Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported using the man:freebsd-update[8] utility.
-The link:{handbook}cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-upgrade[binary upgrade procedure] will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official FreeBSD release.
+See the release-specific upgrade procedure, link:../installation/#upgrade-binary[FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} upgrade information], with more details in the FreeBSD handbook link:{handbook}cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-upgrade[binary upgrade procedure].
+This will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official FreeBSD release.
The man:freebsd-update[8] utility requires that the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.
Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the FreeBSD base system from source code) from previous versions are supported, according to the instructions in [.filename]#/usr/src/UPDATING#.
@@ -186,9 +187,6 @@
The man:zlib[3] library has been updated to version 1.3.1.
-The man:iwlwifi[4] driver for Intel wireless interfaces has been updated, supporting chipsets up to B200.
-(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)
+The man:iwlwifi[4] driver for Intel wireless interfaces has been updated, supporting chipsets up to BE200.
+(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) (Sponsored by minipci.biz)
The man:rtw88[4] driver for Realtek wireless PCI interfaces has been updated.
@@ -250,9 +248,6 @@
See man:mount_nfs[8].
gitref:0644746d5091[repository=src]
-[[storage-ufs]]
-=== UFS Changes
-
[[storage-zfs]]
=== ZFS Changes
@@ -262,14 +257,6 @@
The man:zfsd[8] daemon will now fault disks that generate too many I/O delay events.
gitref:e2ce586899ff[repository=src] (Sponsored by Axcient)
-[[boot]]
-== Boot Loader Changes
-
-This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other boot-related changes.
-
-[[boot-loader]]
-=== Boot Loader Changes
-
[[network]]
== Networking
@@ -300,7 +287,7 @@
[[hardware]]
== Hardware Support
-This section covers general hardware support for physical machines, as well as hardware changes and updates that do not fit in other sections of this document.
+This section covers general hardware support for physical machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well as hardware changes and updates that do not fit in other sections of this document.
[[hardware-arch]]
=== Hardware Architecture Support
@@ -310,6 +297,9 @@
[[hardware-virtualization]]
=== Virtualization Support
+The Google Virtual NIC (man:gve[4]) is now supported.
+gitref:4e846759f0a3[repository=src] (Sponsored by Google)
+
[[future-releases]]
== General Notes Regarding Future FreeBSD Releases