From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Tue Aug 30 13:27:10 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46BC6BC7232; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AEBDCA52; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u7UDR8QE082810; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:08 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gjb@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u7UDR89P082809; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:08 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201608301327.u7UDR89P082809@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gjb set sender to gjb@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Glen Barber Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:08 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49358 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.0R X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:27:10 -0000 Author: gjb Date: Tue Aug 30 13:27:08 2016 New Revision: 49358 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49358 Log: Regen after r305062 Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html Mon Aug 29 23:58:50 2016 (r49357) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html Tue Aug 30 13:27:08 2016 (r49358) @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE Release Notes

FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE Release Notes

The FreeBSD Project

Copyright © 2015-2016 The FreeBSD Documentation +FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE Release Notes

FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE Release Notes

The FreeBSD Project

Copyright © 2015-2016 The FreeBSD Documentation Project

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.

IBM, AIX, OS/2, PowerPC, PS/2, S/390, and ThinkPad are @@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ 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.

Last modified on 2016-08-29 23:57:00Z by gjb.
Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE contain + “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2016-08-30 13:26:00Z by gjb.
Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE contain a summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system on the 11.0-STABLE development line. This document lists applicable security advisories that were issued since the last release, as well as significant changes to the FreeBSD kernel and userland. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also - presented.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD
3. Security and Errata
3.1. Security Advisories
3.2. Errata Notices
4. Userland
4.1. Userland Configuration Changes
4.2. Userland Application Changes
4.3. Contributed Software
4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools
4.5. /etc/rc.d - Scripts
4.6. /etc/periodic - Scripts
4.7. Runtime Libraries and API
4.8. ABI Compatibility
5. Kernel
5.1. Kernel Bug Fixes
5.2. Kernel Configuration
5.3. System Tuning and Controls
6. Devices and Drivers
6.1. Device Drivers
6.2. Storage Drivers
6.3. Network Drivers
7. Hardware Suppor t
7.1. Hardware 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
9.2. Boot Menu Changes
10. Networking
10.1. 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
13.1. Integration Changes

1. Introduction

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD + presented.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Important Notes
2.1. User-facing Changes
3. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD
4. Security and Errata
4.1. Security Advisories
4.2. Errata Notices
5. Userland
5.1. Userland Configuration Changes
5.2. Userland Application Changes
5.3. Contributed Software
5.4. Installation and Configuration Tools
5.5. /etc/rc.d + Scripts
5.6. /etc/periodic + Scripts
5.7. Runtime Libraries and API
5.8. ABI Compatibility
6. Kernel
6.1. Kernel Bug Fixes
6.2. Kernel Configuration
6.3. System Tuning and Controls
7. Devices and Drivers
7.1. Device Drivers
7.2. Storage Drivers
7.3. Network Drivers
8. Hardware Suppor t
8.1. Hardware Support
8.2. Virtualization Support
8.3. ARM Support
9. Storage
9.1. General Storage
9.2. Networked Storage
9.3. ZFS
9.4. geom(4)
10. Boot Loader Changes
10.1. Boot Loader Changes
10.2. Boot Menu Changes
11. Networking
11.1. Network Protocols
12. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure
12.1. Infrastructure Changes
12.2. Packaging Changes
13. Documentation
13.1. Documentation Source Changes
13.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes
14. Release Engineering and Integration
14.1. Integration Changes
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1. Introduction

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE. It describes recently added, changed, or deleted features of FreeBSD. It also provides some notes on upgrading from previous versions of FreeBSD.

The snapshot distribution to @@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ the release notes cannot list every single change made to FreeBSD between releases; this document focuses primarily on security advisories, user-visible changes, and major architectural - improvements.

2. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD

[amd64,i386] Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions + improvements.

2. Important Notes

This section lists important information for those upgrading + from prior FreeBSD releases.

2.1. User-facing Changes

As of r303719, + OpenSSH DSA key + generation has been disabled by default. It is important to + update OpenSSH keys prior to + upgrading. Additionally, Protocol 1 + support has been removed.

3. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD

[amd64,i386] Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported using the freebsd-update(8) utility. The binary upgrade procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as @@ -61,9 +67,9 @@ base system from source code) from previous versions are supported, according to the instructions in /usr/src/UPDATING.

Important:

Upgrading FreeBSD should only be attempted after backing up - all data and configuration files.

