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version 1.184, 1998/02/14 12:00:14 version 1.185, 1998/02/14 12:20:35
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   Note: <font color=#e00000>Problems for which patches exist are marked in red</font>.
   
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 <h3><font color=#0000e0>Life for the OpenBSD project begins...</font></h3>  <h3><font color=#0000e0>Life for the OpenBSD project begins...</font></h3>
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 <ul>  <ul>
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 <li>Add per-host locking support to supfilesrv.  <li>Add per-host locking support to supfilesrv.
 <li>Make clri(8) mark the filesystem dirty.  <li>Make clri(8) mark the filesystem dirty.
 <li>Addition of 'kbus' port for the Solbourne Series5 sparc-based machines.  <li>Addition of 'kbus' port for the Solbourne Series5 sparc-based machines.
 <li><strong>The new afterboot(8) man page. Everyone should look at this.</strong>  <li><strong>The new afterboot(8) man page. Everyone should look at
           this</strong>.
 <li>Prevent open(2) with wrong flag modes.  <li>Prevent open(2) with wrong flag modes.
 </ul>  </ul>
   
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 <li>Consider only the 0177777 bits of the umask(2) value, as documented.  <li>Consider only the 0177777 bits of the umask(2) value, as documented.
 <li>Implement FIONBIO in ibcs2 emulation code.  <li>Implement FIONBIO in ibcs2 emulation code.
 <li>Make fstat(2) on AF_UNIX socket return proper st_[acm]time field values.  <li>Make fstat(2) on AF_UNIX socket return proper st_[acm]time field values.
 <li><strong>make readlink(1) terminate it's buffer correctly.  <li><font color=#e00000>make readlink(1) terminate it's buffer correctly.
         <a href=errata.html#all>This affects CDROM builds so a patch is          <a href=errata.html#all>This affects CDROM builds so a patch is
         available for 2.2</a></strong>.          available for 2.2</a></font>.
 <li>Clean /var earlier in the /etc/rc script.  <li>Clean /var earlier in the /etc/rc script.
 <li>Fix the internals of open(2) when O_TRUNC and either O_SHLOCK or O_EXLOCK  <li>Fix the internals of open(2) when O_TRUNC and either O_SHLOCK or O_EXLOCK
         are set.  (That was a nasty kernel bug).          are set.  (That was a nasty kernel bug).
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 <li>Add some more XPG4.2 *_t types.  <li>Add some more XPG4.2 *_t types.
 <li>Fix SunOS emulation of TIOCGPGRP.  <li>Fix SunOS emulation of TIOCGPGRP.
 <li>Newer ncr device driver.  <li>Newer ncr device driver.
 <li><strong>On the i386, handle the nasty problem with distinguishing SVR4  <li><font color=#e00000>On the i386, handle the nasty problem with
         and Linux binaries. <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available          distinguishing SVR4 and Linux binaries.
         for 2.2</a></strong>.          <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available for 2.2</a></font>.
 <li>Update to ncurses-4.1-971129  <li>Update to ncurses-4.1-971129
 <li>Fix a deadlock on cd9660.  <li>Fix a deadlock on cd9660.
 <li>Fix an overflow in top(1).  <li>Fix an overflow in top(1).
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         on input filesize.          on input filesize.
 <li>Add a <strong>kern.nosuidcoredump</strong> sysctl.  <li>Add a <strong>kern.nosuidcoredump</strong> sysctl.
 <li>Fix minor numbers for /dev/ch* in the MAKEDEV scripts.  <li>Fix minor numbers for /dev/ch* in the MAKEDEV scripts.
 <li><strong>A workaround for the Intel P5 F00F lockup problem.  <li><font color=#e00000>A workaround for the Intel P5 F00F lockup problem.
         <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available for 2.2</a></strong>.          <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available for 2.2</a></font>.
 <li>Fix numerous problems with new KTH kerberos.  <li>Fix numerous problems with new KTH kerberos.
 <li>Fix a problem in -current regarding open() of O_TRUNC and O_SHLOCK.  <li>Fix a problem in -current regarding open() of O_TRUNC and O_SHLOCK.
 <li>Correct an XPG violation in stdlib.h.  <li>Correct an XPG violation in stdlib.h.
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 <li>Handle the controlling tty ioctl in linux emulation.  <li>Handle the controlling tty ioctl in linux emulation.
 <li>Repair a number of retry operation problems in the wdc driver that mostly  <li>Repair a number of retry operation problems in the wdc driver that mostly
         affected sleeping laptops.          affected sleeping laptops.
 <li><strong>Fixed a panic problem in the i386 apm driver.  <li><font color=#e00000>Fixed a panic problem in the i386 apm driver.
         <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available for 2.2</a></strong>.          <a href=errata.html#i386>A patch is available for 2.2</a></font>.
 <li>Enable new FreeBSD ppp(8) daemon.  There are now two ppp daemons in the  <li>Enable new FreeBSD ppp(8) daemon.  There are now two ppp daemons in the
         source tree, they have quite different feature sets.          source tree, they have quite different feature sets.
 <li>Do not clear the setuid/setgid file mode bits for a call to  <li>Do not clear the setuid/setgid file mode bits for a call to
         {,f,l}chmod(-1, -1).          {,f,l}chmod(-1, -1).
