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New release notes: Thread supports under Linux emulation on alpha,

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an(4)/ancontrol(8) WEP, ng_one2many(4), softupdates bugfixes/
enhancements, OpenSSH agent/X forwarding bug fixed, ssh(1) no longer
SUID root, OpenSSL->0.9.6, binutils->2.10.1, lastlogin(1),
newfs(1) write combining (+MFC), config(8) buffer overflows fixed,
pcm(4) drivers compiled into GENERIC by default.

Other MFCs:  Write combining for crash dumps.

Delete a duplicated note on mergemaster(8).
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Bruce A. Mah 2000-11-23 01:22:59 +00:00
parent f377b2b19e
commit 9b3b2bd906
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=69069
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@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ has been largely reworked.
Write combining for crashdumps has been implemented. This feature
is useful when write caching is disabled on both SCSI and IDE disks,
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete.
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete. [MERGED]
The bktr(4) driver has been updated to 2.15. New tuner types have
been added, and improvememts to the KLD module and to memory
@ -177,8 +177,15 @@ Note that change affects only random-access writeable devices, not
sequential-only writeable devices such as CD-R drives, which are
supported by cdrecord.
mergemaster(8) has gained some new features, has been cleaned up
somewhat, and is now more cross-platform friendly.
Support for threads under Linux emulation has been added.
The an(4) driver for Cisco Aironet cards now supports Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption, settable via ancontrol(8).
A new netgraph node type ng_one2many(4) for multiplexing and
demultiplexing packets over multiple links has been added. [MERGED]
Softupdates for FFS have received some bugfixes and enhancements.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
@ -222,6 +229,11 @@ FreeBSD-SA-00:69). [MERGED]
The "nat deny_incoming" command in ppp(8) now works correctly (see
security advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:70). [MERGED]
A bug in OpenSSH in which a server was unable to disable ssh-agent or
X11 forwarding was fixed. [MERGED]
The ssh(1) binary is no longer SUID root by default.
1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
---------------------
@ -234,8 +246,7 @@ mtree(8) now includes support for a file listing pathnames to be excluded
when creating and verifying prototypes. This makes it easier to use
mtree as a part of an intrusion-detection system. [MERGED]
OpenSSL has been upgraded to 0.9.5a, which includes numerous bugfixes
and enhancements. [MERGED]
OpenSSL has been upgraded to 0.9.6.
The OPIE one-time-password suite has been updated to 2.32. [MERGED]
@ -342,7 +353,7 @@ sshd is now enabled by default on new installs. [MERGED]
perl has been updated to version 5.6.0.
Binutils have been upgraded to 2.10.0. [MERGED]
Binutils have been upgraded to 2.10.1.
libreadline has been upgraded to 4.1. [MERGED]
@ -422,6 +433,14 @@ Use of the CSMG_* macros no longer require inclusion of <sys/param.h>.
IP Filter is now supported by the rc.conf(5) boot-time configuration
and initialization. [MERGED]
The lastlogin(1) utility, which prints the last login time of each
user, has been imported from NetBSD.
newfs(1) now implements write combining, which can make creation of
new filesystems up to seven times faster. [MERGED]
A number of buffer overflows in config(8) have been fixed. [MERGED]
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------

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@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ functional.
Write combining for crashdumps has been implemented. This feature
is useful when write caching is disabled on both SCSI and IDE disks,
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete.
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete. [MERGED]
The bktr(4) driver has been updated to 2.15. New tuner types have
been added, and improvememts to the KLD module and to memory
@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ Note that change affects only random-access writeable devices, not
sequential-only writeable devices such as CD-R drives, which are
supported by cdrecord.
The an(4) driver for Cisco Aironet cards now supports Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption, settable via ancontrol(8).
The pcm(4) audio driver is now compiled into the GENERIC kernel by
default.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
@ -275,6 +281,11 @@ FreeBSD-SA-00:69). [MERGED]
The "nat deny_incoming" command in ppp(8) now works correctly (see
security advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:70). [MERGED]
A bug in OpenSSH in which a server was unable to disable ssh-agent or
X11 forwarding was fixed. [MERGED]
The ssh(1) binary is no longer SUID root by default.
1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
---------------------
@ -287,8 +298,7 @@ mtree(8) now includes support for a file listing pathnames to be excluded
when creating and verifying prototypes. This makes it easier to use
mtree as a part of an intrusion-detection system. [MERGED]
OpenSSL has been upgraded to 0.9.5a, which includes numerous bugfixes
and enhancements. [MERGED]
OpenSSL has been upgraded to 0.9.6.
The OPIE one-time-password suite has been updated to 2.32. [MERGED]
@ -414,7 +424,7 @@ sshd is now enabled by default on new installs. [MERGED]
perl has been updated to version 5.6.0.
Binutils have been upgraded to 2.10.0. [MERGED]
Binutils have been upgraded to 2.10.1.
libreadline has been upgraded to 4.1. [MERGED]
@ -494,6 +504,19 @@ Use of the CSMG_* macros no longer require inclusion of <sys/param.h>.
IP Filter is now supported by the rc.conf(5) boot-time configuration
and initialization. [MERGED]
The lastlogin(1) utility, which prints the last login time of each
user, has been imported from NetBSD.
A new netgraph node type ng_one2many(4) for multiplexing and
demultiplexing packets over multiple links has been added. [MERGED]
Softupdates for FFS have received some bugfixes and enhancements.
newfs(1) now implements write combining, which can make creation of
new filesystems up to seven times faster. [MERGED]
A number of buffer overflows in config(8) have been fixed. [MERGED]
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------