3. Security and Errata

This section lists the various Security Advisories and - Errata Notices since 10.3-RELEASE.

3.1. Security Advisories

AdvisoryDateTopic

No advisories.

 

 

3.2. Errata Notices

ErrataDateTopic

No errata notices.

 

 

4. Userland

This section covers changes and additions to userland - applications, contributed software, and system utilities.

4.1. Userland Configuration Changes

The default newsyslog.conf(5) now + all data and configuration files.

4. Security and Errata

This section lists the various Security Advisories and + Errata Notices since 10.3-RELEASE.

4.1. Security Advisories

AdvisoryDateTopic

No advisories.

 

 

4.2. Errata Notices

ErrataDateTopic

No errata notices.

 

 

5. Userland

This section covers changes and additions to userland + applications, contributed software, and system utilities.

5.1. Userland Configuration Changes

The default newsyslog.conf(5) now includes files in the /etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ and /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ @@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ src.conf(5) option is enabled by default. [r302177]

The ntp suite has been updated to version 4.2.8p8. [r301247]

The /etc/ntp/leap-seconds - has been updated to version 3676752000. [r301247]

4.2. Userland Application Changes

When unable to load a kernel module with + has been updated to version 3676752000. [r301247]

5.2. Userland Application Changes

When unable to load a kernel module with kldload(8), a message informing to view output of dmesg(8) is now printed, opposed to the previous output “Exec format error.”. [r260594]

Allow pciconf(8) to identify PCI @@ -227,7 +233,7 @@ will set the default regulatory domain to FCC on wireless interfaces. As a result, newly created wireless interfaces with default settings will have less chances to - violate country-specific regulations. [r287842]

4.3. Contributed Software

byacc(1) has been updated to + violate country-specific regulations. [r287842]

5.3. Contributed Software

byacc(1) has been updated to version 20140101. [r260445]

OpenSSH has been updated to 7.2p2. [r296633]

SSHv1 support has been removed from OpenSSH. [r303716]

Support for DSA is disabled by default in @@ -341,7 +347,7 @@ the ipfilter(4) packet filter has been added to the blacklistd-helper script. [r301843] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

The bsdinstall(8) partition editor + The FreeBSD Foundation)

5.4. Installation and Configuration Tools

The bsdinstall(8) partition editor and sade(8) utility have been updated to include native ZFS support. [r271539]

The FreeBSD installation utility, bsdinstall(8), has been updated to set the @@ -371,7 +377,7 @@ scheme when installing on the UFS filesystem has been added to bsdinstall(8). [r285679] (Sponsored by - ScaleEngine, Inc.)

4.5. /etc/rc.d + ScaleEngine, Inc.)

5.5. /etc/rc.d Scripts

The rc(8) subsystem has been updated to allow configuring services in ${LOCALBASE}/etc/rc.conf.d/. If LOCALBASE is unset, it defaults to @@ -388,7 +394,7 @@ Sandvine, Inc.)

The service(8) utility has been updated to honor entries within /etc/rc.conf.d/. [r287576] (Sponsored by - ScaleEngine, Inc.)

4.6. /etc/periodic + ScaleEngine, Inc.)

5.6. /etc/periodic Scripts

The daily periodic(8) script 110.clean-tmps has been updated to avoid crossing filesystem mount boundaries when cleaning files in @@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ -K arguments, and prints an error if the system userland and kernel are not in sync. [r277216] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

4.7. Runtime Libraries and API

The Blowfish crypt(3) default + The FreeBSD Foundation)

5.7. Runtime Libraries and API

The Blowfish crypt(3) default format has been changed to $2b$. [r265995]

The readline(3) library is now statically linked in software within the base system, and the @@ -460,7 +466,7 @@ ScaleEngine, Inc.)

The execl(3) and execlp(3) library functions have been updated to use the __sentinel gcc - attribute. [r285277]

4.8. ABI Compatibility

The Linux® compatibility version has + attribute. [r285277]

5.8. ABI Compatibility

The Linux® compatibility version has been updated to 2.6.18. The compat.linux.osrelease sysctl(8) is evaluated when building the emulators/linux-c6 and related @@ -469,9 +475,9 @@ overflows. While this significantly improves the security of the system, extensive testing was done to ensure there are no measurable side effects in performance or - functionality. [r288669]

5. Kernel

This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system + functionality. [r288669]

6. Kernel

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

5.1. Kernel Bug Fixes

A kernel bug that inhibited proper + categorized.

