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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".) | ||||
20150925: | |||||
Kernel debug files have been moved to /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/, | |||||
and renamed from .symbols to .debug. This reduces the size requirements | |||||
on the boot partition or file system and provides consistency with | |||||
userland debug files. | |||||
When using the supported kernel installation method the | |||||
/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel directory will be renamed (to kernel.old) | |||||
as is done with /boot/kernel. | |||||
Developers wishing to maintain the historical behavior of installing | |||||
debug files in /boot/kernel/ can set KERN_DEBUGDIR="" in src.conf(5). | |||||
20150827: | 20150827: | ||||
The wireless drivers had undergone changes that remove the 'parent | The wireless drivers had undergone changes that remove the 'parent | ||||
interface' from the ifconfig -l output. The rc.d network scripts | interface' from the ifconfig -l output. The rc.d network scripts | ||||
used to check presence of a parent interface in the list, so old | used to check presence of a parent interface in the list, so old | ||||
scripts would fail to start wireless networking. Thus, etcupdate(3) | scripts would fail to start wireless networking. Thus, etcupdate(3) | ||||
or mergemaster(8) run is required after kernel update, to update your | or mergemaster(8) run is required after kernel update, to update your | ||||
rc.d scripts in /etc. | rc.d scripts in /etc. | ||||
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