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1.1044 deraadt 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD -current changelog</font></h2>
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1.823 jsyn 21: This is a partial list of the major machine-independent changes
1.602 aaron 22: (i.e., these are the changes people ask about most often). Port
1.29 deraadt 23: specific changes have also been made, and are sometimes mentioned
1.728 horacio 24: in the pages for the specific <a href="plat.html">platforms</a>.
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1.998 espie 27: There is a separate <a href="portsplus/index.html">list of Changes to the ports collection</a>.
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1.863 naddy 30: Note: <font color="#e00000">Problems for which patches exist are marked in red</font>.
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1.846 deraadt 34: For changes in other releases, click below:<br>
35: <a href="plus20.html">2.0</a>,
36: <a href="plus21.html">2.1</a>,
37: <a href="plus22.html">2.2</a>,
38: <a href="plus23.html">2.3</a>,
39: <a href="plus24.html">2.4</a>,
40: <a href="plus25.html">2.5</a>,
41: <a href="plus26.html">2.6</a>,
42: <a href="plus27.html">2.7</a>,
43: <a href="plus28.html">2.8</a>,
44: <a href="plus29.html">2.9</a>,
45: <a href="plus30.html">3.0</a>,
46: <a href="plus31.html">3.1</a>,
1.868 deraadt 47: <a href="plus32.html">3.2</a>,
1.889 david 48: <a href="plus33.html">3.3</a>,
1.916 david 49: <a href="plus34.html">3.4</a>,
1.935 miod 50: <a href="plus35.html">3.5</a>,
1.941 deraadt 51: <a href="plus36.html">3.6</a>,
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1.963 deraadt 53: <a href="plus37.html">3.7</a>,
1.999 deraadt 54: <a href="plus38.html">3.8</a>,
1.1028 deraadt 55: <a href="plus39.html">3.9</a>,
1.1044 deraadt 56: <a href="plus40.html">4.0</a>,
1.1069 deraadt 57: <a href="plus41.html">4.1</a>,
1.1097 deraadt 58: <a href="plus42.html">4.2</a>,
1.1118 deraadt 59: <a href="plus43.html">4.3</a>,
60: <a href="plus44.html">4.4</a>.
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1.1118 deraadt 65: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Changes made between OpenBSD 4.4 and OpenBSD 4.5</font></h3><p>
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1.422 deraadt 68: <ul>
1.1120 ! jj 69: <!-- 2008/08/26 -->
! 70: <li>Updated libdrm to 2.3.1.
! 71: <li>Plug potential memory leak in the uvm_amap code.
! 72: <!-- 2008/08/25 -->
! 73: <li>Updated xterm to update 236.
! 74: <li>SGI machines now get an installXX.iso image to install from.
! 75: <li>Added support for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4&format=html">usb(4)</a> devices on sgi.
! 76: <!-- 2008/08/24 -->
! 77: <li>Make NFS correctly invalidate attribute cache entries in case the vnode mode changes.
! 78: <li>Added support in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&sektion=4&format=html">uvideo(4)</a> for processing unit controls.
! 79: <li>Stop making <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sd&sektion=4&format=html">sd(4)</a> report CHS information, since it mostly is lies.
! 80: <!-- 2008/08/23 -->
! 81: <li>Updated xf86-video-chips to 1.2.0 and xf86-input-mouse to 1.3.0.
! 82: <li>Added support for Gunze touchpanels, found on Panasonic Toughbook CF-27.
! 83: <li>Updated xf86-video-ark to 0.7.0 and xf86-video-ast to 0.85.0.
! 84: <li>Make xf86-video-sunffb build on sparc64 machines.
! 85: <li>Updated the xenocara input code for: magellan, microtouch, mutouch, palmax, penmount, summa, tek4957, ur98 and vmmouse.
! 86: <li>Updated the xenocara input code for: acecad, calcomp, citron, digitaledge, dmc, dynapro, elo2300, elographics, fpit, hyperpen, jamstudio and xf86-input-joystick.
! 87: <li>Make mbstowcs() return the correct length of the wchar_t string in some cases.
! 88: <!-- 2008/08/22 -->
! 89: <li>Fixed the libc wcschr() function.
! 90: <li>For Vax machines, let <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lkms&sektion=4&format=html">lkms(4)</a> support VSXXX-AB tables in addition to the mice already supported.
! 91: <li>Smarter implementation of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=calloc&sektion=3&format=html">calloc(3)</a>, based on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mmap&sektion=2&format=html">mmap(2)</a> returning zero filled pages.
! 92: <li>Merge <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=crunchgen&sektion=1&format=html">crunchgen(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=crunchide&sektion=1&format=html">crunchide(1)</a> into one, and move to usr.sbin.
