Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:50:52 +0000 (UTC) From: Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40461 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R Message-ID: <201212232250.qBNMoqe7082738@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: hrs Date: Sun Dec 23 22:50:52 2012 New Revision: 40461 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40461 Log: Add simplified version of 9.1R relnotes. Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/relnotes.xml (contents, props changed) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/Makefile Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/Makefile ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/Makefile Sun Dec 23 22:47:22 2012 (r40460) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/Makefile Sun Dec 23 22:50:52 2012 (r40461) @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ .include "../Makefile.inc" .endif -DOCS= schedule.xml +DOCS= relnotes.xml \ + schedule.xml DATA= docbook.css \ errata.html \ Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/relnotes.xml ============================================================================== --- /dev/null 00:00:00 1970 (empty, because file is newly added) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/9.1R/relnotes.xml Sun Dec 23 22:50:52 2012 (r40461) @@ -0,0 +1,860 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional-Based Extension//EN" +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/doc/share/xml/xhtml10-freebsd.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE Release Notes"> +]> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">; + <head> + <title>&title;</title> + + <cvs:keyword xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS">$FreeBSD$</cvs:keyword>; + </head> + + <body class="navinclude.download"> + + <p>This is a simplified version of the &os; 9.1-RELEASE release notes.</p> + + <div class="IMPORTANT"> + <blockquote class="IMPORTANT"> + <p><b>Important:</b> If you are upgrading from a previous + release of FreeBSD, please read <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/9.1R/relnotes-detailed.html#UPGRADE" + target="_top">upgrading section in the Release Notes</a> for + notable incompatibilities carefully.</p> + </blockquote> + </div> + + <h2>Release Highlights</h2> + + <p>The highlights in the 9.1-RELEASE are the following. For more + details, please see <a href="relnotes-detailed.html">the + Detailed Release Notes</a>.</p> + + <ul> + <li><p>FreeBSD Jail subsystem now supports 	mounting <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=devfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">devfs</span>(5)</span></a>, <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nullfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">nullfs</span>(5)</span></a>, and ZFS + filesystem 	inside a jail. New <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">jail</span>(8)</span></a> parameters + 	<code class="varname">allow.mount.devfs</code>, + 	<code class="varname">allow.mount.nullfs</code>, and + 	<code class="varname">allow.mount.zfs</code> to + control the per-jail 	capabilities have been + added. All of them are disabled by 	default.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232728" + target="_top">r232728</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The FreeBSD <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sched_ule&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sched_ule</span>(4)</span></a> + scheduler has 	been improved on CPU load balancing of + SMT (Simultaneous 	MultiThreading) CPUs. It gives + 10-15% performance improvement 	when the number of + threads is lesser than the number of 	logical CPUs.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233599" + target="_top">r233599</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=boot0cfg&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">boot0cfg</span>(8)</span></a> + utility now 	 supports configuration of PXE boot via + 	 <tt class="filename">boot0</tt> boot block + temporarily on the 	 next boot. The slice number <tt + class="literal">6</tt> or a 	 keyword <tt + class="literal">PXE</tt> can be specified to enable 	 + PXE boot in the <code class="option">-s</code> option.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230065" + target="_top">r230065</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>[amd64, i386] The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hwpmc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">hwpmc</span>(4)</span></a> 	 + driver now supports Intel Sandy Bridge 	 + microarchitecture.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234046" + target="_top">r234046</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>[arm] FreeBSD/arm now supports Atmel 	 SAM9XE family + of microcontrollers.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236081" + target="_top">r236081</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>A bug in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xhci&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">xhci</span>(4)</span></a> (USB 3.0) + 	 driver has been fixed. It did not work with USB 3.0 + 	 hubs.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230302" + target="_top">r230302</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The drm2(4) Intel GPU driver, 	 which supports GEM, + KMS, and works with new generations of 	 GPUs such as + IronLake, SandyBridge, and IvyBridge, has been 	 + added. The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=agp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">agp</span>(4)</span></a> dirver now + supports SandyBridge 	 and IvyBridge CPU + northbridges.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236926" + target="_top">r236926</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236927" + target="_top">r236927</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=239965" + target="_top">r239965</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=snd_hda&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">snd_hda</span>(4)</span></a> driver + has been 	 updated. It now supports HDMI, new volume + control, 	 automatic recording source selection, runtime + 	 reconfigureation, more then 4 PCM devices on a + controller, 	 multichannel recording, additional + playback/record 	 streams, higher bandwidth, and more + informative device 	 names.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232798" + target="_top">r232798</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=snd_hdspe&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">snd_hdspe</span>(4)</span></a> + driver has 	 been added. This supports RME HDSPe AIO + and RayDAT sound 	 cards.