6.1. Kernel Bug Fixes

A kernel bug that inhibited proper functionality of the dev.cpu.0.freq sysctl(8) on Intel® processors with Turbo Boost ™ enabled has been fixed. [r265876]

[powerpc] Support for @@ -496,7 +502,7 @@ updated to handle write events to files larger than 2 gigabytes. [r287886] (Sponsored by - Multiplay)

5.2. Kernel Configuration

The IMAGACT_BINMISC + Multiplay)

6.2. Kernel Configuration

The IMAGACT_BINMISC kernel configuration option has been enabled by default, which enables application execution through emulators, such as Qemu. [r266531]

The VT kernel @@ -585,7 +591,7 @@ The FreeBSD Foundation)

[arm64] aarch64 has been switched over to using INTRNG by default. [r301565] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

5.3. System Tuning and Controls

The + The FreeBSD Foundation)

6.3. System Tuning and Controls

The hwpmc(4) default and maximum callchain depths have been increased. The default has been increased from 16 to 32, and the maximum increased from 32 to 128. [r275140] @@ -626,8 +632,8 @@ CPU model information. [r285524]

The uart(4) driver has been updated to allow tuning pulses per second captured in the CTS line during runtime, whereas previously only the DCD line - could be used without rebuilding the kernel. [r286591]

6. Devices and Drivers

This section covers changes and additions to devices and - device drivers since 10.3-RELEASE.

6.1. Device Drivers

Support for GPS ports has been added to + could be used without rebuilding the kernel. [r286591]

7. Devices and Drivers

This section covers changes and additions to devices and + device drivers since 10.3-RELEASE.

7.1. Device Drivers

Support for GPS ports has been added to uhso(4). [r260903]

The full(4) device has been added, and the lindev(4) device has been removed. Prior to this change, lindev(4) provided @@ -653,7 +659,7 @@ added. [r282783]

The cyapa(4) driver has been added, supporting the Cypress APA I2C trackpad. [r285876]

The isl(4) driver has been added, supporting the Intersil I2C ISL29018 digital ambient light - sensor. [r285883]

6.2. Storage Drivers

The mpr(4) + sensor. [r285883]

7.2. Storage Drivers

The mpr(4) device has been added, providing support for LSI Fusion-MPT 3 12Gb SCSI/SATA controllers. [r265236] (Sponsored by @@ -693,7 +699,7 @@ improved target mode support, completed Multi-ID (NPIV) functionality. (Sponsored by - iXsystems)

6.3. Network Drivers

Support for Broadcom chipsets BCM57764, + iXsystems)

7.3. Network Drivers

Support for Broadcom chipsets BCM57764, BCM57767, BCM57782, BCM57786 and BCM57787 has been added to bge(4). [r258830]

Support for the Intel® Centrino™ Wireless-N 135 chipset has been added. [r260448]

Firmware for Intel® Centrino™ @@ -749,10 +755,10 @@ scrub fragment reassemble filtering rule, without necessary intervention. [r287222]

The lagg(4) driver has been updated to remove support for the fec - protocol. [r288654]

7. Hardware Support

This section covers general hardware support for physical + protocol. [r288654]

8. 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

Native PCI-express HotPlug + other sections of this document.

8.1. Hardware Support

Native PCI-express HotPlug support is enabled by default on amd64, aarch64 and powerpc [r299142]

PCI-express HotPlug support has been enabled for slots with power controllers [r304246]

The asmc(4) driver has been @@ -780,7 +786,7 @@ AMT devices on newer systems.

[arm64] Initial SMP support has been added to the FreeBSD/aarch64 port. [r285316] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

7.2. Virtualization Support

Support for the “Virtual Interrupt + The FreeBSD Foundation)

8.2. Virtualization Support

Support for the “Virtual Interrupt Delivery” feature of Intel® VT-x is enabled if supported by the CPU. This feature can be disabled by running sysctl hw.vmm.vmx.use_apic_vid=0. @@ -829,7 +835,7 @@ Microsoft Open Source Technology Center)

The xen(4) driver has been updated to include support for blkif indirect segment I/O. [r286062]

Indirect segment I/O is enabled by default - in the Xen blkfront driver when running on AWS EC2. [r302288]

