git: ba7ede0b9b3d - main - Add UPDATING entry for PIE default

[Ed Maste]

The branch main has been updated by emaste:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=ba7ede0b9b3d0c3a64e6e7d8cbfe26b6f882f39f

commit ba7ede0b9b3d0c3a64e6e7d8cbfe26b6f882f39f
Author:     Ed Maste <emaste at FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-02-25 15:59:54 +0000
Commit:     Ed Maste <emaste at FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-02-25 16:02:09 +0000

    Add UPDATING entry for PIE default
    
    As of commit 9a227a2fd642 PIE is on by default for 64-bit architectures.
    
    Relnotes:       yes
---
 UPDATING | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 31ec79ed8437..edad902d0ab1 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW:
 	world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging functionality
 	at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+20210225:
+	For 64-bit architectures the base system is now built with Position
+	Independent Executable (PIE) support enabled by default.  It may be
+	disabled using the WITHOUT_PIE knob.  A clean build is required.
+
 20210128:
 	Various LinuxKPI functionality was added which conflicts with DRM.
 	Please update your drm-kmod port to after the __FreeBSD_verison 1400003