FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE Release Notes

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FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE Release Notes

The FreeBSD Project

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IBM, AIX, OS/2, PowerPC, PS/2, S/390, and ThinkPad are @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the - “®” symbol.

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The release notes for FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE contain + “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2018-06-05 17:41:39 EDT by gjb.

Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE contain a summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system on the 11.1-STABLE development line. This document lists applicable security advisories that were issued since the last @@ -192,7 +192,12 @@ allow the @ and ! characters in the GECOS field. [r330694] (Sponsored by - Dell EMC)

The ps(1) utility has been updated + Dell EMC)

The zfsd(8) utility has been + updated to work with any type of GEOM + provider, including md(4), geli(8), glabel(8), + and gstripe(8). [r330733] + (Sponsored by + Spectra Logic)

The ps(1) utility has been updated to include a jail keyword, which when used will list the name of a jail(8) instead of the numeric ID. [r331471]

The mlx5tool(8) utility has been @@ -230,8 +235,7 @@ used. [r332929] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)

4.3. Contributed Software

The libarchive(3) library has been - updated to version 3.3.2. [r321303]

The libxo(3) library has been - updated to version 0.8.4. [r322172]

Subversion + updated to version 3.3.2. [r321303]

Subversion has been updated to version 1.9.7. [r322442]

The dtc(1) utility has been updated to upstream commit 9ce35ff8. [r328495]

The file(1) utility has been updated to version 5.32. [r328874]

OpenSSH has @@ -252,7 +256,8 @@ compiler-rt utilities as well as libc++ have been updated to upstream version 6.0.0. [r331838]

Timezone data files have been updated to - version 2018e. [r333312]

4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

[arm64] The bsdinstall(8) installer has been + version 2018e. [r333312]

The libxo(3) library has been + updated to version 0.9.0. [r334458]

4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

[arm64] The bsdinstall(8) installer has been updated to default to UEFI-only boot. [r322254] (Sponsored by @@ -260,8 +265,28 @@ Scripts

4.6. `/etc/periodic` Scripts

4.7. Runtime Libraries and API

4.8. ABI Compatibility

4.9. Userland Debugging

5. Kernel

This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system tuning, and system control parameters that are not otherwise - categorized.

5.1. General Kernel Changes

5.2. Kernel Bug Fixes

5.3. Kernel Configuration

5.4. Kernel Modules

5.5. System Tuning and Controls

6. Devices and Drivers

This section covers changes and additions to devices and - device drivers since 11.1-RELEASE.

6.1. Device Drivers

The mlx5io(4) driver has been added, + categorized.

5.1. General Kernel Changes

The linux(4) ABI + compaibility layer has been updated to include support for + musl consumers. [r321007]

The fdescfs(5) filesystem has been + updated to support Linux®-specific fd(4) + /dev/fd and + /proc/self/fd behavior. [r322340]

Support for multiple realtime clocks has + been added. [r323447]

5.2. Kernel Bug Fixes

The ng_iface(4) driver has been + updated to prevent a possible system crash. [r324175]

The ipfw(4) packet filter has been + updated to identify layer-2 and layer-3 packets, fixing + dummynet(4) AQM packet marking. [r325730]

An issue causing boot issues with + Intel® Apollo Lake™ CPUs has been + fixed. [r333166]

5.3. Kernel Configuration

The watchdog(4) facility has been + updated to make SW_WATCHDOG dynamic, + enabling the software watchdogd(8) option whenever + a hardware watchdog is not present. [r327920]

5.4. Kernel Modules

5.5. System Tuning and Controls

The + p1003_1b.aio_listio_max sysctl(8) has + been changed to a runtime-configurable tunable. [r326322] + (Sponsored by + Spectra Logic)

6. Devices and Drivers

This section covers changes and additions to devices and + device drivers since 11.1-RELEASE.

6.1. Device Drivers

The ng_pppoe(4) driver has been + updated to add support for user-supplied + Host-Uniq tags. [r331058]

The mlx5io(4) driver has been added, providing an interface to manage supported Connect-X 4 and Connect-X 5 network adapters. [r331586] (Sponsored by @@ -269,7 +294,16 @@ to firmware version 1.16.63.0 for T4, T5, and T6 network adapters. [r330307] (Sponsored by - Chelsio Communications)

6.2. Storage Drivers

6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Support

This section covers general hardware support for physical + Chelsio Communications)

The ocs_fc(4) driver has been added, + supporting Emulex 16/8G FC GEN 5 + HBAs LPe15004 and LPe160XX, and + Emulex 32/16G FC GEN 6 + HBAs LPe3100X and LPe3200X. [r332040] + (Sponsored by + Broadcom Limited)

The ixl(4) driver has been updated + to version 1.9.9-k. [r333343] + (Sponsored by + Intel Corporation)

6.2. Storage Drivers

6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Support

This section covers general hardware support for physical machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well as hardware changes and updates that do not otherwise fit in other sections of this document.

