), unless the working tree
1505	corresponds to a modified checkout from a version control system.
1506	The previous behavior can be obtained by setting the /etc/src.conf
1507	knob WITHOUT_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD.
1508
150920180826:
1510	The Yarrow CSPRNG has been removed from the kernel as it has not been
1511	supported by its designers since at least 2003. Fortuna has been the
1512	default since FreeBSD-11.
1513
151420180822:
1515	devctl freeze/thaw have gone into the tree, the rc scripts have been
1516	updated to use them and devmatch has been changed.  You should update
1517	kernel, userland and rc scripts all at the same time.
1518
151920180818:
1520	The default interpreter has been switched from 4th to Lua.
1521	LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP, documented in build(7), will override the default
1522	interpreter.  If you have custom FORTH code you will need to set
1523	LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP=4th (valid values are 4th, lua or simp) in
1524	src.conf for the build.  This will create default hard links between
1525	loader and loader_4th instead of loader and loader_lua, the new default.
1526	If you are using UEFI it will create the proper hard link to loader.efi.
1527
1528	bhyve uses userboot.so. It remains 4th-only until some issues are solved
1529	regarding coexisting with multiple versions of FreeBSD are resolved.
1530
153120180815:
1532	ls(1) now respects the COLORTERM environment variable used in other
1533	systems and software to indicate that a colored terminal is both
1534	supported and desired.  If ls(1) is suddenly emitting colors, they may
1535	be disabled again by either removing the unwanted COLORTERM from your
1536	environment, or using `ls --color=never`.  The ls(1) specific CLICOLOR
1537	may not be observed in a future release.
1538
153920180808:
1540	The default pager for most commands has been changed to "less".  To
1541	restore the old behavior, set PAGER="more" and MANPAGER="more -s" in
1542	your environment.
1543
154420180731:
1545	The jedec_ts(4) driver has been removed. A superset of its functionality
1546	is available in the jedec_dimm(4) driver, and the manpage for that
1547	driver includes migration instructions. If you have "device jedec_ts"
1548	in your kernel configuration file, it must be removed.
1549
155020180730:
1551	amd64/GENERIC now has EFI runtime services, EFIRT, enabled by default.
1552	This should have no effect if the kernel is booted via BIOS/legacy boot.
1553	EFIRT may be disabled via a loader tunable, efi.rt.disabled, if a system
1554	has a buggy firmware that prevents a successful boot due to use of
1555	runtime services.
1556
155720180727:
1558	Atmel AT91RM9200 and AT91SAM9, Cavium CNS 11xx and XScale
1559	support has been removed from the tree. These ports were
1560	obsolete and/or known to be broken for many years.
1561
156220180723:
1563	loader.efi has been augmented to participate more fully in the
1564	UEFI boot manager protocol. loader.efi will now look at the
1565	BootXXXX environment variable to determine if a specific kernel
1566	or root partition was specified. XXXX is derived from BootCurrent.
1567	efibootmgr(8) manages these standard UEFI variables.
1568
156920180720:
1570	zfsloader's functionality has now been folded into loader.
1571	zfsloader is no longer necessary once you've updated your
1572	boot blocks. For a transition period, we will install a
1573	hardlink for zfsloader to loader to allow a smooth transition
1574	until the boot blocks can be updated (hard link because old
1575	zfs boot blocks don't understand symlinks).
1576
157720180719:
1578	ARM64 now have efifb support, if you want to have serial console
1579	on your arm64 board when an screen is connected and the bootloader
1580	setup a frame buffer for us to use, just add :
1581	boot_serial=YES
1582	boot_multicons=YES
1583	in /boot/loader.conf
1584	For Raspberry Pi 3 (RPI) users, this is needed even if you don't have
1585	an screen connected as the firmware will setup a frame buffer are that
1586	u-boot will expose as an EFI frame buffer.
1587
158820180719:
1589	New uid:gid added, ntpd:ntpd (123:123).  Be sure to run mergemaster
1590	or take steps to update /etc/passwd before doing installworld on
1591	existing systems.  Do not skip the "mergemaster -Fp" step before
1592	installworld, as described in the update procedures near the bottom
1593	of this document.  Also, rc.d/ntpd now starts ntpd(8) as user ntpd
1594	if the new mac_ntpd(4) policy is available, unless ntpd_flags or
1595	the ntp config file contain options that change file/dir locations.
1596	When such options (e.g., "statsdir" or "crypto") are used, ntpd can
1597	still be run as non-root by setting ntpd_user=ntpd in rc.conf, after
1598	taking steps to ensure that all required files/dirs are accessible
1599	by the ntpd user.
1600
160120180717:
1602	Big endian arm support has been removed.
1603
160420180711:
1605	The static environment setup in kernel configs is no longer mutually
1606	exclusive with the loader(8) environment by default.  In order to
1607	restore the previous default behavior of disabling the loader(8)
1608	environment if a static environment is present, you must specify
1609	loader_env.disabled=1 in the static environment.
