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Sun, Jul 12

bcr accepted D58175: Handbook - ZFS rework.

Macro shipit:

Sun, Jul 12, 9:34 AM
bcr added a comment to D58175: Handbook - ZFS rework.

Excellent, then let's have this in the handbook. Approved!

Sun, Jul 12, 9:33 AM
bcr added a comment to D58175: Handbook - ZFS rework.

Amazing to read through this rewrite. It is a much needed and substantial rewrite/update of most of the chapter. I only found this small nit.
Make sure to reference Bug 287148, Bug 261212, and maybe even Bug 263321. Thank you very much!

Sun, Jul 12, 8:14 AM

Sat, Jul 11

bcr accepted D58173: Handbook - Jails.

Wow, this is an amazing writeup and a great update to the ZFS chapter. Thanks so much for working on it.

Sat, Jul 11, 9:26 PM
bcr accepted D58133: bsdpv: revive dpv atop bsddialog.

Nice man pages you have there. Shame if no-one would approve them. ;-)

Sat, Jul 11, 1:45 PM

Sun, Jul 5

bcr closed D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.
Sun, Jul 5, 5:55 PM
bcr committed R9:3590b05e4b63: handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption (authored by bcr).
handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption
Sun, Jul 5, 5:55 PM
bcr updated the diff for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

Mention that the loader boots from encrypted datasets, not pools.

Sun, Jul 5, 5:36 PM

Sat, Jul 4

bcr updated the diff for D51030: Update glabel(8) to clarify filesystem volume labels, device metadata identifiers, and generic GEOM labels..

Update patch which includes comments and corrections.

Sat, Jul 4, 12:54 PM
bcr commandeered D51030: Update glabel(8) to clarify filesystem volume labels, device metadata identifiers, and generic GEOM labels..

I'm taking over due to feedback timeout.

Sat, Jul 4, 12:53 PM

Thu, Jul 2

bcr added a comment to D58001: fix typos in documentation.

We can't make changes to past release notes once they are published. They become part of the release hash and would change in a number of places that reference them (even if they contain typos).

Thu, Jul 2, 5:13 PM · docs

Wed, Jul 1

bcr updated the diff for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

Update patch to address comments.

Wed, Jul 1, 6:08 PM
bcr added a comment to D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

Thanks for the comments, @michaelo . I'll update the patch to reflect your suggested changes.

Wed, Jul 1, 3:12 PM

Sun, Jun 28

bcr added a comment to D48872: callbootd: Add man page, update Makefile to install man page, and update usage()..

Is there more work on this to come @felix.the.red_gmail.com ? We would really like to see this man page in FreeBSD.
If you're to busy, we can probably finish the rest ourselves. Just wanting to make sure this is still actively being worked on. Thanks!

Sun, Jun 28, 6:32 PM
bcr committed R9:15ebfdab226e: fdp-primer: Remove duplicate sentence from FreeBSD Quickstart instructions (authored by bcr).
fdp-primer: Remove duplicate sentence from FreeBSD Quickstart instructions
Sun, Jun 28, 6:17 PM
bcr committed R9:3d133dfd294d: handbook/multimedia: Move explanation of abbreviation to first time it appears (authored by bcr).
handbook/multimedia: Move explanation of abbreviation to first time it appears
Sun, Jun 28, 6:07 PM
bcr added reviewers for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook: allanjude, mm.

Add some ZFS experts for their opinion. Thanks in advance!

Sun, Jun 28, 4:21 PM
bcr accepted D57920: padlock.4: Update slightly for 64-bit hardware.

OK from manpages.

Sun, Jun 28, 12:49 PM

Sat, Jun 27

bcr added a reverting change for R9:64b3126c0db9: fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly: R9:8f2581d0872e: Revert "fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly".
Sat, Jun 27, 6:51 PM
bcr committed R9:8f2581d0872e: Revert "fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly" (authored by bcr).
Revert "fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly"
Sat, Jun 27, 6:51 PM
bcr accepted D57901: porters-handbook: Use full-length hashes in GH_TAGNAME.

Good for the doc side of things.

Sat, Jun 27, 6:23 PM
bcr accepted D57900: porters-handbook: Freshen up example dates.

Good to go!

