svn commit: r327512 - head

[Mike Karels]

Author: karels
Date: Wed Jan  3 06:41:39 2018
New Revision: 327512
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/327512

Log:
  Add info about SW_WATCHDOG change to be dynamic in the common case.

Modified:
  head/UPDATING

Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING	Wed Jan  3 06:22:40 2018	(r327511)
+++ head/UPDATING	Wed Jan  3 06:41:39 2018	(r327512)
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW:
 
 ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ******************************
 
+20180102:
+	The SW_WATCHDOG option is no longer necessary to enable the
+	hardclock-based software watchdog if no hardware watchdog is
+	configured. As before, SW_WATCHDOG will cause the software
+	watchdog to be enabled even if a hardware watchdog is configured.
+
 20171215:
 	r326887 fixes the issue described in the 20171214 UPDATING entry.
 	r326888 flips the switch back to building GELI support always.