1610
161120180705:
1612	The ABI of syscalls used by management tools like sockstat and
1613	netstat has been broken to allow 32-bit binaries to work on
1614	64-bit kernels without modification.  These programs will need
1615	to match the kernel in order to function.  External programs may
1616	require minor modifications to accommodate a change of type in
1617	structures from pointers to 64-bit virtual addresses.
1618
161920180702:
1620	On i386 and amd64 atomics are now inlined. Out of tree modules using
1621	atomics will need to be rebuilt.
1622
162320180701:
1624	The '%I' format in the kern.corefile sysctl limits the number of
1625	core files that a process can generate to the number stored in the
1626	debug.ncores sysctl. The '%I' format is replaced by the single digit
1627	index. Previously, if all indexes were taken the kernel would overwrite
1628	only a core file with the highest index in a filename.
1629	Currently the system will create a new core file if there is a free
1630	index or if all slots are taken it will overwrite the oldest one.
1631
163220180630:
1633	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
1634	6.0.1.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
1635	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
1636	or higher.
1637
163820180628:
1639	r335753 introduced a new quoting method. However, etc/devd/devmatch.conf
1640	needed to be changed to work with it. This change was made with r335763
1641	and requires a mergemaster / etcupdate / etc to update the installed
1642	file.
1643
164420180612:
1645	r334930 changed the interface between the NFS modules, so they all
1646	need to be rebuilt.  r335018 did a __FreeBSD_version bump for this.
1647
164820180530:
1649	As of r334391 lld is the default amd64 system linker; it is installed
1650	as /usr/bin/ld.  Kernel build workarounds (see 20180510 entry) are no
1651	longer necessary.
1652
165320180530:
1654	The kernel / userland interface for devinfo changed, so you'll
1655	need a new kernel and userland as a pair for it to work (rebuilding
1656	lib/libdevinfo is all that's required). devinfo and devmatch will
1657	not work, but everything else will when there's a mismatch.
1658
165920180523:
1660	The on-disk format for hwpmc callchain records has changed to include
1661	threadid corresponding to a given record. This changes the field offsets
1662	and thus requires that libpmcstat be rebuilt before using a kernel
1663	later than r334108.
1664
166520180517:
1666	The vxge(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was introduced into
1667	HEAD one week before the Exar left the Ethernet market and is not
1668	known to be used.  If you have device vxge in your kernel config file
1669	it must be removed.
1670
167120180510:
1672	The amd64 kernel now requires a ld that supports ifunc to produce a
1673	working kernel, either lld or a newer binutils. lld is built by default
1674	on amd64, and the 'buildkernel' target uses it automatically. However,
1675	it is not the default linker, so building the kernel the traditional
1676	way requires LD=ld.lld on the command line (or LD=/usr/local/bin/ld for
1677	binutils port/package). lld will soon be default, and this requirement
1678	will go away.
1679
1680	NOTE: As of r334391 lld is the default system linker on amd64, and no
1681	workaround is necessary.
1682
168320180508:
1684	The nxge(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was for PCI-X 10g
1685	cards made by s2io/Neterion.  The company was acquired by Exar and
1686	no longer sells or supports Ethernet products.  If you have device
1687	nxge in your kernel config file it must be removed.
1688
168920180504:
1690	The tz database (tzdb) has been updated to 2018e.  This version more
1691	correctly models time stamps in time zones with negative DST such as
1692	Europe/Dublin (from 1971 on), Europe/Prague (1946/7), and
1693	Africa/Windhoek (1994/2017).  This does not affect the UT offsets, only
1694	time zone abbreviations and the tm_isdst flag.
1695
169620180502:
1697	The ixgb(4) driver has been removed.  This driver was for an early and
1698	uncommon legacy PCI 10GbE for a single ASIC, Intel 82597EX. Intel
1699	quickly shifted to the long lived ixgbe family.  If you have device
1700	ixgb in your kernel config file it must be removed.
1701
170220180501:
1703	The lmc(4) driver has been removed.  This was a WAN interface
1704	card that was already reportedly rare in 2003, and had an ambiguous
1705	license.  If you have device lmc in your kernel config file it must
1706	be removed.
1707
170820180413:
1709	Support for Arcnet networks has been removed.  If you have device
1710	arcnet or device cm in your kernel config file they must be
1711	removed.
1712
171320180411:
1714	Support for FDDI networks has been removed.  If you have device
1715	fddi or device fpa in your kernel config file they must be
1716	removed.
1717
171820180406:
1719	In addition to supporting RFC 3164 formatted messages, the
1720	syslogd(8) service is now capable of parsing RFC 5424 formatted
1721	log messages. The main benefit of using RFC 5424 is that clients
1722	may now send log messages with timestamps containing year numbers,
1723	microseconds and time zone offsets.
