[Fwd: another i386 flag day]
jorge
jorge en netsecure.cl
Mie Dic 10 10:21:56 CLST 2003
OJO....
-----Mensaje reenviado-----
> From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt en cvs.openbsd.org>
> To: tech en cvs.openbsd.org
> Subject: another i386 flag day
> Date: 05 May 2003 11:50:55 -0600
>
> when we designed the i386 W^X stuff, dale and i made a little mistake.
>
> there's a better way which I call 512m high program mapping. anyways,
> the result of this is that people need to re-upgrade if they are
> running i386 snap, to a new i386 snap that goes out soon. the binary
> file format has changed again, and not all old binaries will run.
>
> so you can do this with new /bsd.rd, boot it, and upgrade.
>
> that's going out the door today.