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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml index 4b926b2..c2df07f 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml @@ -353,7 +353,16 @@ <para revision="282065" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ff;">The <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal> kernel configuration option has been added for &os;/&arch.i386;, which instructs &man.pmap.9; - to use <acronym>PAE</acronym> format for page tables.</para> + to use <acronym>PAE</acronym> format for page tables with + 32-bit physical addresses. Unlike the <literal>PAE</literal> + option, <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal> preserves kernel binary + interface (<acronym>KBI</acronym>) compatibility with + non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernels, allowing + non-<literal>PAE</literal> kernel modules and drivers to work + with a <literal>PAE_TABLES</literal>-enabled kernel. + Additionally, system limits are tuned for 4GB maximum + <acronym>RAM</acronym>, avoiding kernel virtual address space + (<acronym>KVA</acronym>) exhaustion.</para> <para revision="282826">The <literal>SIFTR</literal> kernel configuration has been added, allowing building &man.siftr.4; |