1724
1725	Similarly, the syslog(3) C library function has been altered to
1726	send RFC 5424 formatted messages to the local system logging
1727	daemon. On systems using syslogd(8), this change should have no
1728	negative impact, as long as syslogd(8) and the C library are
1729	updated at the same time. On systems using a different system
1730	logging daemon, it may be necessary to make configuration
1731	adjustments, depending on the software used.
1732
1733	When using syslog-ng, add the 'syslog-protocol' flag to local
1734	input sources to enable parsing of RFC 5424 formatted messages:
1735
1736		source src {
1737			unix-dgram("/var/run/log" flags(syslog-protocol));
1738		}
1739
1740	When using rsyslog, disable the 'SysSock.UseSpecialParser' option
1741	of the 'imuxsock' module to let messages be processed by the
1742	regular RFC 3164/5424 parsing pipeline:
1743
1744		module(load="imuxsock" SysSock.UseSpecialParser="off")
1745
1746	Do note that these changes only affect communication between local
1747	applications and syslogd(8). The format that syslogd(8) uses to
1748	store messages on disk or forward messages to other systems
1749	remains unchanged. syslogd(8) still uses RFC 3164 for these
1750	purposes. Options to customize this behaviour will be added in the
1751	future. Utilities that process log files stored in /var/log are
1752	thus expected to continue to function as before.
1753
1754	__FreeBSD_version has been incremented to 1200061 to denote this
1755	change.
1756
175720180328:
1758	Support for token ring networks has been removed. If you
1759	have "device token" in your kernel config you should remove
1760	it. No device drivers supported token ring.
1761
176220180323:
1763	makefs was modified to be able to tag ISO9660 El Torito boot catalog
1764	entries as EFI instead of overloading the i386 tag as done previously.
1765	The amd64 mkisoimages.sh script used to build amd64 ISO images for
1766	release was updated to use this. This may mean that makefs must be
1767	updated before "make cdrom" can be run in the release directory. This
1768	should be as simple as:
1769
1770		$ cd $SRCDIR/usr.sbin/makefs
1771		$ make depend all install
1772
177320180212:
1774	FreeBSD boot loader enhanced with Lua scripting. It's purely opt-in for
1775	now by building WITH_LOADER_LUA and WITHOUT_FORTH in /etc/src.conf.
1776	Co-existence for the transition period will come shortly. Booting is a
1777	complex environment and test coverage for Lua-enabled loaders has been
1778	thin, so it would be prudent to assume it might not work and make
1779	provisions for backup boot methods.
1780
178120180211:
1782	devmatch functionality has been turned on in devd. It will automatically
1783	load drivers for unattached devices. This may cause unexpected drivers
1784	to be loaded. Please report any problems to current@ and
1785	imp@freebsd.org.
1786
178720180114:
1788	Clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to
1789	6.0.0.  Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about
1790	prerequisites and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0
1791	or higher.
1792
179320180110:
1794	LLVM's lld linker is now used as the FreeBSD/amd64 bootstrap linker.
1795	This means it is used to link the kernel and userland libraries and
1796	executables, but is not yet installed as /usr/bin/ld by default.
1797
1798	To revert to ld.bfd as the bootstrap linker, in /etc/src.conf set
1799	WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP=yes
1800
180120180110:
1802	On i386, pmtimer has been removed. Its functionality has been folded
1803	into apm. It was a no-op on ACPI in current for a while now (but was
1804	still needed on i386 in FreeBSD 11 and earlier). Users may need to
1805	remove it from kernel config files.
1806
180720180104:
1808	The use of RSS hash from the network card aka flowid has been
1809	disabled by default for lagg(4) as it's currently incompatible with
1810	the lacp and loadbalance protocols.
1811
1812	This can be re-enabled by setting the following in loader.conf:
1813	net.link.lagg.default_use_flowid="1"
1814
181520180102:
1816	The SW_WATCHDOG option is no longer necessary to enable the
1817	hardclock-based software watchdog if no hardware watchdog is
1818	configured. As before, SW_WATCHDOG will cause the software
1819	watchdog to be enabled even if a hardware watchdog is configured.
1820
182120171215:
1822	r326887 fixes the issue described in the 20171214 UPDATING entry.
1823	r326888 flips the switch back to building GELI support always.
1824
182520171214:
1826	r362593 broke ZFS + GELI support for reasons unknown. However,
1827	it also broke ZFS support generally, so GELI has been turned off
1828	by default as the lesser evil in r326857. If you boot off ZFS and/or
1829	GELI, it might not be a good time to update.
1830
183120171125:
1832	PowerPC users must update loader(8) by rebuilding world before
1833	installing a new kernel, as the protocol connecting them has
1834	changed. Without the update, loader metadata will not be passed
1835	successfully to the kernel and users will have to enter their
1836	root partition at the kernel mountroot prompt to continue booting.
1837	Newer versions of loader can boot old kernels without issue.
1838
183920171110:
1840	The LOADER_FIREWIRE_SUPPORT build variable has been renamed to
1841	WITH/OUT_LOADER_FIREWIRE. LOADER_{NO_,}GELI_SUPPORT has been renamed
1842	to WITH/OUT_LOADER_GELI.
