From 17d47eb38acc4c67d19e9c7ed1de2af09d8dd2df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giorgos Keramidas Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:19:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add an entry for sparc64 users to warn them about potential problems with kernels & modules that are not in sync, after the latest upgrade of binutils. Reviewed by: tmm Approved by: re (rwatson) --- UPDATING | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 496bf158df5..35cbfb7a9a8 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT 5.0-CURRENT IS SLOW: developers choose to disable these features on build machines to maximize performance. +20021202: + The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on + sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work + with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in + panics. Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync. + 20021029: The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed. Make sure to keep your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT