New release notes: em(4), network device polling, ata(4) improved
SiS chipset support, OpenSSH UseLogin yes fix.
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Bruce A. Mah
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<listitem>
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<para>ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 530, 540, 620</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 630, 633, 635, 730, 733, 735</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 5591</para>
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</listitem>
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</para>
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<para>Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543
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controller chips (&man.gx.4; driver)
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controller chips (&man.gx.4; and &man.em.4; drivers)
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>ServerWorks ROSB4 ATA33</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 530, 540, 620</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 630, 633, 635, 730, 733, 735</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SiS 5591</para>
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</listitem>
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</para>
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<para>Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543
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controller chips (&man.gx.4; driver)
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controller chips (&man.gx.4; and &man.em.4; drivers)
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet</para>
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<para arch="i386">The &man.el.4; driver can now be loaded as a
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module.</para>
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<para arch="i386">The &man.em.4; driver has been added to
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support NICs based on the Intel 82542, 82543, and 82544 Gigabit
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Ethernet controller chips. The driver supports transmit/receive
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checksum offload and jumbo frames on 82543 and 82544-based
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adapters.</para>
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<para>The &man.faith.4; device is now loadable, unloadable, and
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clonable.</para>
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protocol or routing) can be performed on these devices. The
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<varname>SIOCGIFCONF</varname> ioctl may be performed on the
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special <filename>/dev/network</filename> node.</para>
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<para arch="i386">Selected network drivers now implement a
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semi-polling mode, which makes systems much more resilient to
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attacks and overloads. To enable polling, the following options
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are required in a kernel configuration file:
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<programlisting>options DEVICE_POLLING
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options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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The <varname>kern.polling.enable</varname> sysctl variable will
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then activate polling mode. The devices initially supporting
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polling are &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, and &man.sis.4;. &merged;</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<quote>pseudo</quote> RAID controllers as the Promise Fasttrak and
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HighPoint HPT370 controllers. &merged;</para>
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<para>The &man.ata.4; driver now supports a wider variety of SiS
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chipsets, as listed in the Hardware Notes.</para>
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<para>The BurnProof(TM) feature, for applicable ATAPI CD-ROM burners, is now
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supported. &merged;</para>
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<para>A security hole in the form of a buffer overflow in the
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&man.semop.2; system call has been closed. &merged;</para>
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<para>A security hole in <application>OpenSSH</application>,
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involving the <literal>UseLogin yes</literal> setting, has been
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closed (note that the default for this setting is
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<literal>UseLogin no</literal>). &merged;</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="userland">
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<title>Userland Changes</title>
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<para arch="i386">The &man.el.4; driver can now be loaded as a
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module.</para>
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<para arch="i386">The &man.em.4; driver has been added to
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support NICs based on the Intel 82542, 82543, and 82544 Gigabit
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Ethernet controller chips. The driver supports transmit/receive
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checksum offload and jumbo frames on 82543 and 82544-based
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adapters.</para>
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<para>The &man.faith.4; device is now loadable, unloadable, and
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clonable.</para>
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@ -586,6 +592,18 @@
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protocol or routing) can be performed on these devices. The
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<varname>SIOCGIFCONF</varname> ioctl may be performed on the
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special <filename>/dev/network</filename> node.</para>
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<para arch="i386">Selected network drivers now implement a
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semi-polling mode, which makes systems much more resilient to
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attacks and overloads. To enable polling, the following options
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are required in a kernel configuration file:
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<programlisting>options DEVICE_POLLING
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options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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The <varname>kern.polling.enable</varname> sysctl variable will
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then activate polling mode. The devices initially supporting
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polling are &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, and &man.sis.4;. &merged;</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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@ -768,6 +786,9 @@
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<quote>pseudo</quote> RAID controllers as the Promise Fasttrak and
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HighPoint HPT370 controllers. &merged;</para>
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<para>The &man.ata.4; driver now supports a wider variety of SiS
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chipsets, as listed in the Hardware Notes.</para>
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<para>The BurnProof(TM) feature, for applicable ATAPI CD-ROM burners, is now
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supported. &merged;</para>
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@ -1320,6 +1341,12 @@
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<para>A security hole in the form of a buffer overflow in the
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&man.semop.2; system call has been closed. &merged;</para>
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<para>A security hole in <application>OpenSSH</application>,
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involving the <literal>UseLogin yes</literal> setting, has been
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closed (note that the default for this setting is
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<literal>UseLogin no</literal>). &merged;</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="userland">
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<title>Userland Changes</title>
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