version 1.22, 2015/08/10 01:42:01 |
version 1.23, 2015/08/10 03:21:41 |
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<li>Improved hardware support, including: |
<li>Improved hardware support, including: |
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<li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/ugold.4?query=ugold&sec=4">ugold(4)</a> driver now supports TEMPerHUMV1.x temperature and humidity sensors. |
<li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ugold&sec=4">ugold(4)</a> driver now supports TEMPerHUMV1.x temperature and humidity sensors. |
<li>Improved sensor support for the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/upd.4?query=upd&sec=4">upd(4)</a> driver for USB Power Devices (UPS). |
<li>Improved sensor support for the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=upd&sec=4">upd(4)</a> driver for USB Power Devices (UPS). |
<li>Support for jumbo frames on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/re.4?query=re&sec=4">re(4)</a> devices using RTL8168C/D/E/F/G and RTL8411, including PC Engines APU. |
<li>Support for jumbo frames on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sec=4">re(4)</a> devices using RTL8168C/D/E/F/G and RTL8411, including PC Engines APU. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/re.4?query=re&sec=4">re(4)</a> now works with newer devices e.g. RTL8111GU. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sec=4">re(4)</a> now works with newer devices e.g. RTL8111GU. |
<li>Partial support has been added for full-speed isochronous devices in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/ehci.4?query=ehci&sec=4">ehci(4)</a>, allowing USB 1.1 audio devices to be used on EHCI-only systems in some cases. |
<li>Partial support has been added for full-speed isochronous devices in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ehci&sec=4">ehci(4)</a>, allowing USB 1.1 audio devices to be used on EHCI-only systems in some cases. |
<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man4/macppc/hpb.4?query=hpb&sec=4&arch=macppc">hpb(4)</a> driver for HyperTransport bridges as found in the IBM CPC945 |
<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hpb&sec=4&arch=macppc">hpb(4)</a> driver for HyperTransport bridges as found in the IBM CPC945 |
<li>Improved macppc stability and G5 performances with MP kernels |
<li>Improved macppc stability and G5 performances with MP kernels |
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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acpicpu&sec=4">acpicpu(4)</a> uses ACPI C-state information to reduce power consumption of idle CPUs. |
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<li>Kernel supports x86 AVX instructions on CPUs that have them. |
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<li>MTU of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a> devices can now be set independently from the parent interface's MTU. |
<li>MTU of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a> devices can now be set independently from the parent interface's MTU. |
<li>The same network range can now be assigned to multiple interfaces, using interface priorities to choose between them. |
<li>The same network range can now be assigned to multiple interfaces, using interface priorities to choose between them. |
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<li>New <!-- experimental? --> MPLS pseudowire driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mpw&sektion=4">mpw(4)</a>. |
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<li>Installer improvements: |
<li>Installer improvements: |
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<li>in <a |
<li>in <a |
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man8/autoinstall.8?query=autoinstall&sec=8">autoinstalls</a>, |
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=autoinstall&sec=8">autoinstalls</a>, |
a template can be passed to <a |
a template can be passed to <a |
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man8/disklabel.8?query=disklabel&sec=8">disklabel(8)</a> |
href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=disklabel&sec=8">disklabel(8)</a> |
to automatically partition the disk. |
to automatically partition the disk. |
<li>DUID support has improved enough that new installs now use them unconditionally. |
<li>DUID support has improved enough that new installs now use them unconditionally. |
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<li>sudo has been replaced with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=doas&sektion=1">doas(1)</a>. |
<li>sudo has been replaced with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=doas&sektion=1">doas(1)</a>. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&sektion=1">file(1)</a> has been replaced with a new modern implementation, including sandbox and privilege separation. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&sektion=1">file(1)</a> has been replaced with a new modern implementation, including sandbox and privilege separation. |
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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> (and tar(1) and cpio(1)) now prevent archive extraction from escaping the current directory via symlinks; <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tar&sektion=1">tar(1)</a> without <tt>-P</tt> option now strips up through any "<tt>..</tt>" path components. |
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<li>Improved kernel checks of ELF headers. |
<li>... <!-- talk about improved W^X / i386 PAE --> |
<li>... <!-- talk about improved W^X / i386 PAE --> |
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now grows at a rate proportional to terminal size. |
now grows at a rate proportional to terminal size. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dlfcn&sektion=3">dlclose(3)</a> now unregisters handlers registered by a <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthread_atfork&sektion=3">pthread_atfork(3)</a> call from the unloaded libraries. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dlfcn&sektion=3">dlclose(3)</a> now unregisters handlers registered by a <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthread_atfork&sektion=3">pthread_atfork(3)</a> call from the unloaded libraries. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cp&sektion=1">cp(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mv&sektion=1">mv(1)</a>, and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> with the <tt>-rw</tt> option now preserve timestamps with full nanosecond precision. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cp&sektion=1">cp(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mv&sektion=1">mv(1)</a>, and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> with the <tt>-rw</tt> option now preserve timestamps with full nanosecond precision. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> (and tar(1) and cpio(1)) now prevent archive extraction from escaping the current directory via symlinks; <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tar&sektion=1">tar(1)</a> without <tt>-P</tt> option now strips up through any "<tt>..</tt>" path components. |
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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> now detects failure to decompress an archive when reading it and errors out immediately. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> now detects failure to decompress an archive when reading it and errors out immediately. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nm&sektion=1">nm(1)</a> now supports the <tt>-D</tt> option for displaying the dynamic symbol table. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nm&sektion=1">nm(1)</a> now supports the <tt>-D</tt> option for displaying the dynamic symbol table. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dump&sektion=8">dump(8)</a> now uses DUIDs in <tt>/etc/dumpdates</tt> when present and the <tt>-U</tt> option has thus been removed. |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dump&sektion=8">dump(8)</a> now uses DUIDs in <tt>/etc/dumpdates</tt> when present and the <tt>-U</tt> option has thus been removed. |
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<li>Upgraded to binutils version 2.17 with additional fixes. |
<li>Upgraded to binutils version 2.17 with additional fixes. |
<li>Static PIE support for sparc. |
<li>Static PIE support for sparc. |
<li>Alpha switched to secure PLT. |
<li>Alpha switched to secure PLT. |
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<li>Improved correctness of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=poll&sektion=2">poll(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=poll&sektion=2">poll(2)</a> of <tt>O_RDONLY</tt> FIFO fds. |
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<li>Restored reporting of closed sockets by <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=netstat&sektion=1">netstat(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systat&sektion=1">systat(1)</a>. |
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<li>... <!-- talk about reaper --> |
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