Sat, Jun 27, 6:19 PM
bcr closed D57904: handbook/disks: Update encrypted swap instructions for geli.
Sat, Jun 27, 2:51 PM
bcr committed R9:ee930e81a025: handbook/disks: Update encrypted swap instructions for geli (authored by bcr).
handbook/disks: Update encrypted swap instructions for geli
Sat, Jun 27, 2:51 PM
bcr requested review of D57904: handbook/disks: Update encrypted swap instructions for geli.
Sat, Jun 27, 2:30 PM

Fri, Jun 26

bcr committed R9:108c7b0b9672: fdp-primer: Add context instructions to two other locations and fix formatting (authored by bcr).
fdp-primer: Add context instructions to two other locations and fix formatting
Fri, Jun 26, 9:32 PM
bcr added a comment to D57892: test.1: Add note regarding -a,-o and () obsolecence.

Small issue found. Maybe mandoc -Tlint finds others?

Fri, Jun 26, 8:47 PM
bcr committed R9:64b3126c0db9: fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly (authored by Alexey Shuvaev <bugsbeastie@gmail.com>).
fdp-primer: Mention that .po files are generated nightly
Fri, Jun 26, 8:23 PM
bcr committed R9:7dcf0bd63375: fdp-primer: Include context in the git format-patch for users to use (authored by bcr).
fdp-primer: Include context in the git format-patch for users to use
Fri, Jun 26, 8:02 PM
bcr committed rGdcc684ddccd6: system(3): Use plural form of 'command' (authored by mathias.eggers_proton.me).
system(3): Use plural form of 'command'
Fri, Jun 26, 7:28 PM
bcr reopened D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

Accidentally closed, please still review.

Fri, Jun 26, 7:11 PM
bcr added a reverting change for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook: R9:d020202567aa: Revert "handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption".
Fri, Jun 26, 7:10 PM
bcr added a reverting change for R9:9ddc2f8625bf: handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption: R9:d020202567aa: Revert "handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption".
Fri, Jun 26, 7:10 PM
bcr committed R9:d020202567aa: Revert "handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption" (authored by bcr).
Revert "handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption"
Fri, Jun 26, 7:10 PM
bcr closed D57891: Add context to git format-patch instructions of the Quickstart section .
Fri, Jun 26, 7:08 PM
bcr closed D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.
Fri, Jun 26, 7:08 PM
bcr committed R9:c117bc4a9077: fdp-primer: Include context in the git format-patch for users to use (authored by bcr).
fdp-primer: Include context in the git format-patch for users to use
Fri, Jun 26, 7:07 PM
bcr committed R9:9ddc2f8625bf: handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption (authored by bcr).
handbook/zfs: Add new section about ZFS native encryption
Fri, Jun 26, 7:07 PM
bcr requested review of D57891: Add context to git format-patch instructions of the Quickstart section .
Fri, Jun 26, 6:28 PM
bcr updated the diff for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

... and now with context (sorry for the churn).

Fri, Jun 26, 5:33 PM
bcr updated the diff for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

And now in git-format-patch(1) style.

Fri, Jun 26, 5:29 PM
bcr updated the diff for D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.

Update the diff with the proper full path within the doc repo.

Fri, Jun 26, 3:43 PM
bcr requested review of D57889: Add ZFS native encryption section to the handbook.
Fri, Jun 26, 3:30 PM
bcr committed R9:6738c7770751: handbook/x11: Silence doc build warning by changing an example into… (authored by bcr).
handbook/x11: Silence doc build warning by changing an example into…
Fri, Jun 26, 10:55 AM

Wed, Jun 24

bcr accepted D57494: bhyve: allow overriding snapshot socket directory.

The manpage looks good now, thanks!

Wed, Jun 24, 5:37 PM

Tue, Jun 23

bcr accepted D57774: adduser: Normalize supplemental groups.

Better solution, thanks for the exchange about it!

Tue, Jun 23, 4:53 PM
bcr closed D57771: Bug 295777: A small number of corrections to the jail chapter.
Tue, Jun 23, 2:59 PM
bcr committed R9:9dfeda70dd59: handbook/jails: Small fixes to the Linux jail section (authored by Alfredo Cruz <alfredo.carlon@gmail.com>).
handbook/jails: Small fixes to the Linux jail section
Tue, Jun 23, 2:59 PM
bcr requested review of D57771: Bug 295777: A small number of corrections to the jail chapter.
Tue, Jun 23, 2:22 PM
bcr committed rG15a1ba4a1c46: adduser.sh: Add info which separator to use in the question itself (authored by bcr).
adduser.sh: Add info which separator to use in the question itself
Tue, Jun 23, 1:18 PM
bcr closed D57768: Extend adduser question to include explanation on how to separate the groups to join the new user.
Tue, Jun 23, 1:18 PM
bcr added a comment to D57768: Extend adduser question to include explanation on how to separate the groups to join the new user.