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233165" + target="_top">r233165</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>A bug in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ae&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE"><span + class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ae</span>(4)</span></a> driver which + could 	 prevent from working under certain conditions + has been 	 fixed.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229520" + target="_top">r229520</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bge&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">bge</span>(4)</span></a> and + brgphy(4) driver have been 	 improved:</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>A bug which could prevent the 		DMA + functionality from working correctly, has been + 		fixed.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229350" + target="_top">r229350</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>It now works with PCI-X BCM 5704 		controller + that connected to AMD-8131 PCI-X bridge.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233495" + target="_top">r233495</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>It now supports 		BCM 5720 and BCM 5720C PHY, + and BCM 57780 1000BASE-T 		media interface.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229357" + target="_top">r229357</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229867" + target="_top">r229867</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232134" + target="_top">r232134</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>It now supports a <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">loader</span>(8)</span></a> + 		tunable 		<code + class="varname">dev.bge.<tt + class="replaceable"><i>N</i></tt>.msi</code> + 		to control the use of MSI. The default value + is 		<tt class="literal">1</tt> (enabled).[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231734" + target="_top">r231734</a>]</p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cxgbe&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">cxgbe</span>(4)</span></a> and 	 + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cxgb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">cxgb</span>(4)</span></a> driver has + been updated to firmware version 	 1.5.2.0. This now + supports device configuration via a 	 plain text + configration file, IPv6 hardware checksumming, 	 IPv6 + TSO and LRO, <tt class="literal">loadfw</tt> command in the + 	 cxgbetool(8) utility which allows to install a + firmware to 	 the card, <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sysctl</span>(8)</span></a> variables + under 	 <code class="varname">dev.t4nex.<tt + class="replaceable"><i>N</i></tt>.misc</code> 	 for + various information.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231093" + target="_top">r231093</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=237925" + target="_top">r237925</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=igb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">igb</span>(4)</span></a> driver has + been 	 updated to version 2.3.4. It now supports newer + i210/i211 	 devices.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=238262" + target="_top">r238262</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mxge&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">mxge</span>(4)</span></a> driver has + been 	 updated to firmware version 1.4.55 from + Myricom.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236413" + target="_top">r236413</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=oce&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">oce</span>(4)</span></a> driver, + which 	 supports Emulex OneConnect 10Gbit Ethernet + card, has been 	 added.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231663" + target="_top">r231663</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ral</span>(4)</span></a> driver now + supports 	 Ralink RT2800 and RT3000 chipsets.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236004" + target="_top">r236004</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE"><span + class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">re</span>(4)</span></a> driver now + 	 supports RTL8411 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller. A + bug 	 which could prevent WoL (Wake-on-LAN) from + working on 	 RTL8168E has been fixed.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229529" + target="_top">r229529</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231731" + target="_top">r231731</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sfxge&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sfxge</span>(4)</span></a> driver, + which 	 supports 10Gb Ethernet adapters based on + Solarflare SFC9000 	 family controllers, has been + added.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=228100" + target="_top">r228100</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xnb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">xnb</span>(4)</span></a> Xen + Paravirtualized 	 Backend Ethernet Driver (netback) + has been updated. This is 	 attached via newbus + framework and works properly in both 	 HVM and PVM + mode.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231697" + target="_top">r231697</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <tt class="literal">table</tt> argument 	 in the + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipfw&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ipfw</span>(4)</span></a> packet + filter rule syntax now supports 	 IP address, + interface name, port number, and jail ID. [<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234597" + target="_top">r234597</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>FreeBSD <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ip6&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ip6</span>(4)</span></a> protocol + stack now has been improved in terms 	 of its + performance. Benchmarking can be found at <a + href="http://people.freebsd.org/~bz/bench/" + target="_top">http://people.freebsd.org/~bz/bench/</a>.</p></li>; + + <li><p>FreeBSD <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ip6&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ip6</span>(4)</span></a> protocol + stack now 	 supports multiple FIB.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232292" + target="_top">r232292</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=netmap&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">netmap</span>(4)</span></a> fast + packet 	 I/O framework has been added. The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE"><span + class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">em</span>(4)</span></a>, lem(4), + 	 + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifpnp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ifpnp</span>(4)</span></a>. and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE"><span + class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">re</span>(4)</span></a> drivers now + support this 	 framework. The technical details can be + found at <a href="http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/" + target="_top">http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/</a>.