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New release notes:

- GCC SSP enabled by default
- X11BASE change
- touch -A
- fwip(4) and dcons(4) in GENERIC
- FireWire/dcons support in the i386/amd64 loader

Modified release notes:
- MFCs noted: newly supported ftpd RFCs, lagg(4), mpt(4) changes,
  snd_atiixp(4) suspend/resume
- sa(8) entry moved to the correct place
- xorg 7.2 update
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Christian Brueffer 2007-06-02 09:24:39 +00:00
parent 09a52a5532
commit c15c9f81c7
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=170203

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@ -318,6 +318,9 @@
configurations. This change may result in a small performance configurations. This change may result in a small performance
increase for some workloads.</para> increase for some workloads.</para>
<para>The dumb console driver (&man.dcons.4;) is now enabled in the
<filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para>
<para>The &man.ddb.4; debugger now provides the <literal>show lock</literal> <para>The &man.ddb.4; debugger now provides the <literal>show lock</literal>
command. If the argument has a valid lock class, command. If the argument has a valid lock class,
this displays various information about the lock and calls a this displays various information about the lock and calls a
@ -530,6 +533,12 @@
the <literal>BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED</literal> kernel option. the <literal>BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED</literal> kernel option.
&merged;</para> &merged;</para>
<para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] &man.firewire.4; and &man.dcons.4;
support has been added to the boot loader. To enable it,
<literal>LOADER_FIREWIRE_SUPPORT=yes</literal> has to be added
to <filename>/etc/make.conf</filename> and the loader be rebuilt.
</para>
<!-- Above this line, order boot loader changes by keyword--> <!-- Above this line, order boot loader changes by keyword-->
<para>[&arch.pc98;] A bootable CDROM loader has been implemented <para>[&arch.pc98;] A bootable CDROM loader has been implemented
@ -688,7 +697,7 @@
This supports ATI IXP 200/300/400 series audio controllers. &merged;</para> This supports ATI IXP 200/300/400 series audio controllers. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.snd.atiixp.4; driver now supports <para>The &man.snd.atiixp.4; driver now supports
suspend and resume features.</para> suspend and resume features. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.snd.cmi.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para> <para>The &man.snd.cmi.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para>
@ -707,7 +716,7 @@
<para>The &man.snd.ich.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para> <para>The &man.snd.ich.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.snd.hda.4; driver has been added. It supports <para>The &man.snd.hda.4; driver has been added. It supports
devices that conform to revision 1.0 of the Intel High Definition devices that conform to revision 1.0 of the Intel High Definition
Audio specification.</para> Audio specification.</para>
<para>The &man.snd.solo.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para> <para>The &man.snd.solo.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
@ -789,6 +798,9 @@
by defining <literal>NO_EM_FASTINTR</literal> kernel option by defining <literal>NO_EM_FASTINTR</literal> kernel option
for debugging purpose.</para> for debugging purpose.</para>
<para>The IP over FireWire (&man.fwip.4;) driver is now enabled in
the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para>
<para>The firmware images needed by the &man.ipw.4; driver are now <para>The firmware images needed by the &man.ipw.4; driver are now
part of the &os; base system. For the loaded firmware to work the part of the &os; base system. For the loaded firmware to work the
license at <filename>/usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE</filename> license at <filename>/usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/LICENSE</filename>
@ -1033,7 +1045,7 @@ pipe tablearg ip from table(1) to any</programlisting>
<para>The &man.lagg.4; driver, ported from OpenBSD and NetBSD, <para>The &man.lagg.4; driver, ported from OpenBSD and NetBSD,
has been added to support a variety of protocols and algorithms has been added to support a variety of protocols and algorithms
for link aggregation, failover, and fault tolerance.</para> for link aggregation, failover, and fault tolerance. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.natm.4;, Native Mode ATM protocol layer is now MPSAFE.</para> <para>The &man.natm.4;, Native Mode ATM protocol layer is now MPSAFE.</para>
@ -1294,10 +1306,10 @@ pipe tablearg ip from table(1) to any</programlisting>