The whitespace change after the fi was unintentional, but while I was there, I fixed it, too.

Tue, Jun 23, 1:07 PM
bcr requested review of D57768: Extend adduser question to include explanation on how to separate the groups to join the new user.
Tue, Jun 23, 1:06 PM

Sun, Jun 21

bcr committed R9:549893910de5: handbook/virtualization: Fix copy&pasto in driver name (authored by bcr).
handbook/virtualization: Fix copy&pasto in driver name
Sun, Jun 21, 10:53 AM

Sat, Jun 20

bcr accepted D57715: backlight(9): Emit brightness changes via devd(8).

OK from manpages. Make sure to bump the .Dd to the date when you commit it.

Sat, Jun 20, 7:54 PM
bcr committed R9:de1af21205f6: handbook/containers: Avoid single sentence paragraphs (authored by bcr).
handbook/containers: Avoid single sentence paragraphs
Sat, Jun 20, 2:34 PM
bcr closed D57693: Add section to Virtualization chapter about VBoxSVGA in for VBox guests.
Sat, Jun 20, 1:21 AM
bcr committed R9:7937e6d48628: handbook/virtualization: Add section on VBoxSVGA to make Xorg work (authored by bcr).
handbook/virtualization: Add section on VBoxSVGA to make Xorg work
Sat, Jun 20, 1:21 AM
bcr requested review of D57693: Add section to Virtualization chapter about VBoxSVGA in for VBox guests.
Sat, Jun 20, 12:56 AM

Jun 7 2026

bcr accepted D57480: bhyve: Document vCPU range pinning.

OK from manpages. Don't forget to bump the .Dd when committing. Thanks for the update!

Jun 7 2026, 7:56 AM

May 28 2026

bcr accepted D57281: bylaws: New bylaws and next election.

Approved for commit. Thanks for these changes!

May 28 2026, 10:35 AM

May 14 2026

bcr committed R9:469aa411bfa8: boot: Replace occurrences of qualified name with full path (authored by bcr).
boot: Replace occurrences of qualified name with full path
May 14 2026, 3:07 PM

May 10 2026

bcr accepted D37241: Remove svn references from the Handbook.

This should have been committed long ago. Let's go ahead with it! Thanks for the work, @carlavilla !

May 10 2026, 6:21 PM
bcr added a comment to D48468: Added section on how to create an Index to FDP-Primer.

A few suggestions. The rest looks good!

May 10 2026, 4:59 PM

May 9 2026

bcr committed R9:a51f3e9a762b: FAQ: Extend the forgot-password question to include kbdmap and ZFS (authored by bcr).
FAQ: Extend the forgot-password question to include kbdmap and ZFS
May 9 2026, 3:43 PM
bcr added a comment to D51030: Update glabel(8) to clarify filesystem volume labels, device metadata identifiers, and generic GEOM labels..

Can you update the patch to use ada instead of ad, which is the more canonical naming used these days?

May 9 2026, 2:59 PM
bcr requested review of D56906: Patch attached to Bug 264125 - usbdump(8) output does not match man page.
May 9 2026, 2:29 PM
bcr committed rG6499888ca741: gpart(7): Fix reference to the zfsprops man page (authored by paarthshirsat123_gmail.com).
gpart(7): Fix reference to the zfsprops man page
May 9 2026, 2:04 PM
bcr closed D56631: Replace 'reboot' with 'shutdown -r now' (Bug 293519).
May 9 2026, 1:29 PM
bcr committed R9:d230e371ab42: Replace last 'reboot' occurrences with 'shutdown -r now' (authored by mathias.eggers_proton.me).
Replace last 'reboot' occurrences with 'shutdown -r now'
May 9 2026, 1:29 PM
bcr added a comment to D56631: Replace 'reboot' with 'shutdown -r now' (Bug 293519).

I'm committing it now.

May 9 2026, 1:26 PM

May 4 2026

bcr added a comment to D56632: handbook: Updating FreeBSD with packages reworked, Event: Wiesbaden Hackathon 202604.

Small textual corrections, nothing major.

May 4 2026, 9:40 AM

May 3 2026

bcr added a comment to D56631: Replace 'reboot' with 'shutdown -r now' (Bug 293519).

@carlavilla : Can you commit this? It would also close PR 293519. Thank you!

May 3 2026, 8:46 AM

Apr 27 2026

bcr closed D56643: Fix for Bug 293912: EFI Bootcode update instructions .
Apr 27 2026, 7:25 PM
bcr committed R9:f8d0c45d7f71: Fix instructions for writing the ZFS bootcode on EFI systems (authored by bcr).
Fix instructions for writing the ZFS bootcode on EFI systems
Apr 27 2026, 7:24 PM

Apr 26 2026

bcr added a comment to D26941: su.1: Try to clarify confusing -c options.

ping?