 <li><strong>Due to timing constraints, mac68k X11 binaries did not make it  <li><font color=#e00000>Due to timing constraints, mac68k X11 binaries did
         onto the 2.2 CDROM.          not make it onto the 2.2 CDROM.
         <a href=errata.html#mac68k>But it is now available for ftp.</a>.</strong>          <a href=errata.html#mac68k>But it is now available for ftp</a></font>.
 <li>Addition of Obtuse smtpd(8) and smtpfwd(8) v2.0.  <li>Addition of Obtuse smtpd(8) and smtpfwd(8) v2.0.
 <li>In ftpd, default to RFC non-conforming behaviour for the PORT command,  <li>In ftpd, default to RFC non-conforming behaviour for the PORT command,
         but provide a runtime switch for those who like holes.          but provide a runtime switch for those who like holes.
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 <li>Teach the kernel about newer PCI device types.  <li>Teach the kernel about newer PCI device types.
 <li>Be more careful about sourcerouted packets, including never forwarding  <li>Be more careful about sourcerouted packets, including never forwarding
         them.          them.
 <li><strong>Two bugs existed in the the 2.2 pmax release which all users  <li><font color=#e00000>Two bugs existed in the the 2.2 pmax release which all users
         should be aware of.          should be aware of.
         <a href=errata.html#pmax>Patches are now available.</a></strong>          <a href=errata.html#pmax>Patches are now available</a></font>.
 <li>Fix the __{CTOR,DTOR}_LIST__ declarations in c++rt0.c  <li>Fix the __{CTOR,DTOR}_LIST__ declarations in c++rt0.c
 <li>Avoid DNS lookup timing effects in ping -R.  <li>Avoid DNS lookup timing effects in ping -R.
 <li><strong>Buffer overflow fix in the MIPS ld.so. Replacement binaries for the  <li><font color=#e00000>Buffer overflow fix in the MIPS ld.so. Replacement
         <a href=errata.html#pmax>pmax</a> and          binaries for the <a href=errata.html#pmax>pmax</a> and
         <a href=errata.html#arc>arc</a> platforms are available.</strong>          <a href=errata.html#arc>arc</a> platforms are available</font>.
 <li>Add strptime(3).  <li>Add strptime(3).
 <li>Add scan_ffs(8), a very useful tool for reconstructing disks.  <li>Add scan_ffs(8), a very useful tool for reconstructing disks.
 <li>Create two new sysctl options: <strong>ddb.panic</strong> decides  <li>Create two new sysctl options: <strong>ddb.panic</strong> decides
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         to change at boottime.          to change at boottime.
 <li>Add <strong>FS_CCD</strong> partition type so that the ccd driver can  <li>Add <strong>FS_CCD</strong> partition type so that the ccd driver can
         ensure it has the right components.          ensure it has the right components.
 <li><strong>In the 2.2 release, the sparc scsi driver caused problems for  <li><font color=#e00000>In the 2.2 release, the sparc scsi driver caused problems
         the Sun 4/300 machines.          for the Sun 4/300 machines.
         <a href=errata.html#sparc>Patches are now available.</a></strong>          <a href=errata.html#sparc>Patches are now available</a></font>.
 <li>Fix /etc/yp/domainname support in ypbind(8).  <li>Fix /etc/yp/domainname support in ypbind(8).
 <li>Fix some bugs in vacation(1).  <li>Fix some bugs in vacation(1).
 <li>Emulate that disgusting linux connect() braindamage even better.  <li>Emulate that disgusting linux connect() braindamage even better.
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         setting up additional /dev/log devices in various chroot spaces.          setting up additional /dev/log devices in various chroot spaces.
 <li>raise IPPORT_USERRESERVED significantly. Random port numbers will now  <li>raise IPPORT_USERRESERVED significantly. Random port numbers will now
         look much more random than they did before.          look much more random than they did before.
 <li><strong>Make ruserok() significantly more paranoid when parsing the  <li><font color=#e00000>Make ruserok() significantly more paranoid when
         .rhosts file.  This along with another issue is a security problem          parsing the .rhosts file.  This along with another issue is a
         in OpenBSD 2.2, and is <a href=errata.html#ruserok>          security problem in OpenBSD 2.2, and is <a href=errata.html#ruserok>
         described and fixed with a patch.</a></strong>          described and fixed with a patch</a></font>.
 <li>In compress(1), if the st_flags is 0, do not attempt a chflags(2) call.  <li>In compress(1), if the st_flags is 0, do not attempt a chflags(2) call.
 <li>Make stty(1) recognize STRIPDISC.  <li>Make stty(1) recognize STRIPDISC.
 <li>Fix a map corruption bug in ypxfr(8).  <li>Fix a map corruption bug in ypxfr(8).
 <li><strong>In the sparc 2.2 release, the SS4/SS5 kernel was not very  <li><font color=#e00000>In the sparc 2.2 release, the SS4/SS5 kernel was not
         reliable.  <a href=errata.html#sparciommu>A simple reliability patch          very reliable.  <a href=errata.html#sparciommu>A simple reliability
         is now available</a></strong>.          patch is now available</a></font>.
 <li>Place seperate so_ruid and so_euid fields in struct socket, so that  <li>Place seperate so_ruid and so_euid fields in struct socket, so that
         in_pcb.c can still do it's job, but also so that identd(8) can          in_pcb.c can still do it's job, but also so that identd(8) can
         be fast and return the proper uid.          be fast and return the proper uid.
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