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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-11-27 19:47:14 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-11-27 19:47:14 +0000 |
commit | 621cc177d403002aa9dfc306011b29656dc5d27c (patch) | |
tree | f8be4d6a92f76f016fd814fcf67e6775d3e6be5b /release/doc | |
parent | cae9fe85dffeaad3fdd48cdc60fd6679210ed9e3 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-621cc177d403002aa9dfc306011b29656dc5d27c.zip FreeBSD-src-621cc177d403002aa9dfc306011b29656dc5d27c.tar.gz |
MFCs noted: crypto(4).
Other changes: Add uftdi(4) to supported ucom(4) drivers, update
Cardbus items [1], ACPI CA 20021118 update, update a.out toolchain
note, remove Perl wrapper reference and downgrade a warning to a note.
Submitted by: imp [1]
Approved by: re (implicitly)
Diffstat (limited to 'release/doc')
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 36 |
2 files changed, 28 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index c24588c..52e0c08 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ of cryptographic algorithms for use by the kernel and access to cryptographic hardware for user-mode applications. Hardware device drivers are provided to support hifn-based cards - (&man.hifn.4;) and Broadcom-based cards (&man.ubsec.4;).</para> + (&man.hifn.4;) and Broadcom-based cards (&man.ubsec.4;). &merged;</para> <para>A new &man.ddb.4; command <command>show pcpu</command> lists some of the per-CPU data.</para> @@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ <para>The &man.ucom.4; device driver has been added, to support USB modems, serial devices, and other programs that need to look - like a tty. The related &man.uplcom.4; and &man.uvscom.4; drivers provide specific - support for the Prolific PL-2303 serial adapter and the SUNTAC + like a tty. The related &man.uftdi.4;, &man.uplcom.4;, &man.uvscom.4; drivers provide specific + support for FTDI serial adapters, the Prolific PL-2303 serial adapter and the SUNTAC Slipper U VS-10U, respectively. &merged;</para> <para>To increase security, the <literal>UCONSOLE</literal> kernel @@ -1615,12 +1615,13 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <screen role="historic"><prompt>ok</prompt> <userinput>set hw.pcic.intr_path="1"</userinput> <prompt>ok</prompt> <userinput>set hw.pcic.irq="0"</userinput></screen> - <para arch="i386">Preliminary Cardbus support under NEWCARD has - been added. This code supports the TI113X, TI12XX, TI125X, - Ricoh 5C46/5C47, Topic 95/97/100 and Cirrus Logic PD683X - bridges. 16-bit PC Card support is not yet functional.</para> + <para arch="i386">Preliminary CardBus support with NEWCARD has + been added. This code supports both 32-bit and 16-bit cards. + All CardBus bridges are supported, as well as the TI-1030 + PCMCIA-PCI bridge. Other PCMCIA-PCI bridges and ISA bridges + aren't supported yet.</para> - <para arch="i386">NEWCARD is now the default pccard/cardbus + <para arch="i386">NEWCARD is now the default PCCARD/CardBus system in the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para> </sect3> @@ -1708,7 +1709,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> (ACPI), a multi-vendor standard for configuration and power management, has been added. This functionality has been provided by the <application>Intel ACPI Component - Architecture</application> project, as of the ACPI CA 20020815 + Architecture</application> project, as of the ACPI CA 20021118 snapshot. Some backward compatability for applications using the older APM standard has been provided.</para> @@ -2228,13 +2229,8 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <sect2 id="userland"> <title>Userland Changes</title> - <para>Support for &man.a.out.5; format executables in the compiler - toolchain has been largely removed. - <note> - <para>This is a work in progress. Eventually, &man.a.out.5; - support will resurface in a series of ports/packages.</para> - </note> - </para> + <para>Support for creating &man.a.out.5; format executables with + the base system compiler toolchain has been removed.</para> <para role="historic">If the first argument to &man.ancontrol.8; or &man.wicontrol.8; doesn't start with a <literal>-</literal>, it @@ -3945,15 +3941,11 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> Perl, many utilities have been rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are made for each affected utility). - <filename>/usr/bin/perl</filename> is now a - <quote>wrapper</quote> program, so that programs expecting to - find a Perl interpreter there will - be able to function correctly. - <warning> + <note> <para>The Perl removal and package integration work is ongoing.</para> - </warning> + </note> </para> 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 c24588c..52e0c08 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ of cryptographic algorithms for use by the kernel and access to cryptographic hardware for user-mode applications. Hardware device drivers are provided to support hifn-based cards - (&man.hifn.4;) and Broadcom-based cards (&man.ubsec.4;).</para> + (&man.hifn.4;) and Broadcom-based cards (&man.ubsec.4;). &merged;</para> <para>A new &man.ddb.4; command <command>show pcpu</command> lists some of the per-CPU data.</para> @@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ <para>The &man.ucom.4; device driver has been added, to support USB modems, serial devices, and other programs that need to look - like a tty. The related &man.uplcom.4; and &man.uvscom.4; drivers provide specific - support for the Prolific PL-2303 serial adapter and the SUNTAC + like a tty. The related &man.uftdi.4;, &man.uplcom.4;, &man.uvscom.4; drivers provide specific + support for FTDI serial adapters, the Prolific PL-2303 serial adapter and the SUNTAC Slipper U VS-10U, respectively. &merged;</para> <para>To increase security, the <literal>UCONSOLE</literal> kernel @@ -1615,12 +1615,13 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <screen role="historic"><prompt>ok</prompt> <userinput>set hw.pcic.intr_path="1"</userinput> <prompt>ok</prompt> <userinput>set hw.pcic.irq="0"</userinput></screen> - <para arch="i386">Preliminary Cardbus support under NEWCARD has - been added. This code supports the TI113X, TI12XX, TI125X, - Ricoh 5C46/5C47, Topic 95/97/100 and Cirrus Logic PD683X - bridges. 16-bit PC Card support is not yet functional.</para> + <para arch="i386">Preliminary CardBus support with NEWCARD has + been added. This code supports both 32-bit and 16-bit cards. + All CardBus bridges are supported, as well as the TI-1030 + PCMCIA-PCI bridge. Other PCMCIA-PCI bridges and ISA bridges + aren't supported yet.</para> - <para arch="i386">NEWCARD is now the default pccard/cardbus + <para arch="i386">NEWCARD is now the default PCCARD/CardBus system in the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para> </sect3> @@ -1708,7 +1709,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> (ACPI), a multi-vendor standard for configuration and power management, has been added. This functionality has been provided by the <application>Intel ACPI Component - Architecture</application> project, as of the ACPI CA 20020815 + Architecture</application> project, as of the ACPI CA 20021118 snapshot. Some backward compatability for applications using the older APM standard has been provided.</para> @@ -2228,13 +2229,8 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <sect2 id="userland"> <title>Userland Changes</title> - <para>Support for &man.a.out.5; format executables in the compiler - toolchain has been largely removed. - <note> - <para>This is a work in progress. Eventually, &man.a.out.5; - support will resurface in a series of ports/packages.</para> - </note> - </para> + <para>Support for creating &man.a.out.5; format executables with + the base system compiler toolchain has been removed.</para> <para role="historic">If the first argument to &man.ancontrol.8; or &man.wicontrol.8; doesn't start with a <literal>-</literal>, it @@ -3945,15 +3941,11 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> Perl, many utilities have been rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are made for each affected utility). - <filename>/usr/bin/perl</filename> is now a - <quote>wrapper</quote> program, so that programs expecting to - find a Perl interpreter there will - be able to function correctly. - <warning> + <note> <para>The Perl removal and package integration work is ongoing.</para> - </warning> + </note> </para> |