state/settings reporting, periodic volume re-synchronization state/settings reporting, periodic volume re-synchronization
status reporting, and sysctl variables for volume status reporting, and sysctl variables for volume
re-synchronization rate, volume member write cache status, re-synchronization rate, volume member write cache status,
and volume transaction queue depth.</para> and volume transaction queue depth. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.mpt.4; driver now supports SAS HBA (partially), <para>The &man.mpt.4; driver now supports SAS HBA (partially),
64-bit PCI, and large data transfer.</para> 64-bit PCI, and large data transfer. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.mpt.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para> <para>The &man.mpt.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para>
@ -1506,7 +1518,10 @@ geli_da1s3a_keyfile0_name="/boot/keys/da1s3a.key"</programlisting>
and rudimentary support for RFC2640 (UTF8). The RFC2640 support and rudimentary support for RFC2640 (UTF8). The RFC2640 support
is optional and can be enabled using the new <option>-8</option> is optional and can be enabled using the new <option>-8</option>
flag. More information can be found in the &man.ftpd.8; manual flag. More information can be found in the &man.ftpd.8; manual
page.</para> page. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.gcc.1; SSP (Stack-Smashing Protector) support is now
enabled by default.</para>
<para>The &man.gbde.8; utility now supports <para>The &man.gbde.8; utility now supports
<option>-k</option> and <option>-K</option> options <option>-k</option> and <option>-K</option> options
@ -1831,6 +1846,11 @@ geli_da1s3a_keyfile0_name="/boot/keys/da1s3a.key"</programlisting>
function has been added to function has been added to
allow lookups for a specific version of a given symbol.</para> allow lookups for a specific version of a given symbol.</para>
<para>The &man.sa.8; utility now supports <option>-U</option>
and <option>-P</option> flags. They can be used to specify
the per-user and per-process summary file location,
respectively.</para>
<para>A bug in the &man.sed.1; utility which can cause <para>A bug in the &man.sed.1; utility which can cause
incorrect calculation of pattern space length in some cases incorrect calculation of pattern space length in some cases
has been fixed.</para> has been fixed.</para>
@ -1876,6 +1896,10 @@ geli_da1s3a_keyfile0_name="/boot/keys/da1s3a.key"</programlisting>
<para>The &man.top.1; program now supports a <option>-j</option> <para>The &man.top.1; program now supports a <option>-j</option>
flag to display the &man.jail.8; ID for each process. &merged;</para> flag to display the &man.jail.8; ID for each process. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.touch.1; utility now supports a <option>-A</option>
flag that allows the access and modification times of a file be
adjusted by a specified value. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.traceroute.8; program now supports <para>The &man.traceroute.8; program now supports
a <option>-D</option> flag, which causes it to display the a <option>-D</option> flag, which causes it to display the
differences between the sent and received differences between the sent and received
@ -2197,11 +2221,6 @@ mdconfig_md1="-t vnode -f /var/foo.img"</programlisting>
directory argument is given, it will set current directory argument is given, it will set current
working directory to the first prefix given by the working directory to the first prefix given by the
<command>@cwd</command> command. &merged;</para> <command>@cwd</command> command. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.sa.8; utility now supports <option>-U</option>
and <option>-P</option> flags. They can be used to specify
the per-user and per-process summary file location,
respectively.</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2 id="releng"> <sect2 id="releng">
@ -2314,7 +2333,11 @@ mdconfig_md1="-t vnode -f /var/foo.img"</programlisting>
<para>The supported version of <para>The supported version of
the <application>&xorg;</application> windowing system the <application>&xorg;</application> windowing system
(<filename role="package">x11/xorg</filename>) has been updated (<filename role="package">x11/xorg</filename>) has been updated
from 6.8.2 to 6.9.0. &merged;</para> from 6.8.2 to 7.2.0. &merged;</para>
<para>The default value of <varname>X11BASE</varname> has been changed
from <filename>/usr/X11R6</filename> to <filename>/usr/local</filename>,
the default value of <varname>LOCALBASE</varname>. &merged;</para>
<para>[&arch.pc98;] &os;/pc98 release CDROMs are now <para>[&arch.pc98;] &os;/pc98 release CDROMs are now
bootable on systems with some supported SCSI adapters. bootable on systems with some supported SCSI adapters.