EARLY_AP_STARTUP was introduced in 2016 (commit fdce57a042) with note:
As a transition aid, the new behavior is moved under a new
kernel option (EARLY_AP_STARTUP). This will allow the option
to be turned off if need be during initial testing. I hope to
enable this on x86 by default in a followup commit ...
It was enabled by default, but became effectively mandatory (on x86)
some time later. Move it to DEFAULTS to avoid an unbootable system if
the option is left out of a custom kernel configuration file.
Reported by: wollman
Reviewed by: jhb
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D41352
FreeBSD Source:
This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory.
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage devices.
For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this directory. Additional copyright information also exists for some sources in this tree - please see the specific source directories for more information.
The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree. See build(7), config(8), FreeBSD handbook on building userland, and Handbook for kernels for more information, including setting make(1) variables.
For information on the CPU architectures and platforms supported by FreeBSD, see the FreeBSD website's Platforms page.
Source Roadmap:
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| bin | System/user commands. |
| cddl | Various commands and libraries under the Common Development and Distribution License. |
| contrib | Packages contributed by 3rd parties. |
| crypto | Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README). |
| etc | Template files for /etc. |
| gnu | Commands and libraries under the GNU General Public License (GPL) or Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Please see gnu/COPYING and gnu/COPYING.LIB for more information. |
| include | System include files. |
| kerberos5 | Kerberos5 (Heimdal) package. |
| lib | System libraries. |
| libexec | System daemons. |
| release | Release building Makefile & associated tools. |
| rescue | Build system for statically linked /rescue utilities. |
| sbin | System commands. |
| secure | Cryptographic libraries and commands. |
| share | Shared resources. |
| stand | Boot loader sources. |
| sys | Kernel sources (see sys/README.md). |
| targets | Support for experimental DIRDEPS_BUILD |
| tests | Regression tests which can be run by Kyua. See tests/README for additional information. |
| tools | Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks. |
| usr.bin | User commands. |
| usr.sbin | System administration commands. |
For information on synchronizing your source tree with one or more of the FreeBSD Project's development branches, please see FreeBSD Handbook.