git: f526783367f9 - stable/14 - UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations
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Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 01:47:20 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by ziaee:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f526783367f9ffe00acf40d8a6ec56662cfbf323
commit f526783367f9ffe00acf40d8a6ec56662cfbf323
Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-05-03 22:43:10 +0000
Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-05-17 01:43:59 +0000
UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations
Strengthen recommendations for ports_modules by adding a separate note.
Use the unused [2] to add a note about creating backups.
MFC after: 3 days
Reviewed by: brooks, mhorne
Approved by: mhorne (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50126
(cherry picked from commit ca9131b729757959cb0fd4721603466284cfc6fe)
---
UPDATING | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 3227b70ac69c..c19d5db50b7c 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -1985,10 +1985,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
- <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
+ <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2]
make buildworld
+ <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1]
make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
- make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1]
+ make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
<reboot in single user> [3]
etcupdate -p [5]
make installworld
@@ -2022,10 +2023,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
To upgrade in-place from stable to current
----------------------------------------------
- <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
+ <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2]
make buildworld [9]
+ <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1]
make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8]
- make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1]
+ make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
<reboot in single user> [3]
etcupdate -p [5]
make installworld
@@ -2058,6 +2060,11 @@ FOOTNOTES:
and effective, eg:
PORTS_MODULES+=graphics/drm-kmod graphics/nvidia-drm-kmod
+ [2] To make complete dumps on zfs(4), use bectl(8), which
+ creates bootable snapshots of configurable depth that are
+ selectable via the bootloader. For ufs(4), use dump(8) and
+ restore(8).
+
[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
fsck -p
mount -u /