! 93: <li>Make sure OpenBSD sets _POSIX_JOB_CONTROL and _POSIX_SAVED_IDS to the correct values.
! 94: <li>Set the PIE address range on hppa, mips and sh to minimize mmap pressure.
! 95: <li>Make <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ftp&sektion=1&format=html">ftp(1)</a> commands which toggle settings take an explicit on or off argument.
! 96: <!-- 2008/08/21 -->
! 97: <li>In the libc getgrouplist code, after spotting a + record, continue scanning and pick up later groups in the file.
! 98: <li>Added sbus support code to xenocara to be able to support the sunffb driver.
! 99: <li>Updated the xf86-video-siliconmotion driver to 1.6.0.
! 100: <!-- 2008/08/20 -->
! 101: <li>Updated freetype in xenocara to 2.3.7.
! 102: <li>Make <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh&sektion=1&format=html">ssh(1)</a> allow ForceCommand internal-sftp with arguments.
! 103: <li>Initial minimal graphics driver for VAXstation 3[58}x0 LEGSS option. Limited to 8 bit and no acceleration.
! 104: <li>Enabled support for socket maps in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&format=html">sendmail(8)</a>.
! 105: <li>Make <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gzip&sektion=1&format=html">gzip(1)</a> use and report errors the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=inflate&sektion=3&format=html">inflate(3)</a> can return.
! 106: <!-- 2008/08/19 -->
! 107: <li>Allow devices attaching at boot to be disabled in UKC.
! 108: <li>Made it possible to enter DDB on macppc from a serial console.
! 109: <li>Added DLink DWA-110 to the list of supported <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rum&sektion=4&format=html">rum(4)</a> devices.
! 110: <!-- 2008/08/18 -->
! 111: <li>Added support for the "Firefox" VAXstation 3[58][24]0 workstation machines.
! 112: <li>Added <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=stge&sektion=4&format=html">stge(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gentbi&sektion=4&format=html">gentbi(4)</a> to hppa GENERIC and RAMDISK kernels.
! 113: <li>Updated pcc from the master repo. Can now compile both userland and kernel (with some patches).
! 114: <!-- 2008/08/17 -->
! 115: <!-- 2008/08/16 -->
! 116: <li>Let <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=m4&sektion=1&format=html">m4(1)</a> be more liberal in include handling and stop skipping spaces outside of paranthesis.
! 117: <!-- 2008/08/15 -->
! 118: <li>Added an option to force TCP lookups in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=resolv.conf&sektion=5&format=html">resolv.conf(5)</a> and extend nameserver declaration syntax to support port numbers.
1.1119 jj 119: <!-- 2008/08/14 -->
1.1120 ! jj 120: <li>Fix <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acpi&sektion=4&format=html">acpi(4)</a> dsdt parsing causing panics on the Asus eeePC 1000H when attaching the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acpiasus&sektion=4&format=html">acpiasus(4)</a> driver.
1.1119 jj 121: <li>Make <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_vnd&sektion=8&format=html">mount_vnd(8)</a> accept a sector size to be specified by the user when configuring a <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vnd&sektion=4&format=html">vnd(4)</a> device.
122: <!-- 2008/08/13 -->
123: <li>Added a VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES ioctl to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&sektion=4&format=html">uvideo(4)</a> so applications can query the available formats and resolutions of a device.
124: <li>Initial import of a driver for the integrated random number generator of the UltraSPARC T2.
125: <!-- 2008/08/12 -->
126: <li>For amd64 and i386 on some newer Turion CPUs with the C1E 'feature', running a hlt instruction with both cores kills the timer. Disable that 'feature'.
127: <li>Added the 8139D PCI id to the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rl&sektion=4&format=html">rl(4)</a> device list.
128: <li>Fix out-of-bounds memory access in Mesa.
129: <li>Fix multiple addition errors for amd64 and i386 when extended partitions are just before an OpenBSD partition in an MBR.
130: <li>Added BIP, Broadcast/Multicast Integrity Protocol defined in P802.11w to provide integrity and replay protection for broadcast/multicast management frames.
131: <li>Make the 802.11 code maintain a count of TKIP and CCMP replayed frames.
132: <li>Initial implementation of the HMAC-MD5, HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA256, AES-128-CMAC and AES Key Wrap algorithms.
133: <li>Basic ELF header bounds check in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&format=html">config(8)</a> to avoid crashes on truncated kernels.
134: <!-- 2008/08/11 -->
135: <li>Add support for RX/TX checksum offload on newer <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4&format=html">re(4)</a> chipsets.
136: <li>Plug a memory leak in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ksh&sektion=1&format=html">ksh(1)</a> when freeing I/O redirection in commands.
137: <li>Added hw.cpuspeed for all sparc64 CPU types.
138: <li>Added hw.setperf support for UltraSPARC-IIe-based sparc64 machines.
