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author | sam <sam@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-12-01 16:53:01 +0000 |
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committer | sam <sam@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-12-01 16:53:01 +0000 |
commit | 3693ee3c3284d3af87386ca19da4a94a454d0a1c (patch) | |
tree | 8a1dfddaf996f7f9195cae93c4ecb83157e46354 /UPDATING | |
parent | 7a794e0b9d34863d33a89f93cdc66827a2760925 (diff) | |
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Switch to ath hal source code. Note this removes the ath_hal
module; the ath module now brings in the hal support. Kernel
config files are almost backwards compatible; supplying
device ath_hal
gives you the same chip support that the binary hal did but you
must also include
options AH_SUPPORT_AR5416
to enable the extended format descriptors used by 11n parts.
It is now possible to control the chip support included in a
build by specifying exactly which chips are to be supported
in the config file; consult ath_hal(4) for information.
Diffstat (limited to 'UPDATING')
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@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 8.x IS SLOW: to maximize performance. (To disable malloc debugging, run ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf.) +20081130: + __FreeBSD_version 800057 marks the switchover from the + binary ath hal to source code. Users must add the line: + + options ATH_SUPPORT_AR5416 + + to their kernel config files when specifying: + + device ath_hal + + The ath_hal module no longer exists; the code is now compiled + together with the driver in the ath module. It is now + possible to tailor chip support (i.e. reduce the set of chips + and thereby the code size); consult ath_hal(4) for details. + 20081121: __FreeBSD_version 800054 adds memory barriers to <machine/atomic.h>, new interfaces to ifnet to facilitate |