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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-01-18 19:25:40 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-01-18 19:25:40 +0000 |
commit | 4bb692461065ff695c30b6d594c9da8a7ced03d6 (patch) | |
tree | 473137e5885073969cedba144e700e7727fd463c /release | |
parent | 57c420bc7b7fa7114d2a7c0a9ea9457387fc544a (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-4bb692461065ff695c30b6d594c9da8a7ced03d6.zip FreeBSD-src-4bb692461065ff695c30b6d594c9da8a7ced03d6.tar.gz |
New release notes: Condition variables in kernel, ConnectionsPerPeriod
deprecated in sshd_config, cdcontrol(1) and CDROM, sysctl -N,
ports "origin", sysinstall->/usr/sbin.
Note MFC for LinkSys cards note, clarify and MFC syslogd(8) and
LOG_CONSOLE.
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT | 28 |
2 files changed, 49 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT index 4d155e5..8120131 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ O_EXCL|O_CREAT opens was fixed. [MERGED] The bug that made certain CDROM drives fail to attach when connected to a SCSI card driven by 'isp' has been fixed. [MERGED] +Condition variables have now been implemented in the FreeBSD kernel. +See condvar(9) for more details. + + 1.2. SECURITY FIXES ------------------- @@ -594,7 +598,8 @@ gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one fro threaded and non-threaded programs. This provides threaded programs with the needed exception frame symbols. [MERGED] -syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility. [MERGED] +syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility (disabled by +default), which can be used to log /dev/console output. [MERGED] rpcgen now uses /usr/bin/cpp (as on NetBSD), not /usr/libexec/cpp. @@ -609,6 +614,24 @@ used as a filename for stdin. dmesg(8) now has a -a option to show the entire message buffer, including syslog records and /dev/console output. [MERGED] +In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, ConnectionsPerPeriod has been deprecated. + +Entropy from the random(4) device is now periodically saved to files +in /var/db/entropy. + +cdcontrol(1) now uses the CDROM environment variable to pick a default +device. [MERGED] + +sysctl(8) now supports a -N option to print out variable names only. + +All packages and ports now contain an "origin" directive, which makes +it easier for programs like pkg_version(1) to determine the directory +from which a package was built. [MERGED] + +sysinstall(8) now lives in /usr/sbin, which simplifies the installation +process. The sysinstall(8) manpage is also installed in a more +consistent fashion now. + 2. Supported Configurations --------------------------- diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT index fda3d36..40a24b0 100644 --- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ The ray(4) driver, which supports the Webgear Aviator wireless network cards, has been committed. The operation of ray(4) interfaces can be modified by raycontrol(8). [MERGED] -Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver now +Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed(4) driver now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line in pccard.conf(5). This flag is not optional. These Linksys cards will -not be recognized without it. +not be recognized without it. [MERGED] A new API has been added for sound cards with hardware volume control. @@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ processor type checks. Custom kernels that will run on the 80386 can still be built by changing the cpu options in the kernel configuration file to only include I386_CPU. +Condition variables have now been implemented in the FreeBSD kernel. +See condvar(9) for more details. + 1.2. SECURITY FIXES ------------------- @@ -693,7 +696,8 @@ gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one fro threaded and non-threaded programs. This provides threaded programs with the needed exception frame symbols. [MERGED] -syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility. [MERGED] +syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility (disabled by +default), which can be used to log /dev/console output. [MERGED] rpcgen now uses /usr/bin/cpp (as on NetBSD), not /usr/libexec/cpp. @@ -708,6 +712,24 @@ used as a filename for stdin. dmesg(8) now has a -a option to show the entire message buffer, including syslog records and /dev/console output. [MERGED] +In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, ConnectionsPerPeriod has been deprecated. + +Entropy from the random(4) device is now periodically saved to files +in /var/db/entropy. + +cdcontrol(1) now uses the CDROM environment variable to pick a default +device. [MERGED] + +sysctl(8) now supports a -N option to print out variable names only. + +All packages and ports now contain an "origin" directive, which makes +it easier for programs like pkg_version(1) to determine the directory +from which a package was built. [MERGED] + +sysinstall(8) now lives in /usr/sbin, which simplifies the installation +process. The sysinstall(8) manpage is also installed in a more +consistent fashion now. + 2. Supported Configurations --------------------------- |