complete backout as the ntpd_sync_on_start etc/rc.conf tunable is still
present, though the default is now NO (was YES). Since we're no longer
syncing time at startup by default when ntpd is enabled (as was the case
24hrs ago), remove UPDATING entry pointing out that ntpd(1) -g is slower
than ntpdate(1).
Hopefully ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" can be made the default for -CURRENT
after 5.3 is cut. At the very least, this should be set to YES when a
user requests to have ntpd enabled via sysinstall(1).
Requested by: many
calls to ntpd -g. ntpd is noticably slower than ntpdate, but is also more
accurate. This removes the nasty hackery in rc.d/ntpdate that would parse
out ntp servers from /etc/ntp.conf (ntpd knows how to read its own config
file). By default, ntpd *will* sync with its listed time servers. To
turn this off so that ntpd does not sync, ntpd_sync_on_start="NO" can be
added to /etc/rc.conf. If ntpd is not enabled (the default), then time is
not synced on startup. ntpdate's use has been depreciated by the ntpd
authors for quite some time so this change shouldn't be unexpected.
Suggested by: des
Approved by: roberto (resident ntp guru)
make kernel. Update the compatibility slice section. Note about
updating devices in the kernel config file. MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX changes
and mention the port alternative to COMPAT4X=yes. Fix copyright.
This should be MFC'd.
time the interface counters were zeroed, currently the time if_attach()
was called. It is indentended to be a valid value for RFC2233's
ifCounterDiscontinuityTime and to make it easier for applications to
verify that the interface they find at a given index is the one that was
there last time they looked.
An if_epoch "compatability" macro has not been created as ifi_epoch has
never been a member of struct ifnet.
Approved by: andre, bms, wollman
compile option. All FreeBSD packet filters now use the PFIL_HOOKS API and
thus it becomes a standard part of the network stack.
If no hooks are connected the entire packet filter hooks section and related
activities are jumped over. This removes any performance impact if no hooks
are active.
Both OpenBSD and DragonFlyBSD have integrated PFIL_HOOKS permanently as well.
to have multiple commands for that.
Use relative paths into the src tree consistantly in the instructions.
Fix minor nits that have crept into things.
# is preseedrandom still necessary?
the time being. Also add a note that says we are going to remove the
band-aides for 4.early -> 6.0 after 5.3-RELEASE so people get used to
the idea, even though it has been planned since before 5.0 was
released.
requires a recompile of netgraph users.
Also change the size of a field in the bluetooth code
that was waiting for the next change that needed recompiles so
it could piggyback its way in.
Submitted by: jdp, maksim
MFC after: 2 days
o Separate out local (ports) scripts that use rc.d, and the old style
startup/shutdown scripts and execute them separately. On startup the
rc.d style scripts are executed first and then the old-style scripts.
On shutdown, exactly the reverse happens.
o The rc.d ports scripts should now behave more like base system scripts.
Scripts ending in .sh will be sourced into the current shell, while the
rest will be executed in a subshell. Previously, all ports scripts,
regardless of the .sh suffix, were executed in a subshell.
o The parent script, /etc/rc.d/localpkg, passes its command line arguments
straight to the rc.d ports scripts. This means they should now honor
faststop and faststart commands as well. Old style scripts, should not see
any differences. They will still get either a start or stop command.
o The initial phrase shown during shutdown has been changed to use
"local packages" instead of "daemon processes" to be more inline with the
phrase used during local package startup. The phrases are also used only for
old-style ports script startup/shutdown, whereas previously they were being
used for both rc.d and old-style scripts. This should make startup/shutdown
output a bit less ugly.
Discussed with: portmgr
Has Reservations: eik
o __FreeBSD_version bumped to 502122
o Alpha console initialization requires the same sio(4) hints as on
other platforms. Options NO_SIO and DEV_SC removed.
o KDB framework: Added KDB and GDB; Renamed WITNESS_DDB, DDB_TRACE
DDB_UNATTENDED. Removed GDB_REMOTE_CHAT and DDB_NOKLDSYM.
again. This user/group is not required for install* targets, hence do not
add them to CHECK_UIDS/CHECK_GIDS in Makefile.inc1 (no need to annoy
people).
Discussed-on: -current
success and a proper errno value on failure. This makes it
consistent with cv_timedwait(), and paves the way for the
introduction of functions such as sema_timedwait_sig() which can
fail in multiple ways.
Bump __FreeBSD_version and add a note to UPDATING.
Approved by: scottl (ips driver), arch
2. Document that this means that kernel modules must be rebuilt.
3. While I'm here, fix my sorting error in callout.h
Requested by: many [1], scottl [2], bde [3]
merges, debug.mpsafenet will no longer be safe to use, and that it should
be turned off (which is the default). I will commit a follow-up message
to UPDATING (and post to freebsd-current) when it's safe to turn it on,
with a description of under what circumstances it is safe to use.
only. This is a MAJOR incompatible change for the sparc64 platform,
but will not effect FreeBSD on other architectures.
Reviewed by: imp for UPDATING, freebsd-sparc for the change itself.
statfs changes: you must have COMPAT_FREEBSD4 in your kernel
config file. Everything else is documented procedure and will
not save your ass if you don't have the option.
if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit. if_xname is the name of the interface
and if_dname/unit are the driver name and instance.
This change paves the way for interface renaming and enhanced pseudo
device creation and configuration symantics.
Approved By: re (in principle)
Reviewed By: njl, imp
Tested On: i386, amd64, sparc64
Obtained From: NetBSD (if_xname)
attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system
panic, by sending a flood of spoofed ARP requests.
Approved by: jake (mentor)
Reported by: Apple Product Security <product-security@apple.com>
when your userland is older tahn your kernel and Makefile.inc1 therefore
thinks that you don't need to rebuild groff, when in fact you do. This
workaround is to set OSRELDATE to 500110 before building, but only if you
have a new enough Makefile.inc1.
I've confirmed this on my laptop, which was suffering from this problem.
Since it only hits power users, we'll naively assume that such users are
smart enough to read UPDATING.
All functionality from the previous system has been preserved, and
users should still customize their system boot with the familiar
methods, rc.conf, rc.conf.local, rc.firewall, sysctl.conf, etc.
Users who have customized versions of scripts that have been removed
should take great care when upgrading, since the compatibility code
that used those old scripts has also been removed.
NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and the should
be removed when convenient.
from "unix" back to "local". Add some compat stuff so both
ways work for some time.
Reviewed by: phk
Approved by: imp (UPDATING)
Requested by: iedowse, lukem@netbsd.org
you are going to get hurt badly if you try to do an update from
sources. Make a note of this. While 'experts' could install it in
less space, I think 30MB is a good number.
the updating from stable section, and remove the kludge-o-rounds that
are in there.
Sometimes make world is safe, sometimes not. Let's document the safe
way to deal.
upgrader needs to do about it.
Also, greatly expand the the upgrading from -stable part of this file.
It appears that you need new boot blocks to ensure that the right
kernel is booted single user.