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231650" + target="_top">r231650</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235527" + target="_top">r235527</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=arcmsr&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">arcmsr</span>(4)</span></a> driver + has been 	 updated to version 1.20.00.25.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=240758" + target="_top">r240758</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cam&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">cam</span>(4)</span></a> driver now + supports 	 SEMB (SATA Enclosure Management Bridge) + devices, which are 	 equivalent to the SCSI SES/SAF-TE + devices.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236778" + target="_top">r236778</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The ctl(4) driver, which supports 	 <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cam&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">cam</span>(4)</span></a> Target + Layer and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ctladm&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ctladm</span>(8)</span></a>, a + userland 	 control utility, have been added. ctl(4) is + a disk and 	 processor device emulation subsystem + supporting tagged 	 queueing, SCSI task attribute, + SCSI implicit command 	 ordering, full task + management, multiple ports, multiple 	 simultaneous + initiators, multiple simultaneous backing 	 stores, + mode sense/select, and error injection 	 support.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231772" + target="_top">r231772</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <b class="application">MIRROR</b> 	 <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">geom</span>(4)</span></a> class now + supports 	 <tt class="literal">BIO_DELETE</tt>. This + means 	 <tt class="literal">TRIM</tt> command will be + issued on the 	 supported devices when deleting + data.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=238500" + target="_top">r238500</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The 	 <b class="application">MULTIPATH</b> <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">geom</span>(4)</span></a> class has + 	 been updated. It now supports Active/Active mode, + 	 Active/Read mode as hybrid of Active/Active and + 	 Active/Passive, keeping a failed path without + removing the 	 geom provider, manual configuration + without on-disk 	 metadata, and <tt + class="command">add</tt>, 	 <tt + class="command">remove</tt>, <tt + class="command">fail</tt>, 	 <tt + class="command">restore</tt>, <tt + class="command">configure</tt> 	 subcommands in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gmultipath&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">gmultipath</span>(8)</span></a> + utility to manage the 	 configured paths.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229303" + target="_top">r229303</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234916" + target="_top">r234916</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The 	 <b class="application">UNCOMPRESS</b> <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">geom</span>(4)</span></a> class and + 	 the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mkulzma&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">mkulzma</span>(8)</span></a> utility + have been added. This class 	 supports lzma compressed + images like 	 <b class="application">UZIP</b> <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">geom</span>(4)</span></a> class and + the 	 <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mkuzip&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">mkuzip</span>(8)</span></a> + utility.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235483" + target="_top">r235483</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>[amd64, i386] The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hpt27xx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">hpt27xx</span>(4)</span></a> 	 + dirver has been added. This supports HighPoint RocketRAID + 	 27xx-based SAS 6Gb/s HBA.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229975" + target="_top">r229975</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>[amd64, i386] The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=isci&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">isci</span>(4)</span></a> 	 + driver, which supports the integrated SAS controller in + the 	 Intel C600 (Patsburg) chipset, has been + added.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231689" + target="_top">r231689</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ixgbe&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ixgbe</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now supports 	 Intel X540 adapter.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230775" + target="_top">r230775</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mfi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">mfi</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now 	 supports single-message MSI, and Drake Skinny and 	 ThunderBolt cards. The + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">loader</span>(8)</span></a> tunable + 	 <code class="varname">hw.mfi.msi</code> has been + added and it is 	 enabled by default.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229611" + target="_top">r229611</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234429" + target="_top">r234429</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mps&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">mps</span>(4)</span></a> driver + 	 has been updated to version 14.00.00.01-fbsd. This + now 	 supports Integrated RAID, WarpDrive controllers, + WRITE12 and 	 READ12 for direct I/O, SCSI protection + information (EEDP), 	 Transport Level Retries (TLR) + for tape drives, and LSI's 	 userland utility.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230920" + target="_top">r230920</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231679" + target="_top">r231679</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=237876" + target="_top">r237876</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">usb</span>(4)</span></a> storage + device driver 	 now enables power save mode by + default.