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<h2><font color=#e00000>Changes made between OpenBSD 2.9 and OpenBSD-current</font><hr></h2>
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This is a partial list of the major machine independent changes
(i.e., these are the changes people ask about most often). Port
specific changes have also been made, and are sometimes mentioned
in the pages for the specific <a href="plat.html">platforms</a>.
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Changes to the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> collection are documented
<a href="portsplus/index.html">here</a>.
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Note: <font color=#e00000>Problems for which patches exist are marked in red</font>.
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<a href="plus20.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.0, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus21.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.1, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus22.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.2, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus23.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.3, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus24.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.4, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus25.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.5, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus26.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.6, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus27.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.7, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus28.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.8, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus29.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.9, click here</a>.<br>
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<h3><font color=#0000e0>We are working on OpenBSD-current.</font></h3><p>
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<li>Cleanup MAP_COPY flags in the tree.
<li>Use genassym.cf on alpha.
<li>Unify the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rd&sektion=4">rd(4)</a> support.
<li>Update <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8">sysctl(8)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vmstat&sektion=8">vmstat(8)</a> to use the new interfaces.
<li>Make more data available via the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=3">sysctl(3)</a> interface.
<li>Handle fastroute in the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">bridge(4)</a>.
<li>hp300 man page cleanup.
<li>Fix a resource leak in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=twe&sektion=4">twe(4)</a>.<br>
<a href="stable.html"><font color=#00b000>[Applied to stable]</font></a>
<li>Use <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=madvise&sektion=2">madvise(2)</a> option with MADV_FREE for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=malloc&sektion=3">malloc(3)</a> 'h' flag.
<li>Support MADV_DONTNEED and MADV_FREE in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=madvise&sektion=2">madvise(2)</a>.
<li>Switch sparc to UVM and PMAP_NEW.
<li>Support HP425e.
<li>Refill <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4">txp(4)</a> receive ring only when empty -- performance enhancement.
<li>Fix SSH2 <b>-R</b> support in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh&sektion=1">ssh(1)</a>.
<li>More pmap/uvm interface changes.
<li>Correct signal handling in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ping6&sektion=8">ping6(8)</a>.
<li>Implement screen blanker in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wscons&sektion=4">wscons(4)</a>.
<li>Attempt to support hifn7951 in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hifn&sektion=4">hifn(4)</a>.
<li>realloc(3) fixes to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipf&sektion=8">ipf(8)</a>.
<li>ipf 3.4.17
<li>Fix kernel extent code to be more careful about ranges.
<li>UVM support for mac68k.
<li>Change i386 in_cksum failure to a printf, instead of a panic.<br>
<a href="stable.html"><font color=#00b000>[Applied to stable]</font></a>
<li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4">txp(4)</a>, add support for hardware <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a>.
<li>Fix a bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=make&sektion=1">make(1)</a> exposed by the recent jumbo patch.
<li>Fix <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">ti(4)</a> to handle <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a> properly.
<li>vsunlock fixes to UVM.
<li>Signal ignore bug fix to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh&sektion=1">ssh(1)</a>.
<li>Kill i386 VM & pmap_old support.
<li>Fix process priority bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atrun&sektion=8">atrun(8)</a>.
<li>Enable <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">vlan(4)</a> by default in GENERIC kernels.
<li>Fix <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pread&sektion=3">pread(3)</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=preadv&sektion=3">preadv(3)</a>, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pwrite&sektion=3">pwrite(3)</a>, and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pwritev&sektion=3">pwritev(3)</a> on big endian architectures.
<li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8">sendmail(8)</a>, use FAST_PID_RECYCLE.
<li>Remove excess (vaddr_t) casts.
<li>Get rid of CLSIZE and friends.
<li>Increase <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=strlcpy&sektion=3">strlcpy(3)</a> in parts of the tree.
<li>Some minor changes to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8">isakmpd(8)</a>.
<li>Cleanup M_* malloc types in the kernel.
<li>UVM for the hp300.
<li>Numerous cleanups to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sup&sektion=1">sup(1)</a>.