1843
184420171106:
1845	The naive and non-compliant support of posix_fallocate(2) in ZFS
1846	has been removed as of r325320.  The system call now returns EINVAL
1847	when used on a ZFS file.  Although the new behavior complies with the
1848	standard, some consumers are not prepared to cope with it.
1849	One known victim is lld prior to r325420.
1850
185120171102:
1852	Building in a FreeBSD src checkout will automatically create object
1853	directories now rather than store files in the current directory if
1854	'make obj' was not ran.  Calling 'make obj' is no longer necessary.
1855	This feature can be disabled by setting WITHOUT_AUTO_OBJ=yes in
1856	/etc/src-env.conf (not /etc/src.conf), or passing the option in the
1857	environment.
1858
185920171101:
1860	The default MAKEOBJDIR has changed from /usr/obj/<srcdir> for native
1861	builds, and /usr/obj/<arch>/<srcdir> for cross-builds, to a unified
1862	/usr/obj/<srcdir>/<arch>.  This behavior can be changed to the old
1863	format by setting WITHOUT_UNIFIED_OBJDIR=yes in /etc/src-env.conf,
1864	the environment, or with -DWITHOUT_UNIFIED_OBJDIR when building.
1865	The UNIFIED_OBJDIR option is a transitional feature that will be
1866	removed for 12.0 release; please migrate to the new format for any
1867	tools by looking up the OBJDIR used by 'make -V .OBJDIR' means rather
1868	than hardcoding paths.
1869
187020171028:
1871	The native-xtools target no longer installs the files by default to the
1872	OBJDIR.  Use the native-xtools-install target with a DESTDIR to install
1873	to ${DESTDIR}/${NXTP} where NXTP defaults to /nxb-bin.
1874
187520171021:
1876	As part of the boot loader infrastructure cleanup, LOADER_*_SUPPORT
1877	options are changing from controlling the build if defined / undefined
1878	to controlling the build with explicit 'yes' or 'no' values. They will
1879	shift to WITH/WITHOUT options to match other options in the system.
1880
188120171010:
1882	libstand has turned into a private library for sys/boot use only.
1883	It is no longer supported as a public interface outside of sys/boot.
1884
188520171005:
1886	The arm port has split armv6 into armv6 and armv7. armv7 is now
1887	a valid TARGET_ARCH/MACHINE_ARCH setting. If you have an armv7 system
1888	and are running a kernel from before r324363, you will need to add
1889	MACHINE_ARCH=armv7 to 'make buildworld' to do a native build.
1890
189120171003:
1892	When building multiple kernels using KERNCONF, non-existent KERNCONF
1893	files will produce an error and buildkernel will fail. Previously
1894	missing KERNCONF files silently failed giving no indication as to
1895	why, only to subsequently discover during installkernel that the
1896	desired kernel was never built in the first place.
1897
189820170912:
1899	The default serial number format for CTL LUNs has changed.  This will
1900	affect users who use /dev/diskid/* device nodes, or whose FibreChannel
1901	or iSCSI clients care about their LUNs' serial numbers.  Users who
1902	require serial number stability should hardcode serial numbers in
1903	/etc/ctl.conf .
1904
190520170912:
1906	For 32-bit arm compiled for hard-float support, soft-floating point
1907	binaries now always get their shared libraries from
1908	LD_SOFT_LIBRARY_PATH (in the past, this was only used if
1909	/usr/libsoft also existed). Only users with a hard-float ld.so, but
1910	soft-float everything else should be affected.
1911
191220170826:
1913	The geli password typed at boot is now hidden.  To restore the previous
1914	behavior, see geli(8) for configuration options.
1915
191620170825:
1917	Move PMTUD blackhole counters to TCPSTATS and remove them from bare
1918	sysctl values.  Minor nit, but requires a rebuild of both world/kernel
1919	to complete.
1920
192120170814:
1922	"make check" behavior (made in ^/head@r295380) has been changed to
1923	execute from a limited sandbox, as opposed to executing from
1924	${TESTSDIR}.
1925
1926	Behavioral changes:
1927	- The "beforecheck" and "aftercheck" targets are now specified.
1928	- ${CHECKDIR} (added in commit noted above) has been removed.
1929	- Legacy behavior can be enabled by setting
1930	  WITHOUT_MAKE_CHECK_USE_SANDBOX in src.conf(5) or the environment.
1931
1932	If the limited sandbox mode is enabled, "make check" will execute
1933	"make distribution", then install, execute the tests, and clean up the
1934	sandbox if successful.
1935
1936	The "make distribution" and "make install" targets are typically run as
1937	root to set appropriate permissions and ownership at installation time.
1938	The end-user should set "WITH_INSTALL_AS_USER" in src.conf(5) or the
1939	environment if executing "make check" with limited sandbox mode using
1940	an unprivileged user.
