NEWS: add note about ifunc

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e96e2a342dabad1580dc576d016491395eadf701..c0055dcaf0965ea5f356ca77644313485e3d8a7b 100644 (file)
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@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ CHANGES WITH 210:
 
         * logind will now watch SW_DOCK switches and inhibit reaction
           to the lid switch if it is pressed. This means that logind
 
         * logind will now watch SW_DOCK switches and inhibit reaction
           to the lid switch if it is pressed. This means that logind

-          will not suspend the machine if the lid is closed and the
-          systemd is docked anymore, if the laptop supports SW_DOCK
+          will not suspend the machine anymore if the lid is closed
+          and the systemd is docked, if the laptop supports SW_DOCK

           notifications via the input layer. Note that ACPI docking
           stations do not generate this currently. Also note that this
           logic is usually not fully sufficient and Desktop
           notifications via the input layer. Note that ACPI docking
           stations do not generate this currently. Also note that this
           logic is usually not fully sufficient and Desktop


@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ CHANGES WITH 210:
           the host, for example to apply different configuration to
           them with systemd-networkd.
 
           the host, for example to apply different configuration to
           them with systemd-networkd.
 

+        * The compatibility libraries for libsystemd-journal.so,
+          libsystem-id128.so, libsystemd-login.so and
+          libsystemd-daemon.so do not make use of IFUNC
+          anymore. Instead we now build libsystemd.so multiple times
+          under these alternative names. This means that the footprint
+          is drastically increased, but given that these are
+          transitional compatibility libraries this shouldn't matter
+          much. This change has been made necessary to support the ARM
+          platform for these compatibility libraries, as the ARM
+          toolchain isn't really at the same level as the toolchain
+          for other archictures like x86 and does not support
+          IFUNC. Please make sure to use --enable-compat-libs only
+          during a transitional period!
+

         Contributions from: Andreas Fuchs, Armin K, Colin Walters,
         Daniel Mack, Dave Reisner, David Herrmann, Djalal Harouni,
         Holger Schurig, Jason A. Donenfeld, Jason St. John, Jasper
         Contributions from: Andreas Fuchs, Armin K, Colin Walters,
         Daniel Mack, Dave Reisner, David Herrmann, Djalal Harouni,
         Holger Schurig, Jason A. Donenfeld, Jason St. John, Jasper