New release notes: Linux IPv6 support, cm support for IPX (+MFC),

FAST_IPSEC and INET6 can coexist (sort of), wfd/wst removal, compat4x
adds libcrypto/libgmp/libssl libraries, config(8) nodevice,
mount_nfs(8) -c (+MFC), ping(8) -M.

Modified release notes:  Explicitly name wlan module.
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bmah 2003-02-18 02:51:53 +00:00
parent 8fb1c755d5
commit 5494e5a96a
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<literal>NODEVFS</literal> option has been removed from the set of
possible kernel configuration options.</para>
<para>Linux emulation mode now supports IPv6.</para>
<!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
<para>A second process scheduler, designed to be a general purpose
@ -156,7 +158,9 @@
<sect3>
<title>Network Interface Support</title>
<para>A new module provides 802.11 link-layer support. The
<para>The cm driver now supports IPX. &merged;</para>
<para>A new wlan module provides 802.11 link-layer support. The
&man.wi.4; driver now uses this facility.</para>
</sect3>
@ -164,6 +168,11 @@
<sect3>
<title>Network Protocols</title>
<para>It is now possible to build the
<literal>FAST_IPSEC</literal> and <literal>INET6</literal>
options into the same kernel. (They still cannot be used
together, however.)</para>
<para>A bug in TCP NewReno, which caused premature exit from
fast recovery when NewReno was enabled, has been
fixed. &merged;</para>
@ -189,6 +198,9 @@
volume. More information can be found in the &man.vinum.4;
manual page.</para>
<para arch="pc98">The wfd and wst drivers, which have been
broken for some time, have been removed.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
@ -219,6 +231,17 @@
<sect2 id="userland">
<title>Userland Changes</title>
<para arch="alpha,i386">The <filename>compat4x</filename>
distribution now includes the
<filename>libcrypto.so.2</filename>,
<filename>libgmp.so.3</filename>, and
<filename>libssl.so.2</filename> libraries from &os;
4.7-RELEASE.
<para>&man.config.8; now implements a <literal>nodevice</literal>
kernel configuration file directive that cancels the effect of a
<literal>device</literal> directive.</para>
<para>The <option>-N</option> and <option>-W</option> flags to
&man.disklabel.8; have been retired.</para>
@ -294,6 +317,16 @@
<para>The &man.libgeom.3; library has been added to allow some
userland access to the &man.geom.4; subsystem.</para>
<para>&man.mount.nfs.8; now supports a <option>-c</option> to
avoid doing a &man.connect.2; for UDP mount points. This option
must be used if the server does not reply to requests from the
standard NFS port number 2049 or if it replies to requests using
a different IP address (which can occur if the server is
multi-homed). Setting the
<varname>vfs.nfs.nfs_ip_paranoia</varname> sysctl to
<literal>0</literal> will make this option the
default. &merged;</para>
<para>&man.newsyslog.8; now supports a <literal>W</literal> flag
to force previously-started compression jobs for an entry (or
group of entries specified with the <literal>G</literal> flag)
@ -309,6 +342,9 @@
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-D</option> flag to set
the <quote>Don't Fragment</quote> bit on outgoing packets.</para>
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-M</option> flag to use
ICMP mask request messages instead of ICMP echo requests.</para>
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-z</option> flag to set
the Type of Service bits in outgoing packets.</para>

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<literal>NODEVFS</literal> option has been removed from the set of
possible kernel configuration options.</para>
<para>Linux emulation mode now supports IPv6.</para>
<!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
<para>A second process scheduler, designed to be a general purpose
@ -156,7 +158,9 @@
<sect3>
<title>Network Interface Support</title>
<para>A new module provides 802.11 link-layer support. The
<para>The cm driver now supports IPX. &merged;</para>
<para>A new wlan module provides 802.11 link-layer support. The
&man.wi.4; driver now uses this facility.</para>
</sect3>
@ -164,6 +168,11 @@
<sect3>
<title>Network Protocols</title>
<para>It is now possible to build the
<literal>FAST_IPSEC</literal> and <literal>INET6</literal>
options into the same kernel. (They still cannot be used
together, however.)</para>
<para>A bug in TCP NewReno, which caused premature exit from
fast recovery when NewReno was enabled, has been
fixed. &merged;</para>
@ -189,6 +198,9 @@
volume. More information can be found in the &man.vinum.4;
manual page.</para>
<para arch="pc98">The wfd and wst drivers, which have been
broken for some time, have been removed.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
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<sect2 id="userland">
<title>Userland Changes</title>
<para arch="alpha,i386">The <filename>compat4x</filename>
distribution now includes the
<filename>libcrypto.so.2</filename>,
<filename>libgmp.so.3</filename>, and
<filename>libssl.so.2</filename> libraries from &os;
4.7-RELEASE.
<para>&man.config.8; now implements a <literal>nodevice</literal>
kernel configuration file directive that cancels the effect of a
<literal>device</literal> directive.</para>
<para>The <option>-N</option> and <option>-W</option> flags to
&man.disklabel.8; have been retired.</para>
@ -294,6 +317,16 @@
<para>The &man.libgeom.3; library has been added to allow some
userland access to the &man.geom.4; subsystem.</para>
<para>&man.mount.nfs.8; now supports a <option>-c</option> to
avoid doing a &man.connect.2; for UDP mount points. This option
must be used if the server does not reply to requests from the
standard NFS port number 2049 or if it replies to requests using
a different IP address (which can occur if the server is
multi-homed). Setting the
<varname>vfs.nfs.nfs_ip_paranoia</varname> sysctl to
<literal>0</literal> will make this option the
default. &merged;</para>
<para>&man.newsyslog.8; now supports a <literal>W</literal> flag
to force previously-started compression jobs for an entry (or
group of entries specified with the <literal>G</literal> flag)
@ -309,6 +342,9 @@
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-D</option> flag to set
the <quote>Don't Fragment</quote> bit on outgoing packets.</para>
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-M</option> flag to use
ICMP mask request messages instead of ICMP echo requests.</para>
<para>&man.ping.8; now supports a <option>-z</option> flag to set
the Type of Service bits in outgoing packets.</para>