1941
194220170808:
1943	Since the switch to GPT disk labels, fsck for UFS/FFS has been
1944	unable to automatically find alternate superblocks. As of r322297,
1945	the information needed to find alternate superblocks has been
1946	moved to the end of the area reserved for the boot block.
1947	Filesystems created with a newfs of this vintage or later
1948	will create the recovery information. If you have a filesystem
1949	created prior to this change and wish to have a recovery block
1950	created for your filesystem, you can do so by running fsck in
1951	foreground mode (i.e., do not use the -p or -y options). As it
1952	starts, fsck will ask ``SAVE DATA TO FIND ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS''
1953	to which you should answer yes.
1954
195520170728:
1956	As of r321665, an NFSv4 server configuration that services
1957	Kerberos mounts or clients that do not support the uid/gid in
1958	owner/owner_group string capability, must explicitly enable
1959	the nfsuserd daemon by adding nfsuserd_enable="YES" to the
1960	machine's /etc/rc.conf file.
1961
196220170722:
1963	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 5.0.0.
1964	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
1965	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
1966
196720170701:
1968	WITHOUT_RCMDS is now the default. Set WITH_RCMDS if you need the
1969	r-commands (rlogin, rsh, etc.) to be built with the base system.
1970
197120170625:
1972	The FreeBSD/powerpc platform now uses a 64-bit type for time_t.  This is
1973	a very major ABI incompatible change, so users of FreeBSD/powerpc must
1974	be careful when performing source upgrades.  It is best to run
1975	'make installworld' from an alternate root system, either a live
1976	CD/memory stick, or a temporary root partition.  Additionally, all ports
1977	must be recompiled.  powerpc64 is largely unaffected, except in the case
1978	of 32-bit compatibility.  All 32-bit binaries will be affected.
1979
198020170623:
1981	Forward compatibility for the "ino64" project have been committed. This
1982	will allow most new binaries to run on older kernels in a limited
1983	fashion.  This prevents many of the common foot-shooting actions in the
1984	upgrade as well as the limited ability to roll back the kernel across
1985	the ino64 upgrade. Complicated use cases may not work properly, though
1986	enough simpler ones work to allow recovery in most situations.
1987
198820170620:
1989	Switch back to the BSDL dtc (Device Tree Compiler). Set WITH_GPL_DTC
1990	if you require the GPL compiler.
1991
199220170619:
1993	Forward compatibility for the "ino64" project have been committed. This
1994	will allow most new binaries to run on older kernels in a limited
1995	fashion.  This prevents many of the common foot-shooting actions in the
1996	upgrade as well as the limited ability to roll back the kernel across
1997	the ino64 upgrade. Complicated use cases may not work properly, though
1998	enough simpler ones work to allow recovery in most situations.
1999
200020170618:
2001	The internal ABI used for communication between the NFS kernel modules
2002	was changed by r320085, so __FreeBSD_version was bumped to
2003	ensure all the NFS related modules are updated together.
2004
200520170617:
2006	The ABI of struct event was changed by extending the data
2007	member to 64bit and adding ext fields.  For upgrade, same
2008	precautions as for the entry 20170523 "ino64" must be
2009	followed.
2010
201120170531:
2012	The GNU roff toolchain has been removed from base. To render manpages
2013	which are not supported by mandoc(1), man(1) can fallback on GNU roff
2014	from ports (and recommends to install it).
2015	To render roff(7) documents, consider using GNU roff from ports or the
2016	heirloom doctools roff toolchain from ports via pkg install groff or
2017	via pkg install heirloom-doctools.
2018
201920170524:
2020	The ath(4) and ath_hal(4) modules now build piecemeal to allow for
2021	smaller runtime footprint builds.  This is useful for embedded systems
2022	which only require one chipset support.
2023
2024	If you load it as a module, make sure this is in /boot/loader.conf:
2025
2026	if_ath_load="YES"
2027
2028	This will load the HAL, all chip/RF backends and if_ath_pci.
2029	If you have if_ath_pci in /boot/loader.conf, ensure it is after
2030	if_ath or it will not load any HAL chipset support.
2031
2032	If you want to selectively load things (eg on cheaper ARM/MIPS
2033	platforms where RAM is at a premium) you should:
2034
2035	* load ath_hal
2036	* load the chip modules in question
2037	* load ath_rate, ath_dfs
2038	* load ath_main
2039	* load if_ath_pci and/or if_ath_ahb depending upon your particular
2040	  bus bind type - this is where probe/attach is done.
2041
2042	For further comments/feedback, poke adrian@ .
2043
204420170523:
2045	The "ino64" 64-bit inode project has been committed, which extends
2046	a number of types to 64 bits.  Upgrading in place requires care and
2047	adherence to the documented upgrade procedure.
2048
2049	If using a custom kernel configuration ensure that the
2050	COMPAT_FREEBSD11 option is included (as during the upgrade the
2051	system will be running the ino64 kernel with the existing world).
