git: 456ad6e585 - main - SA/EN templates: drop freebsd-update i386 support for 14.x+
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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:02:07 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=456ad6e585422111a3a9f4f93bacfb10b0ab02fa
commit 456ad6e585422111a3a9f4f93bacfb10b0ab02fa
Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-11-08 15:52:07 +0000
Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-11-08 17:59:40 +0000
SA/EN templates: drop freebsd-update i386 support for 14.x+
In 2021 we announced[1] that i386 was demoted to Tier 2 status for
FreeBSD 13.x. We stated that i386 would receive support beyond what is
specified by Tier 2 status and would receive binary updates for 13.x, as
an exception to the standard Tier policy.
We also stated that "i386 will receive reduced support inline with
existing Tier 2 platforms for 14.x". So, now document that binary
updates for i386 apply to 13.x and lower.
There is a small nit here, in that we don't officially support arm64 on
FreeBSD 12 in freebsd-update but have removed that caveat in this change.
My original proposed text was
Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the amd64, (on
FreeBSD 13 and earlier) i386, or (on FreeBSD 13 and later) arm64
platforms can be updated ...
gordon@ pointed out that this text is rather awkward.
We did actually build 12.4 arm64 updates in the last set of SA/ENs, and
the branch is EOL at the end of the year anyway. So, overlook the
12.x/arm64 quirk and document just the i386 exception.
[1] https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2021-January/002006.html
Reviewed by: delphij
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42506
---
website/static/security/advisory-template.txt | 6 +++---
website/static/security/errata-template.txt | 6 +++---
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/static/security/advisory-template.txt b/website/static/security/advisory-template.txt
index c28521f6e1..82f02e64a1 100644
--- a/website/static/security/advisory-template.txt
+++ b/website/static/security/advisory-template.txt
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ Perform one of the following:
1) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
-Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the amd64, i386, or
-(on FreeBSD 13 and later) arm64 platforms can be updated via the
-freebsd-update(8) utility:
+Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the amd64 or arm64 platforms,
+or the i386 platfrom on FreeBSD 13 and earlier, can be updated via
+the freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install
diff --git a/website/static/security/errata-template.txt b/website/static/security/errata-template.txt
index a93976fe03..ec0715e428 100644
--- a/website/static/security/errata-template.txt
+++ b/website/static/security/errata-template.txt
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ Perform one of the following:
1) To update your system via a binary patch:
-Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the amd64, i386, or
-(on FreeBSD 13 and later) arm64 platforms can be updated via the
-freebsd-update(8) utility:
+Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the amd64 or arm64 platforms,
+or the i386 platfrom on FreeBSD 13 and earlier, can be updated via
+the freebsd-update(8) utility:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install