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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 e940af3..a213cf3 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ <application>bzip2</application>-compressed kernels and modules. &merged;</para> + <para>The kernel now has support for multiple low-level console + devices. The new &man.conscontrol.8; utility helps to manage the + different consoles.</para> + <sect3> <title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title> @@ -443,6 +447,12 @@ <para>The &man.fxp.4; driver now requires a <literal>device miibus</literal> entry in the kernel configuration file. &merged;</para> + <para>The &man.fxp.4; driver now supports Intel's loadable + microcode to implement receive-side interrupt coalescing and + packet bundling, on NICs that support these features. This + support can be activated by the use of the + <option>link0</option> option to &man.ifconfig.8;.</para> + <para>The &man.gx.4; driver has been added to support NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543 Gigabit Ethernet controller chips. Both fiber and copper variants of the cards are supported. Both |
