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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-10-22 17:05:36 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-10-22 17:05:36 +0000 |
commit | 4e7d2b0c8d28fd1d2360b0845297f351bb5b8be6 (patch) | |
tree | 3b17e6974a147c255445f10c235bfacc428cceb0 | |
parent | 3d192c6f03877f39e5207828a666f8b67bd286a1 (diff) | |
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New release notes: devctl, gbde(8), RAIDframe/raid(4), devd(8),
removal of many (but not all) games.
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 66 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 66 |
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index ffb2e31..b9fc9a9 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ install hardware watchpoints (as opposed to software watchpoints) if supported by the architecture. &merged;</para> + <para>A <filename>devctl</filename> device has been added to allow + userland programs to learn when devices come and go in the device + tree (different from the XXX). This facility is primariliy used + by the &man.devd.8; utility.</para> + <para>&man.devfs.5;, which allows entries in the <filename>/dev</filename> directory to be built automatically and supports more flexible attachment of devices, has been @@ -1303,6 +1308,22 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> support a wide variety of operations on I/O requests on their way from the upper kernel to the device drivers.</para> + <para>A GEOM Based Disk Encryption module has been added. It + provides denial of access to <quote>cold disks</quote>, with + four different cryptographic barriers and up to four + changeable pass-phrases. Much more information can be found + in the &man.gbde.4; manual page. The &man.gbde.8; userland + utility provides an operation and management interface to this + module. This feature is not enabled by default; it requires + <literal>options GEOM_BDE</literal> to be added to a kernel + configuration file. + + <note> + <para>This feature should be considered experimental. + </note> + + </para> + <para role="historic">The ida disk driver now has crashdump support. &merged;</para> @@ -1354,6 +1375,21 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers, has been added. &merged;</para> + <para>The RAIDframe disk driver has been imported from NetBSD. + This driver provides software-based RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5 + capabilities, as well as other functionality. More + information can be found in the &man.raid.4; driver manual + page. The &man.raidctl.8; utility is used to configure and + unconfigure disk arrays. This feature is not enabled by + default, and requires <literal>device raidframe</literal> to + be configured into a kernel. + + <note> + <para>This feature should be considered experimental. + </note> + + </para> + <para>Some problems in &man.sa.4; error handling have been fixed, including the <quote>tape drive spinning indefinitely upon &man.mt.1; <option>stat</option></quote> problem.</para> @@ -2329,6 +2365,17 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> command line. This allows the user to run an arbitrary program as if it were written to be a daemon. &merged;</para> + <para>The &man.devd.8; utility, a userland daemon that can run + arbitrary commands when devices come and go in the device tree, + has been added. This program is a generalization of some of the + functionality of &man.pccardd.8;. + + <note> + <para>&man.devd.8; is work-in-progress.</para> + </note> + + </para> + <para>&man.devinfo.8;, a simple tool to print the device tree and resource usage by devices, has been added.</para> @@ -3658,6 +3705,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> utility. The standards conformance of each utility or library function is generally listed in its manual page.</para> + <para>A number of games have been removed from the base system. + These include: adventure(6), arithmetic(6), atc(6), + backgammon(6), battlestar(6), bs(6), canfield(6), cribbage(6), + fish(6), hack(6), hangman(6), larn(6), mille(6), phantasia(6), + piano(6), pig(6), quiz(6), rain(6), robots(6), rogue(6), + sail(6), snake(6), trek(6), wargames(6), worm(6), worms(6), + wump(6). dm(8), which was used to control access to games, is + no longer necessary, and has also been removed. The + <quote>utility-like</quote> games, as well as &man.fortune.6;, + remain. + + <note> + <para>The affected programs will reappear as a port in the + Ports Collection. This note will contain a pointer to that + port, once it has been committed.</para> + </note> + + </para> + <sect3> <title>Contributed Software</title> diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index ffb2e31..b9fc9a9 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ install hardware watchpoints (as opposed to software watchpoints) if supported by the architecture. &merged;</para> + <para>A <filename>devctl</filename> device has been added to allow + userland programs to learn when devices come and go in the device + tree (different from the XXX). This facility is primariliy used + by the &man.devd.8; utility.</para> + <para>&man.devfs.5;, which allows entries in the <filename>/dev</filename> directory to be built automatically and supports more flexible attachment of devices, has been @@ -1303,6 +1308,22 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> support a wide variety of operations on I/O requests on their way from the upper kernel to the device drivers.</para> + <para>A GEOM Based Disk Encryption module has been added. It + provides denial of access to <quote>cold disks</quote>, with + four different cryptographic barriers and up to four + changeable pass-phrases. Much more information can be found + in the &man.gbde.4; manual page. The &man.gbde.8; userland + utility provides an operation and management interface to this + module. This feature is not enabled by default; it requires + <literal>options GEOM_BDE</literal> to be added to a kernel + configuration file. + + <note> + <para>This feature should be considered experimental. + </note> + + </para> + <para role="historic">The ida disk driver now has crashdump support. &merged;</para> @@ -1354,6 +1375,21 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers, has been added. &merged;</para> + <para>The RAIDframe disk driver has been imported from NetBSD. + This driver provides software-based RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5 + capabilities, as well as other functionality. More + information can be found in the &man.raid.4; driver manual + page. The &man.raidctl.8; utility is used to configure and + unconfigure disk arrays. This feature is not enabled by + default, and requires <literal>device raidframe</literal> to + be configured into a kernel. + + <note> + <para>This feature should be considered experimental. + </note> + + </para> + <para>Some problems in &man.sa.4; error handling have been fixed, including the <quote>tape drive spinning indefinitely upon &man.mt.1; <option>stat</option></quote> problem.</para> @@ -2329,6 +2365,17 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> command line. This allows the user to run an arbitrary program as if it were written to be a daemon. &merged;</para> + <para>The &man.devd.8; utility, a userland daemon that can run + arbitrary commands when devices come and go in the device tree, + has been added. This program is a generalization of some of the + functionality of &man.pccardd.8;. + + <note> + <para>&man.devd.8; is work-in-progress.</para> + </note> + + </para> + <para>&man.devinfo.8;, a simple tool to print the device tree and resource usage by devices, has been added.</para> @@ -3658,6 +3705,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> utility. The standards conformance of each utility or library function is generally listed in its manual page.</para> + <para>A number of games have been removed from the base system. + These include: adventure(6), arithmetic(6), atc(6), + backgammon(6), battlestar(6), bs(6), canfield(6), cribbage(6), + fish(6), hack(6), hangman(6), larn(6), mille(6), phantasia(6), + piano(6), pig(6), quiz(6), rain(6), robots(6), rogue(6), + sail(6), snake(6), trek(6), wargames(6), worm(6), worms(6), + wump(6). dm(8), which was used to control access to games, is + no longer necessary, and has also been removed. The + <quote>utility-like</quote> games, as well as &man.fortune.6;, + remain. + + <note> + <para>The affected programs will reappear as a port in the + Ports Collection. This note will contain a pointer to that + port, once it has been committed.</para> + </note> + + </para> + <sect3> <title>Contributed Software</title> |