Apr 26 2026, 1:30 PM
bcr updated the diff for D56643: Fix for Bug 293912: EFI Bootcode update instructions .

Good suggestion! I've added a link to the uefi(8) man page.

Apr 26 2026, 11:47 AM
bcr added a comment to D56089: domain.9: Extend to describe protosw prototypes.

Some grammatical corrections.

Apr 26 2026, 11:33 AM
bcr added a comment to D56112: man9: Add a manual page for filedesc(9).

Any updates here?

Apr 26 2026, 11:14 AM · manpages
bcr accepted D56235: cron: log when a crontab path is too long.

OK from manpages.

Apr 26 2026, 11:09 AM
bcr committed R9:a6a6455f210a: Fix a typo: make the word 'ports' singular to correct a grammatical error (authored by Frank Moore <fxmoore@hotmail.com>).
Fix a typo: make the word 'ports' singular to correct a grammatical error
Apr 26 2026, 10:59 AM
bcr accepted D55915: pciconf: Add option to write into a BAR region.

OK from manpages. Thanks!

Apr 26 2026, 10:37 AM
bcr accepted D56504: sound: add hw.snd.default.*.

OK for the man page part of the change.

Apr 26 2026, 10:17 AM
bcr added a comment to D55915: pciconf: Add option to write into a BAR region.

A small manpage fix, the rest looks OK.

Apr 26 2026, 10:15 AM
bcr accepted D56548: hmp(4): add man page.

Looks good to me.

Apr 26 2026, 10:06 AM
bcr added a reviewer for D54574: Update porter handbook: Quarterly and Latest Ports Branches: docs.

Adding some more reviewers for comments...

Apr 26 2026, 9:42 AM
bcr requested review of D56643: Fix for Bug 293912: EFI Bootcode update instructions .
Apr 26 2026, 9:31 AM

Apr 25 2026

bcr abandoned D56634: Fix for boot(8) mistakenly stating that a `?` at the end of the path lists directory contents.

After @imp did some rabbit holing, abandon this review and close the bug attached as "works as intended". Thanks for taking a look, Warner!

Apr 25 2026, 7:11 PM
bcr committed rG4137c673fa96: loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables (authored by paarthshirsat123_gmail.com).
loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables
Apr 25 2026, 3:14 PM
bcr committed rGed82c433efee: Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables" (authored by paarthshirsat123_gmail.com).
Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables"
Apr 25 2026, 3:09 PM
bcr added a reverting change for rGcf7d4b04e9ae: loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables: rGed82c433efee: Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables".
Apr 25 2026, 3:09 PM
bcr added a reverting change for D56633: Document the FreeBSD BootEnv and NextBootEnv EFI variables in loader.efi (Bug 293054): rGed82c433efee: Revert "loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables".
Apr 25 2026, 3:09 PM
bcr committed rGcf7d4b04e9ae: loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables (authored by Bill Blake <billblake2018@protonmail.com>).
loader.efi(8): Document LoaderEnv and NextLoaderEnv EFI variables
Apr 25 2026, 3:02 PM
bcr closed D56633: Document the FreeBSD BootEnv and NextBootEnv EFI variables in loader.efi (Bug 293054).
Apr 25 2026, 3:02 PM
bcr requested review of D56634: Fix for boot(8) mistakenly stating that a `?` at the end of the path lists directory contents.
Apr 25 2026, 2:49 PM
bcr added a comment to D54114: groups.7: Standard group names.

Looks good to me. Thanks for doing the work!

Apr 25 2026, 2:37 PM · docs, manpages
bcr requested review of D56633: Document the FreeBSD BootEnv and NextBootEnv EFI variables in loader.efi (Bug 293054).
Apr 25 2026, 2:28 PM
bcr accepted D47996: adduser(8): Add documentation for ZFS encrypted home dataset.
Apr 25 2026, 2:15 PM
bcr added a comment to D54574: Update porter handbook: Quarterly and Latest Ports Branches.

You don't need to update the languages beside the english original. The translation teams will sync the changes from the en version and then update if necessary. For code instruction changes (like yours), they get applied without the need for a change.

Apr 25 2026, 1:56 PM
bcr added a comment to D56632: handbook: Updating FreeBSD with packages reworked, Event: Wiesbaden Hackathon 202604.

A couple of suggestions for corrections.

Apr 25 2026, 1:30 PM