7.1. Hardware Support

Support for the TAIO @@ -285,7 +319,9 @@ removed in FreeBSD 12. [r333412] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)

The vxge(4) driver has been marked - as deprecated, and will be removed in FreeBSD 12. [r333738]

7.2. Virtualization Support

Support for virtio_console(4) has + as deprecated, and will be removed in FreeBSD 12. [r333738]

The smartpqi(4) driver has been + added, providing support for Microsemi® + SCSI controllers. [r333417]

7.2. Virtualization Support

Support for virtio_console(4) has been added to bhyve(4). [r321413]

7.3. ARM Support

8. Storage

This section covers changes and additions to file systems and other storage subsystems, both local and networked.

8.1. General Storage

8.2. Networked Storage

8.3. ZFS

8.4. `geom(4)`

The geom_aes, geom_bsd, geom_mbr, @@ -294,11 +330,20 @@ geom_part class in FreeBSD 7, and removed from the GENERIC kernel configurations in FreeBSD 8, and will be removed in FreeBSD 12. [r332519]

9. Boot Loader Changes

This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other - boot-related changes.

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

The length of GELI + boot-related changes.

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

The boot code and loader(8) have + been updated to check for unsupported ZFS + feature flags. If unsupported features are active, the pool + is not considered as a bootable pool, and a diagnostic message + is printed to the console. [r321519]

The loader(8) has been updated to + improve quotation parsing, distinguishing between single- and + double-quotes, and check for terminating quotes. [r329010]

The length of GELI passphrases entered when booting a system with encrypted disks is now hidden by default. See the configuration options in geli(8) to restore the previous behavior. [r329114]

9.2. Boot Menu Changes

10. Networking

This section describes changes that affect networking in - FreeBSD.

10.1. General Network Changes

10.2. Network Protocols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Ports + FreeBSD.

10.1. General Network Changes

The icmp6(4) protocol has been + updated to fix ICMPv6 redirects. [r329581] + (Sponsored by + Dell EMC)

10.2. Network Protocols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Ports Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and installation tools.

11.1. Infrastructure Changes

11.2. Packaging Changes

12. Documentation

This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Documentation Project sources and toolchain.

12.1. Documentation Source Changes

12.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes

13. Release Engineering and Integration

This section convers changes that are specific to the @@ -319,7 +364,13 @@ now be written to a memory stick as well as being used as a CD image. [r333006] (Sponsored by - iXsystems)

This file, and other release-related documents, + iXsystems)

The + amd64 memory stick image installer have been changed + to use the MBR partitioning scheme, which + addresses a boot issue from a GPT partition + scheme in non-UEFI mode. [r334444] + (Sponsored by + The FreeBSD Foundation)

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4.3. Contributed Software

4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

4.6. /etc/periodic Scripts

4.7. Runtime Libraries and API

4.8. ABI Compatibility

4.9. Userland Debugging

5. Kernel

5.1. General Kernel Changes

5.2. Kernel Bug Fixes

5.3. Kernel Configuration

5.4. Kernel Modules

5.5. System Tuning and Controls

6. Devices and Drivers

6.1. Device Drivers

5.1. General Kernel Changes

5.2. Kernel Bug Fixes

5.3. Kernel Configuration

5.4. Kernel Modules

5.5. System Tuning and Controls

6. Devices and Drivers

6.1. Device Drivers

6.2. Storage Drivers

6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Support

6.2. Storage Drivers

6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Support

7.1. Hardware Support

7.2. Virtualization Support

7.2. Virtualization Support

7.3. ARM Support

8. Storage

8.1. General Storage

8.2. Networked Storage

8.3. ZFS

8.4. geom(4)

9. Boot Loader Changes

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

9.2. Boot Menu Changes

10. Networking

10.1. General Network Changes

10.2. Network Protocols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

10.1. General Network Changes

10.2. Network Protocols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

11.1. Infrastructure Changes

11.2. Packaging Changes

12. Documentation

12.1. Documentation Source Changes

12.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes

13. Release Engineering and Integration

4.6. `/etc/periodic` Scripts

8.4. `geom(4)`