2052
2053	For the safest in-place upgrade begin by removing previous build
2054	artifacts via "rm -rf /usr/obj/*".  Then, carefully follow the full
2055	procedure documented below under the heading "To rebuild everything and
2056	install it on the current system."  Specifically, a reboot is required
2057	after installing the new kernel before installing world. While an
2058	installworld normally works by accident from multiuser after rebooting
2059	the proper kernel, there are many cases where this will fail across this
2060	upgrade and installworld from single user is required.
2061
206220170424:
2063	The NATM framework including the en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), and
2064	patm(4) devices has been removed.  Consumers should plan a
2065	migration before the end-of-life date for FreeBSD 11.
2066
206720170420:
2068	GNU diff has been replaced by a BSD licensed diff. Some features of GNU
2069	diff has not been implemented, if those are needed a newer version of
2070	GNU diff is available via the diffutils package under the gdiff name.
2071
207220170413:
2073	As of r316810 for ipfilter, keep frags is no longer assumed when
2074	keep state is specified in a rule. r316810 aligns ipfilter with
2075	documentation in man pages separating keep frags from keep state.
2076	This allows keep state to be specified without forcing keep frags
2077	and allows keep frags to be specified independently of keep state.
2078	To maintain previous behaviour, also specify keep frags with
2079	keep state (as documented in ipf.conf.5).
2080
208120170407:
2082	arm64 builds now use the base system LLD 4.0.0 linker by default,
2083	instead of requiring that the aarch64-binutils port or package be
2084	installed. To continue using aarch64-binutils, set
2085	CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX=/usr/local/aarch64-freebsd/bin .
2086
208720170405:
2088	The UDP optimization in entry 20160818 that added the sysctl
2089	net.inet.udp.require_l2_bcast has been reverted.  L2 broadcast
2090	packets will no longer be treated as L3 broadcast packets.
2091
209220170331:
2093	Binds and sends to the loopback addresses, IPv6 and IPv4, will now
2094	use any explicitly assigned loopback address available in the jail
2095	instead of using the first assigned address of the jail.
2096
209720170329:
2098	The ctl.ko module no longer implements the iSCSI target frontend:
2099	cfiscsi.ko does instead.
2100
2101	If building cfiscsi.ko as a kernel module, the module can be loaded
2102	via one of the following methods:
2103	- `cfiscsi_load="YES"` in loader.conf(5).
2104	- Add `cfiscsi` to `$kld_list` in rc.conf(5).
2105	- ctladm(8)/ctld(8), when compiled with iSCSI support
2106	  (`WITH_ISCSI=yes` in src.conf(5))
2107
2108	Please see cfiscsi(4) for more details.
2109
211020170316:
2111	The mmcsd.ko module now additionally depends on geom_flashmap.ko.
2112	Also, mmc.ko and mmcsd.ko need to be a matching pair built from the
2113	same source (previously, the dependency of mmcsd.ko on mmc.ko was
2114	missing, but mmcsd.ko now will refuse to load if it is incompatible
2115	with mmc.ko).
2116
211720170315:
2118	The syntax of ipfw(8) named states was changed to avoid ambiguity.
2119	If you have used named states in the firewall rules, you need to modify
2120	them after installworld and before rebooting. Now named states must
2121	be prefixed with colon.
2122
212320170311:
2124	The old drm (sys/dev/drm/) drivers for i915 and radeon have been
2125	removed as the userland we provide cannot use them. The KMS version
2126	(sys/dev/drm2) supports the same hardware.
2127
212820170302:
2129	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 4.0.0.
2130	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
2131	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
2132
213320170221:
2134	The code that provides support for ZFS .zfs/ directory functionality
2135	has been reimplemented.  It's not possible now to create a snapshot
2136	by mkdir under .zfs/snapshot/.  That should be the only user visible
2137	change.
2138
213920170216:
2140	EISA bus support has been removed. The WITH_EISA option is no longer
2141	valid.
2142
214320170215:
2144	MCA bus support has been removed.
2145
214620170127:
2147	The WITH_LLD_AS_LD / WITHOUT_LLD_AS_LD build knobs have been renamed
2148	WITH_LLD_IS_LD / WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD, for consistency with CLANG_IS_CC.
2149
215020170112:
2151	The EM_MULTIQUEUE kernel configuration option is deprecated now that
2152	the em(4) driver conforms to iflib specifications.
2153
215420170109:
2155	The igb(4), em(4) and lem(4) ethernet drivers are now implemented via
2156	IFLIB.  If you have a custom kernel configuration that excludes em(4)
2157	but you use igb(4), you need to re-add em(4) to your custom
2158	configuration.
2159
216020161217:
2161	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 3.9.1.
2162	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
2163	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
2164
216520161124:
2166	Clang, llvm, lldb, compiler-rt and libc++ have been upgraded to 3.9.0.
2167	Please see the 20141231 entry below for information about prerequisites
2168	and upgrading, if you are not already using clang 3.5.0 or higher.