139: <li>Prevent buffer underrun in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fingerd&sektion=8&format=html">fingerd(8)</a>.
140: <!-- 2008/08/10 -->
141: <li>Stop demoting USB2 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&sektion=4&format=html">uvideo(4)</a> devices to USB1, instead let them attach to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ehci&sektion=4&format=html">ehci(4)</a> since we have isoc support.
142: <li>Add support for VAXstation 3[58][24]0 to the bootlocks, currently limited to serial console.
143: <li>Use STICK logic on UltraSPARC-IIe-based sparc64 machines to generate clock interrupts.
144: <li>Add hypervisor calls on sparc64 for the Sun4v random number generator interface.
145: <!-- 2008/08/09 -->
146: <li>Added support for isochronous xfer support for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ehci&sektion=4&format=html">ehci(4)</a>.
147: <li>Add Jumbo support flag to MCP79-based <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nfe&sektion=4&format=html">nfe(4)</a> devices.
148: <li>Added fr-dvorak-be'po layout as fr.dvorak for PS/2 and USB keyboards.
149: <!-- 2008/08/08 -->
150: <li>Allow creation and use of ffs filesystems on non-512 byte sectorsize devices. Only i386 and sgi for now.
151: <li>Make <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=relayd&sektion=8&format=html">relayd(8)</a> add a $SERVER_NAME variable which is "OpenBSD relayd" by default.
152: <li>Fix possible memory leaks in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=relayd&sektion=8&format=html">relayd(8)</a> chunked encoding handler.
153: <li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=relayd&sektion=8&format=html">relayd(8)</a>, support HTTP responses that neither specify a Content-Length header nor chunked encoding.
154: <li>Do not latch the IPSec tdb to the inpcb unconditionally, since packets could get encrypted unintentionally.
155: <li>Add Longshine LCS-8031N to the list of supported <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4&format=html">ral(4)</a> devices.
156: <li>Increment if_ierrors in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=upgt&sektion=4&format=html">upgt(4)</a> if we fail to extract the mbuf in the RX routine.
157: <li>Plug memory leak in m_pullup2().
158: <!-- 2008/08/07 -->
159: <li>Reenabled the routing priority again.
160: <li>Make sparc64 use %sys_tick to generate clock interrupts on systems that have it.
161: <li>Fix sparc64 SMP %tick interrupt handling. Sometimes clock would stop ticking on some CPUs because of lost ticks.
162: <li>Make sure the spanning tree <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4&format=html">bridge(4)</a> code account for STP frames in if_obytes and if_omcasts.
163: <li>Enabled ALTQ and VLAN on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tsec&sektion=4&format=html">tsec(4)</a> for the socppc platform.
164: <li>Do not wait in the socket code for a free buffer in sosend(). Fixes userland hangs if the system runs out of mbuf clusters.
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1.203 deraadt 167:
1.95 deraadt 168: This list mentions mostly platform-independent changes. For a list of changes
169: made in a particular platform, please check the page for that platform. If you
170: find them not listed there, the changes are either (1) not being documented or
171: (2) are documented here.<br><br>
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175: <h3>
1.846 deraadt 176: For changes in other releases, click below:<br>
177: <a href="plus20.html">2.0</a>,
178: <a href="plus21.html">2.1</a>,
179: <a href="plus22.html">2.2</a>,
180: <a href="plus23.html">2.3</a>,
181: <a href="plus24.html">2.4</a>,
182: <a href="plus25.html">2.5</a>,
183: <a href="plus26.html">2.6</a>,
184: <a href="plus27.html">2.7</a>,
185: <a href="plus28.html">2.8</a>,
186: <a href="plus29.html">2.9</a>,
187: <a href="plus30.html">3.0</a>,
188: <a href="plus31.html">3.1</a>,
1.868 deraadt 189: <a href="plus32.html">3.2</a>,
1.889 david 190: <a href="plus33.html">3.3</a>,
1.916 david 191: <a href="plus34.html">3.4</a>,
1.935 miod 192: <a href="plus35.html">3.5</a>,
1.941 deraadt 193: <a href="plus36.html">3.6</a>,
1.1118 deraadt 194: <br>
1.1044 deraadt 195: <a href="plus37.html">3.7</a>,
1.999 deraadt 196: <a href="plus38.html">3.8</a>,
1.1028 deraadt 197: <a href="plus39.html">3.9</a>,
1.1044 deraadt 198: <a href="plus40.html">4.0</a>,
1.1069 deraadt 199: <a href="plus41.html">4.1</a>,
1.1097 deraadt 200: <a href="plus42.html">4.2</a>,
1.1118 deraadt 201: <a href="plus43.html">4.3</a>,
202: <a href="plus44.html">4.4</a>.
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