New release notes: MADV_PROTECT, vpd(4), DIRECTIO,
pcspeaker.ko/atspeaker.ko -> speaker.ko, pkg_info(1) -b, pkg_info(1) -Q, removal of obsolete upgrade mechanisms.
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<para>Linux emulation mode now supports IPv6.</para>
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<para>&man.madvise.2; now supports a
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<literal>MADV_PROTECT</literal> behavior, which informs the
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virtual memory system that a process is critical and should not
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be killed when swap space has been exhausted. The process must
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be owned by the superuser.</para>
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<para>A second process scheduler, designed to be a general purpose
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feature was sponsored by DARPA and Network Associates
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Laboratories.</para>
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<para arch="i386">A new &man.vpd.4; driver has been added to
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read hardware information from the Vital Product Data structure
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on IBM ThinkPad machines.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="boot">
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<sect3 id="fs">
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<title>Filesystems</title>
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<para>A new <literal>DIRECTIO</literal> kernel option enables
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support for read operations that bypass the buffer cache and
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put data directly into a userland buffer. This feature
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requires that the <literal>O_DIRECT</literal> flag is set on
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the file descriptor and that both the offset and length for
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the read operation are multiples of the physical media sector
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size. &merged;</para>
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<para>NETNCP and Netware Filesystem Support (nwfs) are once
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again working.</para>
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<sect3 id="mm">
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<title>Multimedia Support</title>
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<para></para>
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<para arch="i386">The <filename>atspeaker.ko</filename> and
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<filename>pcspeaker.ko</filename> modules for the
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&man.speaker.4; device have been renamed
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<filename>speaker.ko</filename>.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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change reduces the disk space and inodes used by the ports
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tree. &merged;</para>
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<para>&man.pkg.info.1; now honors the <varname>BLOCKSIZE</varname>
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environment variable in its output when the <option>-b</option>
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flag is given.</para>
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<para>&man.pkg.info.1; now implements a <option>-Q</option>
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option, which is similar to the <option>-q</option>
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<quote>quiet</quote> option except that it prefixes the output
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with the package name.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="releng">
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<para>The supported release of <application>XFree86</application>
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has been updated to 4.3.0. &merged;</para>
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<para>Several upgrade mechanisms designed to permit major version
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upgrades from &os; 2.X to 3.X and from &os; 3.X to 4.X have been
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removed.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="doc">
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@ -171,6 +171,12 @@
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<para>Linux emulation mode now supports IPv6.</para>
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<para>&man.madvise.2; now supports a
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<literal>MADV_PROTECT</literal> behavior, which informs the
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virtual memory system that a process is critical and should not
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be killed when swap space has been exhausted. The process must
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be owned by the superuser.</para>
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<!-- Above this line, sort kernel changes by manpage/keyword-->
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<para>A second process scheduler, designed to be a general purpose
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@ -207,6 +213,10 @@
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feature was sponsored by DARPA and Network Associates
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Laboratories.</para>
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<para arch="i386">A new &man.vpd.4; driver has been added to
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read hardware information from the Vital Product Data structure
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on IBM ThinkPad machines.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="boot">
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@ -363,6 +373,14 @@
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<sect3 id="fs">
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<title>Filesystems</title>
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<para>A new <literal>DIRECTIO</literal> kernel option enables
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support for read operations that bypass the buffer cache and
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put data directly into a userland buffer. This feature
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requires that the <literal>O_DIRECT</literal> flag is set on
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the file descriptor and that both the offset and length for
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the read operation are multiples of the physical media sector
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size. &merged;</para>
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<para>NETNCP and Netware Filesystem Support (nwfs) are once
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again working.</para>
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@ -380,7 +398,10 @@
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<sect3 id="mm">
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<title>Multimedia Support</title>
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<para></para>
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<para arch="i386">The <filename>atspeaker.ko</filename> and
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<filename>pcspeaker.ko</filename> modules for the
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&man.speaker.4; device have been renamed
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<filename>speaker.ko</filename>.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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@ -683,6 +704,15 @@
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change reduces the disk space and inodes used by the ports
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tree. &merged;</para>
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<para>&man.pkg.info.1; now honors the <varname>BLOCKSIZE</varname>
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environment variable in its output when the <option>-b</option>
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flag is given.</para>
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<para>&man.pkg.info.1; now implements a <option>-Q</option>
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option, which is similar to the <option>-q</option>
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<quote>quiet</quote> option except that it prefixes the output
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with the package name.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="releng">
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@ -702,6 +732,10 @@
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<para>The supported release of <application>XFree86</application>
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has been updated to 4.3.0. &merged;</para>
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<para>Several upgrade mechanisms designed to permit major version
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upgrades from &os; 2.X to 3.X and from &os; 3.X to 4.X have been
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removed.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="doc">
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