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includes various WITNESS- related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc | includes various WITNESS- related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc | ||||
debugging flags in userland, and various verbose features in the | debugging flags in userland, and various verbose features in the | ||||
kernel. Many developers choose to disable these features on build | kernel. Many developers choose to disable these features on build | ||||
machines to maximize performance. (To completely disable malloc | machines to maximize performance. (To completely disable malloc | ||||
debugging, define MALLOC_PRODUCTION in /etc/make.conf, or to merely | debugging, define MALLOC_PRODUCTION in /etc/make.conf, or to merely | ||||
disable the most expensive debugging functionality run | disable the most expensive debugging functionality run | ||||
"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) | "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) | ||||
20181002: | |||||
The cam(4) based nda(4) driver will be used over nvd(4) by default on | |||||
powerpc64. You may set 'options NVME_USE_NVD=1' in your kernel conf or | |||||
loader tunable 'hw.nvme.use_nvd=1' if you wish to use the existing | |||||
driver. Make sure to edit /boot/etc/kboot.conf and fstab to use the | |||||
nda device name. | |||||
20180913: | 20180913: | ||||
Reproducible build mode is now on by default, in preparation for | Reproducible build mode is now on by default, in preparation for | ||||
FreeBSD 12.0. This eliminates build metadata such as the user, | FreeBSD 12.0. This eliminates build metadata such as the user, | ||||
host, and time from the kernel (and uname), unless the working tree | host, and time from the kernel (and uname), unless the working tree | ||||
corresponds to a modified checkout from a version control system. | corresponds to a modified checkout from a version control system. | ||||
The previous behavior can be obtained by setting the /etc/src.conf | The previous behavior can be obtained by setting the /etc/src.conf | ||||
knob WITHOUT_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD. | knob WITHOUT_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD. | ||||
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