From owner-svn-src-stable-9@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 7 20:29:05 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable-9@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEA80106566C; Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:29:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hrs@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7F2A8FC15; Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:29:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q07KT5BU055367; Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:29:05 GMT (envelope-from hrs@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from hrs@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q07KT5Bm055365; Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:29:05 GMT (envelope-from hrs@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201201072029.q07KT5Bm055365@svn.freebsd.org> From: Hiroki Sato Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:29:05 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-9@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-9 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r229792 - stable/9/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable-9@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for only the 9-stable src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:29:05 -0000 Author: hrs Date: Sat Jan 7 20:29:05 2012 New Revision: 229792 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/229792 Log: Add relnotes items: PT_GNU_STACK and kern.elf{32,64}.nxstack sysctls in ELF imgact, FreeBSD/powerpc PS3 support added, re(4) TSO support added, re(4) RTL8169[CDE] jumbo frame panic fixed, source address selection in unbound sockets fixed, ifconfig(8) fdx/flow/hdx/loop aliases added, sed(1) -i race fixed, sh(1) EXIT trap fixed, sh(1) %builtin keyword removed, dialog to 1.1-20110707 and description about key operation change. Modified: stable/9/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml Modified: stable/9/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml ============================================================================== --- stable/9/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml Sat Jan 7 20:23:05 2012 (r229791) +++ stable/9/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml Sat Jan 7 20:29:05 2012 (r229792) @@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ Kernel Changes + &os; ELF image + activator now supports PT_GNU_STACK program + header. This is disabled by default. New &man.sysctl.8; + variables kern.elf32.nxstack and + kern.elf64.nxstack allow to enable + PT_GNU_STACK for the specified ABIs + (e.g. elf32 for 32-bit ABI). + Boot Loader Changes @@ -193,6 +201,10 @@ Hardware Support + &os;/powerpc now + supports Sony Playstation 3 using the OtherOS feature + available on firmwares 3.15 and earlier. + Multimedia Support @@ -209,6 +221,17 @@ A rdcphy(4) driver for RDC Semiconductor R6040 10/100 PHY has been added. + The &man.re.4; driver now supports + TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload) on RealTek RTL8168/8111 C + or later controllers. Note that this is disabled by + default on some old devices because broken frames can be + sent under certain conditions. + + A bug in the &man.re.4; driver has + been fixed. It could cause a panic when receiving a jumbo + frame on an RTL8169C, 8169D, or 8169E controller-based + network interface. + A bug in &man.vlan.4; pseudo interface han been fixed. It could have a random interface identifier in an automatically configured IPv6 link-local @@ -233,7 +256,10 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile Network Protocols - + A bug in &os; TCP/IP network stack has + been fixed. The source address selection could not being + performed when multicast options were present but without an + interface being specified. @@ -274,6 +300,14 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile Userland Changes + The &man.ifconfig.8; utility now + supports fdx, flow, + hdx, and loop keywords + as aliases of full-duplex, + flowcontrol, + half-duplex, + and loopback, respectively. + A &man.poweroff.8; utility has been added. This is equivalent to: @@ -288,6 +322,11 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile or a -z loadfltr option was specified when the filter was created. + A race condition in the &man.sed.1; + utility has been fixed. When an option is + specified, it could cause a short time window with no file + with the original file name. + The &man.sh.1; program now supports kill as a built-in command. This allows specifying %job @@ -296,6 +335,18 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile 2 instead of 1 if an fatal error occurs as other built-in commands do. + A bug in the &man.sh.1; program has been + fixed for POSIX conformance. It could return an wrong exit + status when an exit command with no + parameter is specified in the EXIT trap + handler. + + %builtin keyword + support in $PATH variable has been removed + in the &man.sh.1; program. All built-in commands are always + found before looking up directories in + $PATH. + <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename> Scripts @@ -306,7 +357,8 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile Contributed Software - + dialog has been + updated to version 1.1-20110707. @@ -363,8 +415,23 @@ wpi0: wpi_rx_intr: bus_dmamap_load faile User-visible incompatibilities - This section describes notable incompatibilities which - your should know before upgrading your system. + This section describes notable incompatibilities which you + might want to know before upgrading your system. + + + Update of <literal>dialog</literal> + + The dialog library is used in &os; + new installer and &os; Ports Collection to display a dialog + window and allow users to select various options. Note that + it is updated in &release.current; and there is several + differences in the key operation which might confuse users + who are familiar with releases prior to &release.current;. + For example, pushing enter key in a check list window is no + longer able to be used to check an item. The new version + consistently supports space bar for selecting an item and + enter key for OK/Cancel selection. +