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229107" + target="_top">r229107</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The FreeBSD NFS filesystem has been improved:</p> + <ul> + <li> + <p>It now supports a timeout on 	 positive name cache + entries on the client side. A new 	 mount option + <code class="varname">nametimeo</code> has been added + 	 and set to <tt class="literal">60</tt> (in second) + by 	 default.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233326" + target="_top">r233326</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A memory leak when a ZFS volume is 	 exported via + the FreeBSD NFS server has been fixed.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234740" + target="_top">r234740</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A bug has been fixed. When a 	 process writes to an + mmap-backed file on an NFS 	 filesystem, flushing + changes to the data could fail 	 under some + circumstances such as errors due to 	 permission + mismatch and this failure could not detected 	 as an + error. A new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sysctl</span>(8)</span></a> + variable 	 <code + class="varname">vfs.nfs.nfs_keep_dirty_on_error</code> + has 	 been added to control the behavior on the + client side 	 related to this issue. When this is + set to 	 <tt class="literal">1</tt>, the pages where + a write operation 	 failed are kept dirty. The + default value is set to 	 <tt + class="literal">0</tt>.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233730" + target="_top">r233730</a>]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nfsv4&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">nfsv4</span>(4)</span></a> + filesystem now 	 supports a new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sysctl</span>(8)</span></a> + variable 	 <code + class="varname">vfs.nfsd.disable_checkutf8</code>. This + 	 disables the check for a UTF-8 compliance in the + 	 filenames. This is disabled by default. Note + that 	 enabling this may help some + interoperability issue but 	 results in an NFSv4 + server that is non-RFC 3530 	 compliant.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229799" + target="_top">r229799</a>]</p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tmpfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">tmpfs</span>(5)</span></a> + filesystem is not an 	 experimental implementation + anymore.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234511" + target="_top">r234511</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tmpfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">tmpfs</span>(5)</span></a> + filesystem now 	 supports a new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">sysctl</span>(8)</span></a> variable + 	 <code + class="varname">vfs.tmpfs.memory_reserved</code> to set + amount 	 of required free pages when <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tmpfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">tmpfs</span>(5)</span></a> attempts + to 	 allocate a new node.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234849" + target="_top">r234849</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>FreeBSD ZFS filesystem has been 	 updated by merging + improvements in illumos project. The 	 following changes + are made:[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229578" + target="_top">r229578</a>, <a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232328" + target="_top">r232328</a>]</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>New properties, <tt class="literal">clones</tt> and 	 <tt + class="literal">written</tt>, have been added.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=zfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">zfs</span>(8)</span></a> <tt + class="command">send</tt> command 	 now reports + estimated size of the stream.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=zfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">zfs</span>(8)</span></a> <tt + class="command">destroy</tt> command 	 now reports + estimatated space which would be reclaimed when 	 + <code class="option">-n</code> flag is specified.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=zfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">zfs</span>(8)</span></a> <tt + class="command">get</tt> command now 	 supports + <code class="option">-t <tt + class="replaceable"><i>type</i></tt></code> 	 flag + to specify the data type.</p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dhclient&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">dhclient</span>(8)</span></a> + utility now 	supports <tt + class="literal">domain-search</tt> (option number 119, + 	described in RFC 3397). This allows a DHCP server to + publish 	a list of implicit domain suffixes used + during name lookup. 	If this option is specified, a + <tt class="literal">search</tt> 	keyword will be added + to 	<tt class="filename">/etc/resolv.conf</tt>.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230597" + target="_top">r230597</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>A bug in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gcc&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">gcc</span>(1)</span></a> compiler + has 	been fixed. It could lead to incorrect + calculations when 	<code + class="option">-ffast-math</code> flag is specified.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234023" + target="_top">r234023</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ifconfig</span>(8)</span></a> + utility now 	supports <tt + class="literal">vlanhwcsum</tt> parameter to set or + 	reset checksum offloading capability on VLANs.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231221" + target="_top">r231221</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">ifconfig</span>(8)</span></a> + utility now 	supports <tt class="literal">carp + 	<tt class="replaceable"><i>state</i></tt></tt> + parameter to set 	the state to <tt + class="literal">backup</tt> or 	<tt + class="literal">master</tt> forcibly.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232486" + target="_top">r232486</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">jail</span>(8)</span></a> utility + now supports 	configuration file (<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">jail.conf</span>(5)</span></a>) for + complex 	configurations.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235839" + target="_top">r235839</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>Lock handling performance in the 	<b + class="application">libthr</b> pthread library has been + 	improved. It now works 10 times faster especially under + the 	condition that a mutex is heavily contested.