New release notes: em(4), network device polling, ata(4) improved

SiS chipset support, OpenSSH UseLogin yes fix.

4 files changed, 68 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml
index f0b433a..c537f0e 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
 		<para>ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33</para>
 	   </listitem>
 	   <listitem>
+	        <para>SiS 530, 540, 620</para>
+	   </listitem>
+	   <listitem>
+	        <para>SiS 630, 633, 635, 730, 733, 735</para>
+	   </listitem>
+	   <listitem>
 		<para>SiS 5591</para>
 	   </listitem>
 	   <listitem>
@@ -1622,7 +1628,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543
-    controller chips (&man.gx.4; driver)
+    controller chips (&man.gx.4; and &man.em.4; drivers)
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet</para>
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml
index f0b433a..c537f0e 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/dev.sgml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
 		<para>ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33</para>
 	   </listitem>
 	   <listitem>
+	        <para>SiS 530, 540, 620</para>
+	   </listitem>
+	   <listitem>
+	        <para>SiS 630, 633, 635, 730, 733, 735</para>
+	   </listitem>
+	   <listitem>
 		<para>SiS 5591</para>
 	   </listitem>
 	   <listitem>
@@ -1622,7 +1628,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543
-    controller chips (&man.gx.4; driver)
+    controller chips (&man.gx.4; and &man.em.4; drivers)
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet</para>
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
index 7f7c725..163b3f4 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@
       <para arch="i386">The &man.el.4; driver can now be loaded as a
       module.</para>
 
+      <para arch="i386">The &man.em.4; driver has been added to
+      support NICs based on the Intel 82542, 82543, and 82544 Gigabit
+      Ethernet controller chips.  The driver supports transmit/receive
+      checksum offload and jumbo frames on 82543 and 82544-based
+      adapters.</para>
+
       <para>The &man.faith.4; device is now loadable, unloadable, and
       clonable.</para>
 
@@ -586,6 +592,18 @@
       protocol or routing) can be performed on these devices.  The
       <varname>SIOCGIFCONF</varname> ioctl may be performed on the
       special <filename>/dev/network</filename> node.</para>
+
+      <para arch="i386">Selected network drivers now implement a
+      semi-polling mode, which makes systems much more resilient to
+      attacks and overloads.  To enable polling, the following options
+      are required in a kernel configuration file:
+
+      <programlisting>options DEVICE_POLLING
+options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
+
+      The <varname>kern.polling.enable</varname> sysctl variable will
+      then activate polling mode.  The devices initially supporting
+      polling are &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, and &man.sis.4;. &merged;</para>
     </sect3>
 
     <sect3>
@@ -768,6 +786,9 @@
       <quote>pseudo</quote> RAID controllers as the Promise Fasttrak and
       HighPoint HPT370 controllers. &merged;</para>
 
+      <para>The &man.ata.4; driver now supports a wider variety of SiS
+      chipsets, as listed in the Hardware Notes.</para>
+
       <para>The BurnProof(TM) feature, for applicable ATAPI CD-ROM burners, is now
       supported. &merged;</para>
 
@@ -1320,6 +1341,12 @@
 
     <para>A security hole in the form of a buffer overflow in the
     &man.semop.2; system call has been closed. &merged;</para>
+
+    <para>A security hole in <application>OpenSSH</application>,
+    involving the <literal>UseLogin yes</literal> setting, has been
+    closed (note that the default for this setting is
+    <literal>UseLogin no</literal>). &merged;</para>
+
   </sect2>
   <sect2 id="userland">
     <title>Userland Changes</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 7f7c725..163b3f4 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@
       <para arch="i386">The &man.el.4; driver can now be loaded as a
       module.</para>
 
+      <para arch="i386">The &man.em.4; driver has been added to
+      support NICs based on the Intel 82542, 82543, and 82544 Gigabit
+      Ethernet controller chips.  The driver supports transmit/receive
+      checksum offload and jumbo frames on 82543 and 82544-based
+      adapters.</para>
+
       <para>The &man.faith.4; device is now loadable, unloadable, and
       clonable.</para>
 
@@ -586,6 +592,18 @@
       protocol or routing) can be performed on these devices.  The
       <varname>SIOCGIFCONF</varname> ioctl may be performed on the
       special <filename>/dev/network</filename> node.</para>
+
+      <para arch="i386">Selected network drivers now implement a
+      semi-polling mode, which makes systems much more resilient to
+      attacks and overloads.  To enable polling, the following options
+      are required in a kernel configuration file:
+
+      <programlisting>options DEVICE_POLLING
+options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
+
+      The <varname>kern.polling.enable</varname> sysctl variable will
+      then activate polling mode.  The devices initially supporting
+      polling are &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, and &man.sis.4;. &merged;</para>
     </sect3>
 
     <sect3>
@@ -768,6 +786,9 @@
       <quote>pseudo</quote> RAID controllers as the Promise Fasttrak and
       HighPoint HPT370 controllers. &merged;</para>
 
+      <para>The &man.ata.4; driver now supports a wider variety of SiS
+      chipsets, as listed in the Hardware Notes.</para>
+
       <para>The BurnProof(TM) feature, for applicable ATAPI CD-ROM burners, is now
       supported. &merged;</para>
 
@@ -1320,6 +1341,12 @@
 
     <para>A security hole in the form of a buffer overflow in the
     &man.semop.2; system call has been closed. &merged;</para>
+
+    <para>A security hole in <application>OpenSSH</application>,
+    involving the <literal>UseLogin yes</literal> setting, has been
+    closed (note that the default for this setting is
+    <literal>UseLogin no</literal>). &merged;</para>
+
   </sect2>
   <sect2 id="userland">
     <title>Userland Changes</title>