7.3. ARM Support

The nand(4) device is enabled for + in the Xen blkfront driver when running on AWS EC2. [r302288]

8.3. ARM Support

The nand(4) device is enabled for ARM devices by default. [r260921]

[arm] Support for the Exynos 5420 Octa system has been added. [r266943]

[arm] The SMP option has been enabled for all Exynos 5 systems supported by @@ -869,8 +875,8 @@ interrupts on AXP209 power management integrated circuits have been added. [r300777]

[arm] Support for the Allwinner Reduced Serial Bus (RSB) has been added. [r299781]

[arm] Support for Allwinner A20 HDMI - has been added. [r296064]

8. Storage

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

8.1. General Storage

The + has been added. [r296064]

9. Storage

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

9.1. General Storage

The ctl(4) LUN mapping has been rewritten, replacing iSCSI-specific mapping mechanisms with a new mechanism that works for any port. [r278037] @@ -915,7 +921,7 @@ camcontrol(8) command can manually force updating capacity data after a disk gets resized using the reprobe subcommand. [r299371] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

8.2. Networked Storage

The new + The FreeBSD Foundation)

9.2. Networked Storage

The new filesystem automount facility, autofs(5), has been added. The new autofs(5) facility is similar to that found in other UNIX®-like operating systems, such as OS X™ @@ -933,7 +939,7 @@ The FreeBSD Foundation)

The Mellanox implementation of iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) has been imported. [r300723]

The ability to discover iSCSI targets without having to attach to a target has been added to the - iscsictl(8) command. [r301033]

8.3. ZFS

The arc_meta_limit + iscsictl(8) command. [r301033]

9.3. ZFS

The arc_meta_limit statistics are now visible through the kstat sysctl(8). As a result of this change, the vfs.zfs.arc_meta_used @@ -956,7 +962,7 @@ resources have been added to rctl(8) to allow throttles to be set on filesystem IO. [r297633] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

8.4. geom(4)

Support for the + The FreeBSD Foundation)

9.4. geom(4)

Support for the disklabel64 partitioning scheme has been added to gpart(8). [r267359]

Support for the apple-boot, apple-hfs, @@ -967,8 +973,8 @@ which works around BIOS compatibility issues reported on several Lenovo ™ laptops. [r285594] (Sponsored by - ScaleEngine, Inc.)

9. Boot Loader Changes

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

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

The + ScaleEngine, Inc.)

10. Boot Loader Changes

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

10.1. Boot Loader Changes

The memory test run at boot time on FreeBSD/amd64 platforms has been disabled by default. [r258431] (Sponsored by @@ -992,12 +998,12 @@ default, if the callin port is an active console port. [r284683] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)

The default installation directory for modules - has been changed to /boot/modules. [r299393]

9.2. Boot Menu Changes

 

10. Networking

This section describes changes that affect networking in + has been changed to /boot/modules. [r299393]

10.2. Boot Menu Changes

 

11. Networking

This section describes changes that affect networking in FreeBSD.

The unused SIOCSIFALIFETIME_IN6 ioctl has been removed. [r301875]

Support to be able to reroot into a NFSv4 volume has been added. [r299848] (Sponsored by - The FreeBSD Foundation)

10.1. Network Protocols

Support for the IPX network transport + The FreeBSD Foundation)

11.1. Network Protocols

Support for the IPX network transport protocol has been removed, and will not be supported in FreeBSD 11 and later releases. [r263140]

Support for PLPMTUD blackhole detection (RFC 4821) has been @@ -1030,11 +1036,11 @@ connections will request ECN.2Enable ECN if incoming connections request it. Outgoing conections will not request ECN.

Dummynet AQM, an independent implementation of CoDel and FQ-CoDel for ipfw/dummynet has been imported to the base - system. [r300779]

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Ports + system. [r300779]

12. 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 - FreeBSD Release Engineering processes.

13.1. Integration Changes

The + installation tools.

12.1. Infrastructure Changes

 

12.2. Packaging Changes

 

13. Documentation

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

13.1. Documentation Source Changes

 

13.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes

 

14. Release Engineering and Integration

This section convers changes that are specific to the + FreeBSD Release Engineering processes.

14.1. Integration Changes

The Release Engineering build tools have been updated to include support for producing virtual machine disk images for various cloud hosting providers. [r277458]