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=234372" + target="_top">r234372</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">libcxxrt</b> and 	<b + class="application">libc++</b> C++ runtime libraries from + 	PathScale have been imported. This implementation is a + full 	replacement for the GNU <b + class="application">libsupc++</b> 	library for platforms + that use the Itanium C++ ABI, including 	i386 and amd64, + and will replace portions of the C++ stack 	previously + only available under the GPL. It provides + 	implementations of the dynamic features of C++, + including 	dynamic casting, exception handling, and + thread-safe static 	initializers.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235798" + target="_top">r235798</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rtld&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">rtld</span>(1)</span></a> run-time + linker now 	supports GCC's RELRO (RElocation + Read-Only). This prevents 	GOT (Global Offset Table) + from being overwritten.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=231579" + target="_top">r231579</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rtld&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">rtld</span>(1)</span></a> run-time + linker now 	supports GNU hash section (<tt + class="literal">DT_GNU_HASH</tt>), 	which is a + replacement of optional ELF hash section.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235396" + target="_top">r235396</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=setbuf&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">setbuf</span>(1)</span></a> utility + and 	<b class="application">libstdbuf</b> library have + been added. 	This controls the default buffering + behavior of standard 	stdio streams.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235139" + target="_top">r235139</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xlocale&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">xlocale</span>(3)</span></a> API has + been 	implemented. This consists of <tt + class="literal">_l</tt>-suffixed 	versions of various + standard library functions that use the 	global + locale, making them take an explicit locale parameter + 	and allowing thread-safe extended locale + support. This is 	from Apple Darwin, and mainly for + use by 	<b class="application">libc++</b>.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235785" + target="_top">r235785</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">ISC BIND</b> has 	been updated to version 9.8.3-P4.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=241417" + target="_top">r241417</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The 	<b class="application">compiler-rt</b> library, + which provides 	low-level target-specific interfaces + such as functions in 	<b class="application">libgcc</b>, + has been updated to 	revision 147467.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236018" + target="_top">r236018</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">file</b> 	(<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=file&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">file</span>(1)</span></a>) has been + updated to version 5.11.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=237983" + target="_top">r237983</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>GNU <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gperf&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">gperf</span>(1)</span></a> has been + updated to 	version 3.0.3 (the latest GPLv2-licensed + version).[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=230237" + target="_top">r230237</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">libarchive</b>, 	<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdtar&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">bsdtar</span>(1)</span></a>, and + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cpio&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">cpio</span>(1)</span></a> have been + updated to version 	2.8.5.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229588" + target="_top">r229588</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">libpcap</b> 	library have been + updated to 1.2.1.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236167" + target="_top">r236167</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">libstdc++</b> 	have been + updated to rev 135556 of 	<tt + class="literal">gcc-4_2-branch</tt> (LGPLv2-licensed + 	version).[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=229551" + target="_top">r229551</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <b class="application">LLVM</b> 	compiler + infrastructure and <b class="application">clang</b>, 	a + C language family front-end, version 3.1 have been + imported. 	Note that it is not used for building the + FreeBSD base system by 	default.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236144" + target="_top">r236144</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <tt class="literal">netcat</tt> utility 	has been + updated to version 5.1.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=235971" + target="_top">r235971</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">OpenSSL</b> has 	been updated + to 0.9.8x.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=237998" + target="_top">r237998</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">tcpdump</b> 	(<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcpdump&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span + class="refentrytitle">tcpdump</span>(1)</span></a>) + utility has been updated to 4.2.1.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=236192" + target="_top">r236192</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <b class="application">TENEX C 	shell</b> (<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcsh&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+9.1-RELEASE">; + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tcsh</span>(1)</span></a>) has + been updated to version 	6.18.01.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=232633" + target="_top">r232633</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The <b class="application">timezone</b> 	database has + been updated to the 	<b class="application">tzdata2012a</b> + release.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=233447" + target="_top">r233447</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p><b class="application">zlib</b> 	library have been + updated to 1.2.7.[<a + href="http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=237691" + target="_top">r237691</a>]</p></li> + + <li><p>The supported version of the 	<b + class="application">KDE</b> desktop environment (<a + href="http://svnweb.FreeBSD.org/ports/head/x11/kde4/pkg-descr?revision=HEAD"><tt + class="filename">x11/kde4</tt></a>) has been updated to + 	4.8.4.</p></li> + </ul> + </body> +</html>
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