<li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systat&sektion=8">systat(8)</a>, handle <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kvm_nlist&sektion=3">kvm_nlist(3)</a> failing.
<li>Fix a channel race in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8">sshd(8)</a>.
<li>Document that <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nc&sektion=1">nc(1)</a> no longer has a -e option.
<li>Fix localhost handling bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=httpd&sektion=8">httpd(8)</a>.
<li>Jumbo patch to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=make&sektion=1">make(1)</a> that has been brewing for a while.
<li>Various improvements to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg&sektion=1">mg(1)</a>.
<li>Big USB code update.
<li>Fix a signed vs unsigned error in the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gm&sektion=4">gm(4)</a> Ethernet driver.
<li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wump&sektion=6">wump(6)</a>, improve our cave topology algorithm. Don't ask.
<li>Force -h to override the BLOCKSIZE environment in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=du&sektion=1">du(1)</a>.
<li>Substantial updates to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sup&sektion=1">sup(1)</a>.
<li>Fix a register save/restore bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=clcs&sektion=4">clcs(4)</a> so that suspend/resume works better.
<li>Allow the right CTRL+ALT keys to work as the left ones do in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wskbd&sektion=4">wskbd(4)</a>.
<li>Continue to hack our new <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4">txp(4)</a> driver into shape.
<li>In <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8">ifconfig(8)</a>, implement support for removing tunnel outer IP address pair.
<li>Revert a buggy optimization in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tsort&sektion=1">tsort(1)</a>.
<li>Use <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pread&sektion=2">pread(2)</a> in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nlist&sektion=3">nlist(3)</a> instead of abusing <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lseek&sektion=2">lseek(2)</a> with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=read&sektion=2">read(2)</a>.
<li>Remove cruft leftover from the old PCVT console driver.
<li>Fix filename tab-completion in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg&sektion=1">mg(1)</a>.
<li>Convert some more drivers to the new <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=timeout&sektion=9">timeout(9)</a> interface.
<li>Whack dtom() in the kernel. Fo'get about it.
<li>Avoid a NULL pointer dereference in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=faithd&sektion=8">faithd(8)</a>.
<li>Various reset and delay fixes in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wdc&sektion=4">wdc(4)</a> to help certain ATAPI devices.
<li>Deal with suspend/resume more cleanly in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pccbb&sektion=4">pccbb(4)</a>.
<li>Better hints handling and memory allocation in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tsort&sektion=1">tsort(1)</a>.
<li>Correct an error condition in /etc/ksh.kshrc.
<li>Add a koi8-r keyboard layout for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wskbd&sektion=4">wskbd(4)</a>.
<li>Allow interoperability between OpenSSH and older ssh-2.0.x variants with weaker key generation.
<li>Instrument improved locking and rework SCSI a bit in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ami&sektion=4">ami(4)</a>.
<li>Cleanups to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ancontrol&sektion=8">ancontrol(8)</a>.
<li>Add a -b option to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh&sektion=1">ssh(1)</a>, similar to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=telnet&sektion=1">telnet(1)</a>'s equivalent.
<li>Fix a memory handling bug in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=telnet&sektion=1">telnet(1)</a>.
<li>Use <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pool&sektion=9">pool(9)</a> interface for the VFS cache.
<li>Improve OpenSSH interoperability with ssh.com-2.0.x clients.
<li>In the mvme88k port, replace resource maps with extents.
<li>Numerous fixes and updates to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sup&sektion=1">sup(1)</a>.
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This list mentions mostly platform-independent changes. For a list of changes
made in a particular platform, please check the page for that platform. If you
find them not listed there, the changes are either (1) not being documented or
(2) are documented here.<br><br>
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<a href="plus20.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.0, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus21.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.1, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus22.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.2, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus23.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.3, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus24.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.4, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus25.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.5, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus26.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.6, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus27.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.7, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus28.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.8, click here</a>.<br>
<a href="plus29.html">For changes leading up to OpenBSD 2.9, click here</a>.<br>
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