New release notes: ed(4) bugfix, larger default root partitions in

sysinstall(8), pkg_info(1) globbing, rfork_thread(3).

MFCs noted:  vidcontrol(1) -g.

2 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
index 5ab3dea..f3aebdf 100644
--- a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ is still needed to support non-PCI cards. [MERGED]
 
 The ed(4) driver is now also supported on the Alpha.
 
+A bug in the ed(4) driver that could cause panics with very short
+packets and BPF or bridging active has been fixed.
+
 The pcm(4) driver now supports the ESS Solo 1, Maestro-1, Maestro-2,
 and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA
 Technologies VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some
@@ -599,6 +602,9 @@ indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
 sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
 dialog support functions.  [MERGED]
 
+The default root partition in sysinstall is now 100MB on the i386 and
+110MB on the alpha.
+
 gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
 
 Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
@@ -618,6 +624,10 @@ enhancements. [MERGED]
 pkg_update(1), a utility to update installed packages and update their
 dependencies, has been added.
 
+pkg_info(1) now supports globbing against names of installed packages.
+The -G option disables this behavior, and the -x option causes regular
+expression matching instead of shell globbing.
+
 If the first argument fo ancontrol(8) or wicontrol(8) doesn't start
 with a "-", it is assumed to be an interface.
 
@@ -702,12 +712,16 @@ chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client.  tftp(1)
 and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
 
 vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
-geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
+geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode. [MERGED]
 
 ldconfig(8) now checks directory ownerships and permissions for
 greater security; these checks can be disabled with the -i
 flag. [MERGED]
 
+The rfork_thread(3) library call has been added as a helper function
+to rfork(2).  Using this function should avoid the need to implement
+complex stack swap code. [MERGED]
+
 
 2. Supported Configurations
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
index 69f192e..2c567c7 100644
--- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ achieve zero-copy receive.  This driver is also machine-independent,
 so it will work on both the i386 and alpha platforms.  The lnc driver
 is still needed to support non-PCI cards. [MERGED]
 
+A bug in the ed(4) driver that could cause panics with very short
+packets and BPF or bridging active has been fixed. [MERGED]
+
 The i386 boot loader now has support for a "nullconsole" console type,
 for use on systems with neither a video console nor a serial
 port. [MERGED]
@@ -693,6 +696,9 @@ indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
 sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
 dialog support functions.  [MERGED]
 
+The default root partition in sysinstall is now 100MB on the i386 and
+110MB on the alpha.
+
 gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
 
 Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
@@ -715,6 +721,10 @@ enhancements. [MERGED]
 pkg_update(1), a utility to update installed packages and update their
 dependencies, has been added.
 
+pkg_info(1) now supports globbing against names of installed packages.
+The -G option disables this behavior, and the -x option causes regular
+expression matching instead of shell globbing.
+
 If the first argument fo ancontrol(8) or wicontrol(8) doesn't start
 with a "-", it is assumed to be an interface.
 
@@ -799,12 +809,16 @@ chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client.  tftp(1)
 and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
 
 vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
-geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
+geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode. [MERGED]
 
 ldconfig(8) now checks directory ownerships and permissions for
 greater security; these checks can be disabled with the -i
 flag. [MERGED]
 
+The rfork_thread(3) library call has been added as a helper function
+to rfork(2).  Using this function should avoid the need to implement
+complex stack swap code. [MERGED]
+
 
 2. Supported Configurations
 ---------------------------