2169
217020161119:
2171	The layout of the pmap structure has changed for powerpc to put the pmap
2172	statistics at the front for all CPU variations.  libkvm(3) and all tools
2173	that link against it need to be recompiled.
2174
217520161030:
2176	isl(4) and cyapa(4) drivers now require a new driver,
2177	chromebook_platform(4), to work properly on Chromebook-class hardware.
2178	On other types of hardware the drivers may need to be configured using
2179	device hints.  Please see the corresponding manual pages for details.
2180
218120161017:
2182	The urtwn(4) driver was merged into rtwn(4) and now consists of
2183	rtwn(4) main module + rtwn_usb(4) and rtwn_pci(4) bus-specific
2184	parts.
2185	Also, firmware for RTL8188CE was renamed due to possible name
2186	conflict (rtwnrtl8192cU(B) -> rtwnrtl8192cE(B))
2187
218820161015:
2189	GNU rcs has been removed from base.  It is available as packages:
2190	- rcs: Latest GPLv3 GNU rcs version.
2191	- rcs57: Copy of the latest version of GNU rcs (GPLv2) before it was
2192	removed from base.
2193
219420161008:
2195	Use of the cc_cdg, cc_chd, cc_hd, or cc_vegas congestion control
2196	modules now requires that the kernel configuration contain the
2197	TCP_HHOOK option. (This option is included in the GENERIC kernel.)
2198
219920161003:
2200	The WITHOUT_ELFCOPY_AS_OBJCOPY src.conf(5) knob has been retired.
2201	ELF Tool Chain's elfcopy is always installed as /usr/bin/objcopy.
2202
220320160924:
2204	Relocatable object files with the extension of .So have been renamed
2205	to use an extension of .pico instead.  The purpose of this change is
2206	to avoid a name clash with shared libraries on case-insensitive file
2207	systems.  On those file systems, foo.So is the same file as foo.so.
2208
220920160918:
2210	GNU rcs has been turned off by default.  It can (temporarily) be built
2211	again by adding WITH_RCS knob in src.conf.
2212	Otherwise, GNU rcs is available from packages:
2213	- rcs: Latest GPLv3 GNU rcs version.
2214	- rcs57: Copy of the latest version of GNU rcs (GPLv2) from base.
2215
221620160918:
2217	The backup_uses_rcs functionality has been removed from rc.subr.
2218
221920160908:
2220	The queue(3) debugging macro, QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG, has been split into
2221	two separate components, QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG_TRACE and
2222	QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG_TRASH.  Define both for the original
2223	QUEUE_MACRO_DEBUG behavior.
2224
222520160824:
2226	r304787 changed some ioctl interfaces between the iSCSI userspace
2227	programs and the kernel.  ctladm, ctld, iscsictl, and iscsid must be
2228	rebuilt to work with new kernels.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped
2229	to 1200005.
2230
223120160818:
2232	The UDP receive code has been updated to only treat incoming UDP
2233	packets that were addressed to an L2 broadcast address as L3
2234	broadcast packets.  It is not expected that this will affect any
2235	standards-conforming UDP application.  The new behaviour can be
2236	disabled by setting the sysctl net.inet.udp.require_l2_bcast to
2237	0.
2238
223920160818:
2240	Remove the openbsd_poll system call.
2241	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped because of this.
2242
224320160708:
2244	The stable/11 branch has been created from head@r302406.
2245
2246After branch N is created, entries older than the N-2 branch point are removed
2247from this file. After stable/14 is branched and current becomes FreeBSD 15,
2248entries older than stable/12 branch point will be removed from current's
2249UPDATING file.
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 (via zpool upgrade),
2295	always follow these three 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 (only required when
2301	doing a zpool upgrade):
2302
2303	When booting on x86 via BIOS, use the following to update the ZFS boot
2304	block on the freebsd-boot partition of a GPT partitioned drive ada0:
2305		gpart bootcode -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i $N ada0
2306	The value $N will typically be 1.  For EFI booting, see EFI notes.
2307
2308	3) zpool upgrade the root pool. New bootblocks will work with old
2309	pools, but not vice versa, so they need to be updated before any
2310	zpool upgrade.
2311
2312	Non-boot pools do not need these updates.
2313
2314	EFI notes
2315	---------
2316
2317	There are two locations the boot loader can be installed into. The
2318	current location (and the default) is \efi\freebsd\loader.efi and using
2319	efibootmgr(8) to configure it. The old location, that must be used on
2320	deficient systems that don't honor efibootmgr(8) protocols, is the
2321	fallback location of \EFI\BOOT\BOOTxxx.EFI. Generally, you will copy
2322	/boot/loader.efi to this location, but on systems installed a long time
2323	ago the ESP may be too small and /boot/boot1.efi may be needed unless
2324	the ESP has been expanded in the meantime.
2325
2326	Recent systems will have the ESP mounted on /boot/efi, but older ones
2327	may not have it mounted at all, or mounted in a different
2328	location. Older arm SD images with MBR used /boot/msdos as the
2329	mountpoint. The ESP is a MSDOS filesystem.
