From 3789fb755d359e0262fb052c5df9f58955609ca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brooks Davis Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:14:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add warnings about ifconfig incompatabilities caused by the addition of ifi_epoch. --- UPDATING | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 99b56a9028c..ed1cf396f51 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW: which is part if struct ifnet. This means all network drivers and network monitoring applications need to be recompiled. + WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING + + This also breaks ifconfig compatibility. An old ifconfig will + not work with the new kernel and a new ifconfig will not work + with the old. It is strongly recommended that you make a copy + of your old ifconfig before installworld. If you are installing + remotely, you must copy over a new ifconfig before rebooting in + to the new kernel. + 20040828: The default configuration for the network stack has been changed such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured