Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:06:29 GMT From: Muhammad Moinur Rahman <bofh@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: f48db8b3cf - main - website: Update 13.5R Release Notes Message-ID: <202502211306.51LD6TGt023457@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by bofh: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=f48db8b3cf55da50a1066889e4f2ceacc58cb91f commit f48db8b3cf55da50a1066889e4f2ceacc58cb91f Author: Muhammad Moinur Rahman <bofh@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-02-21 13:04:53 +0000 Commit: Muhammad Moinur Rahman <bofh@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-02-21 13:04:53 +0000 website: Update 13.5R Release Notes - Update some more entries which were not marked with Relnotes but seemed interesting to be included in the Release Notes Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation --- website/content/en/releases/13.5R/relnotes.adoc | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 145 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/relnotes.adoc index 52c0e59df1..68e3090ba9 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/relnotes.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/13.5R/relnotes.adoc @@ -171,9 +171,75 @@ This section covers changes and additions to userland applications, contributed [[userland-contrib]] === Contributed Software +`libpcap` has been consecutively updated to 1.10.3, 1.10.4 and 1.10.5. +gitref:7aedea868535[repository=src], gitref:e6efc827e47a[repository=src] and gitref:68ddf72800f8[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + +`tpcdump` has been consecutively updated to 4.99.4 and 4.99.5. +gitref:e5258a079df3[repository=src] and gitref:094f44ea0358[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation). + +`tzdata` has been consecutively updated to 2024b and 2025a. +gitref:59ffae6c0c7a[repository=src] and gitref:2d6dcb4f97f8[repository=src]. + +`expat` has been consecutively updated to 2.6.3 and 2.6.4. +gitref:bab279022ba2[repository=src] and gitref:3d46113d2196[repository=src]. + +`less` has been updated to v668. +gitref:eed6d080a74f[repository=src]. + +`file` has been updated consecutively to 5.45 and 5.46. +gitref:90222d7fa4bb[repository=src] and gitref:dcb4ac96fcf6[repository=src]. + +`xz` has been updated consecutively to 5.6.2 and 5.6.3. +gitref:45230e7f9298[repository=src] and gitref:aa2f56a6ecd6[repository=src]. + +Some functionalities of `libusb` have been merged from the 1.0.16 version. +gitref:02ef8e4061ab[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + +`tzcode` has been updated to 2024b. +gitref:036ce2460cbc[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by Klara, Inc.) + +`ena-com` from man:ena[4] has been updated to FreeBSD v2.8.0. +gitref:4691f19ae80e[repository=src]. + +With multiple intermediary commits and version updates llvm-project has been updated to release/19.x llvmorg-19.1.7-0-gcd708029e0b2. +gitref:2611bae42b7d[repository=src]. +This updates llvm, clang, compiler-rt, libc++, libunwind, lld, lldb and openmp. + +man:libarchive[3] has been updated to 3.7.7. +gitref:6c7993ffba96[repository=src]. + +man:unbound[8] has been consecutively updated to 1.21.0, 1.21.1 and 1.22.0. +gitref:7217d74d1085[repository=src], gitref:d10c9c15a3a4[repository=src] and gitref:741bb8476204[repository=src]. + +wpa has been updated to 2.11. +gitref:87b2a3073aaf[repository=src]. + +`bc` has been consecutively updated to 7.0.0 and 7.0.2. +gitref:1d669b3d15bc[repository=src] and gitref:bb18c65a9177[repository=src]. + +`sqlite3` has been updated to 3.46.1. +gitref:bee9d305ee57[repository=src]. + +OpenSSH has been consecutively updated to 9.8p1, 9.9p1 and 9.9p2. +gitref:b74bb7f01193[repository=src], gitref:cb8e164fbb15[repository=src] and gitref:31dcdee20afc[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + [[userland-deprecated-programs]] === Deprecated Applications +Update deprecation warning to note that man:gvinum[8] is removed in 15.0. +gitref:8126ed28bda6[repository=src]. + +man:shar[1] has been deprecated and deprecation notice has been added. +gitref:0d946859c994[repository=src]. +The man:shar[1] program is simple, but the fundamental idea of a sh archive is +risky at best and one that probably should not be promoted as prominently as a program in `$PATH` and a manpage. +The same functionality can easily be found in man:tar[1] instead. + [[userland-libraries]] === Runtime Libraries and API @@ -193,6 +259,16 @@ This section covers changes and additions to devices and device drivers since {r [[drivers-device]] === Device Drivers +Purism coreboot keyboards support was added. +gitref:dfdcb418d7b8[repository=src]. + +Support of Realtek 8156/8156B was moved from man:dce[4] to man:ure[4]. +gitref:1b0af7617e6c[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + +Support for Brainboxes USB-to-Serial adapters were added. +gitref:c3a377dbbb87[repository=src]. + [[drivers-removals]] === Deprecated and Removed Drivers @@ -215,6 +291,18 @@ Allow more groups to be specified accordingly. man:nmount[2] has been changed similarly. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) +Defer the January 19, 2038 date limit in UFS1 filesystems to February 7, 2106. +gitref:dfe803fdbc54[repository=src]. + +Add microsecond precision for disk latency for man:gstat[8]. +gitref:d81b0f5e43f0[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by Postgres Professional) + +Fix cd9660 duplicate directory names. +gitref:79778b7aafc8[repository=src]. +This issue was at first introduced in FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE which caused it creating cd9660 images with duplicate short (level 2) names in the installer images. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) + [[boot]] == Boot Loader Changes @@ -239,7 +327,7 @@ This change is similar to that for IPFW gitref:5f17ebf94db5[repository=src]. Add AIM to man:igc[4] driver. gitref:eaa616f02193[repository=src]. -igc is derived from igb and has never had an AIM implementation. The same algorithm from e1000 is appropriate here. +man:igc[4] is derived from man:igb[4] and has never had an AIM implementation. The same algorithm from e1000 is appropriate here. The AIM algorithm was re-introduced from the older igb or out of tree driver, and then modernized with permission to use Intel code from other drivers. (Sponsored by Rubicon Communications, LLC/Netgate and BBOX.io) @@ -252,6 +340,32 @@ gitref:a42c3e61504b[repository=src]. With the new AIM code, it is expected most users will not need to manually tune this. (Sponsored by BBOX.io) +Improve SFP support man:igb[4] driver. +gitref:cf6a8711e437[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by Nozomi Networks and BBOX.io) + +man:igb[4] driver version has been updated to 2.5.28-fbsd. +gitref:a446e9481531[repository=src]. + +`if_bypass` from man:ixgbe[4] has been updated to ix-3.3.38. +gitref:5121d1b91209[repository=src]. + +`if_ix` from man:ixgbe[4] has been updated with ix-3.3.38 changes. +gitref:78d9eb6de856[repository=src]. + +`ixgbe_mbx` from man:ixgbe[4] has been updated with ix-3.3.38 changes. +gitref:fa00169e26ff[repository=src]. + +`ixgbe_phy` from man:ixgbe[4] has been updated with ix-3.3.38 changes. +gitref:b1dadbcebdfd[repository=src]. + +`if_sriov` from man:ixgbe[4] has been updated with ix-3.3.38 changes. +gitref:deea1953820e[repository=src]. + +man:ena[4] driver version has been updated to 2.8.0. +gitref:2e7ba5d93e2d[repository=src]. +(Sponsored by Amazon, Inc.) + [[hardware]] == Hardware Support @@ -287,6 +401,14 @@ gitref:ae2383c0dd16[repository=src]. To be used by MAC/do. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) +`ORACLE VMSIZE` was bumped to accommodate growth. +gitref:75cd2f886164[repository=src]. + +OCI was renamed to ORACLE in releng tooling. +gitref:aad6a5f96b78[repository=src]. +This allows future releng tooling to use OCI for the industry standard Open Container Initiative tooling, reducing potential for confusion Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. +(Sponsored by SkunkWerks, GmbH) + [[documentation]] == Documentation @@ -295,6 +417,12 @@ This section covers changes to manual (man:man[1]) pages and other documentation [[man-pages]] === Man Pages +Refer to man:graid[8] and zfs[8] instead of gvinum[8] in man:ccdconfig[8]. +gitref:9e3c356f11a9[repository=src]. + +man:ixgbe[4] has been renamed to man:ix[4]. +gitref:c07626eaa21a[repository=src]. + [[ports]] == Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure @@ -303,5 +431,21 @@ This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Ports Collection, package infrastruct [[ports-packages]] === Packaging Changes +The KDE desktop environment has been removed from the installer images due to compatibility issues with OpenSSL 1.1.1 and upcoming package breakages. + +[[installer]] +=== Installation and Upgrading + +An option was added to edit the ZFS pool creation options in bsdinstall zfsboot. +gitref:6258b5bf0670[repository=src]. +This allows the default options (`-O compress=lz4 -O atime=off`) to be overridden, before the ZFS boot pool is created. +For example, to set the compression algorithm to something different. + +Chase location of pkg repo databases. +gitref:ef6b3c58883d[repository=src]. +pkg used to store copies of upstream repository databases in `/var/db/pkg/repo-\*.sqlite`. +About a year ago this was moved to `/var/db/pkg/repos/*/`, resulting in FreeBSD cloud images no longer having those databases removed. +(Sponsored by Amazon) + [[future-releases]] == General Notes Regarding Future FreeBSD Releases
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