2330
2331	The EFI boot loader rarely needs to be updated. For ZFS booting,
2332	however, you must update loader.efi before you do 'zpool upgrade' the
2333	root zpool, otherwise the old loader.efi may reject the upgraded zpool
2334	since it does not automatically understand some new features.
2335
2336	See loader.efi(8) and uefi(8) for more details.
2337
2338	To build a kernel
2339	-----------------
2340	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
2341	a few days old), you should follow this procedure.  It is the most
2342	failsafe as it uses a /usr/obj tree with a fresh mini-buildworld,
2343
2344	make kernel-toolchain
2345	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2346	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2347
2348	If you are running kernel modules from ports, see FOOTNOTE [1].
2349
2350	To test a kernel once
2351	---------------------
2352	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
2353	if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
2354	debugging information) run
2355	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
2356	nextboot -k testkernel
2357
2358	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
2359	-----------------------------------------------------------
2360	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
2361	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
2362
2363	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>		[2]
2364	make buildworld
2365	<make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set>	[1]
2366	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2367	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2368	<reboot in single user>				[3]
2369	etcupdate -p					[5]
2370	make installworld
2371	etcupdate -B					[4]
2372	make delete-old					[6]
2373	<reboot>
2374
2375	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
2376	--------------------------------------------------
2377	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
2378	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
2379	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
2380	# size.
2381
2382	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
2383	<boot into -stable>
2384	make buildworld
2385	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[1]
2386	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
2387	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
2388	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} -DDB_FROM_SRC
2389	make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
2390	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
2391	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
2392	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
2393	<reboot into current>
2394	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
2395	<maybe install compatibility libraries from ports/misc/compat*>
2396	<reboot>
2397
2398
2399	To upgrade in-place from stable to current
2400	----------------------------------------------
2401	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>		[2]
2402	make buildworld					[9]
2403	<make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set>	[1]
2404	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[8]
2405	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
2406	<reboot in single user>				[3]
2407	etcupdate -p					[5]
2408	make installworld
2409	etcupdate -B					[4]
2410	make delete-old					[6]
2411	<reboot>
2412
2413	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
2414	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
2415	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
2416	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
2417	the UPDATING entries.
2418
2419	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
2420	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
2421	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
2422	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
2423	much fewer pitfalls.
2424
2425FOOTNOTES:
2426
2427	[1] If you have third party modules, such as drm-kmod or vmware, you
2428	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your system on
2429	reboot. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the modules you have in
2430	your system and install them as well.  If you are running -current, you
2431	should seriously consider placing all sources to all the modules for
2432	your system (or symlinks to them) in /usr/local/sys/modules so this
2433	happens automatically. If all your modules come from ports, then adding
2434	the port origin directories to PORTS_MODULES instead is also automatic
2435	and effective, eg:
2436	     PORTS_MODULES+=graphics/drm-kmod graphics/nvidia-drm-kmod
2437
2438	[2] To make complete dumps on zfs(4), use bectl(8), which
2439	creates bootable snapshots of configurable depth that are
2440	selectable via the bootloader. For ufs(4), use dump(8) and
2441	restore(8).
2442
2443	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
2444		fsck -p
2445		mount -u /
2446		mount -a
2447		sh /etc/rc.d/zfs start	# mount zfs filesystem, if needed
2448		cd src			# full path to source
2449		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
2450	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that you boot
2451	into single user mode to do the installworld.
2452
2453	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
2454	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
2455	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
2456	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
2457	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
2458	for potential gotchas.  See etcupdate(8) for more information.
2459
2460	[5] Usually this step is a no-op.  However, from time to time
2461	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
2462	step.
2463
2464	[6] This only deletes old files and directories. Old libraries
2465	can be deleted by "make delete-old-libs", but you have to make
2466	sure that no program is using those libraries anymore.
2467
2468	[8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by an
2469	installworld.  When upgrading across major versions, the new kernel's
2470	configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD<n> option for
2471	existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x binaries).  Failure
2472	to do so may leave you with a system that is hard to boot to recover. A
2473	GENERIC kernel will include suitable compatibility options to run
2474	binaries from older branches.  Note that the ability to run binaries
2475	from unsupported branches is not guaranteed.
2476
2477	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
2478	last time you updated your kernel config file. Options also
2479	change over time, so you may need to adjust your custom kernels
2480	for these as well.
2481
2482	[9] If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
2483	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
2484	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
2485
2486	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
2487	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
2488	warn if it is improperly defined.
2489FORMAT:
2490
2491This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
2492breakages in tracking -current.  It is not guaranteed to be a complete
2493list of such breakages, and only contains entries since September 23, 2011.
2494If you need to see UPDATING entries from before that date, you will need
2495to fetch an UPDATING file from an older FreeBSD release.
2496
2497Copyright information:
2498
2499Copyright 1998-2009 M. Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
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