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New release notes: rue(4), MI passwd databases, libkse.

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Modified release notes:  Update DRM note and move from kernel section
to contrib section, add arch attribute for libthr note.
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Bruce A. Mah 2003-05-03 23:46:28 +00:00
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<literal>NODEVFS</literal> option has been removed from the set of
possible kernel configuration options.</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The DRM kernel modules have been updated to
a snapshot from the DRI CVS repository, roughly equivalent to
XFree86 4.3.0 but also including some additional
bug fixes.</para>
<para arch="i386,ia64,pc98">An ehci driver has been added; it supports
the USB Enhanced Host Controller Interface used by USB 2.0
controllers.</para>
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<para>The cm driver now supports IPX. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The &man.rue.4; network has been added,
providing support for Ethernet adapters based on the RealTek
RTL8150 USB to Fast Ethernet controller chip.</para>
<para arch="i386">The &man.sbsh.4; driver for the Granch SBNI16
SHDSL modem has been added. &merged;</para>
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administration of <application>Samba</application>
services. &merged;</para>
<para>The format of the <filename>/etc/pwd.db</filename> and
<filename>/etc/spwd.db</filename> password databases created by
&man.pwd.mkdb.8; is now byte-order dependent. The pre-processed
password databases can now be moved between machines of
different architectures. The format includes version numbers on
entries to ensure compatibility with old binaries.</para>
<para>A bug in &man.rand.3; that could cause a sequence to remain
stuck at <literal>0</literal> has been fixed. (&man.rand.3;
remains unsuitable for all but trivial uses.)</para>
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before executing the command. This is useful when the child
process is an interactive application.</para>
<para>A 1:1 threading package (where for every pthread in an
<para arch="i386">The <filename>libkse</filename> library,
providing POSIX threading support using KSE, is now enabled and
installed by default. It is still considered a
work-in-progress, and is not used by default. However, it can
be used as a replacement for the <filename>libc_r</filename>
thread library.</para>
<para arch="i386,sparc64,ia64">A 1:1 threading package (where for every pthread in an
application there is one KSE and thread) has been implemented.
Under this model, the kernel handles all thread scheduling
decisions and all signal delivery. This uses some of the common
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<para><application>CVS</application> has been updated to
1.11.5. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The <application>DRM</application> kernel modules have been updated to
a snapshot from the DRI CVS repository, as of 24 April 2003.
The <literal>DRM_LINUX</literal> kernel option hsa been removed
because the handler is now provided by the Linux compatibility
code.</para>
<para><application>FILE</application> has been updated to
3.41. &merged;</para>

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<literal>NODEVFS</literal> option has been removed from the set of
possible kernel configuration options.</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The DRM kernel modules have been updated to
a snapshot from the DRI CVS repository, roughly equivalent to
XFree86 4.3.0 but also including some additional
bug fixes.</para>
<para arch="i386,ia64,pc98">An ehci driver has been added; it supports
the USB Enhanced Host Controller Interface used by USB 2.0
controllers.</para>
@ -317,6 +312,10 @@
<para>The cm driver now supports IPX. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The &man.rue.4; network has been added,
providing support for Ethernet adapters based on the RealTek
RTL8150 USB to Fast Ethernet controller chip.</para>
<para arch="i386">The &man.sbsh.4; driver for the Granch SBNI16
SHDSL modem has been added. &merged;</para>
@ -694,6 +693,13 @@
administration of <application>Samba</application>
services. &merged;</para>
<para>The format of the <filename>/etc/pwd.db</filename> and
<filename>/etc/spwd.db</filename> password databases created by
&man.pwd.mkdb.8; is now byte-order dependent. The pre-processed
password databases can now be moved between machines of
different architectures. The format includes version numbers on
entries to ensure compatibility with old binaries.</para>
<para>A bug in &man.rand.3; that could cause a sequence to remain
stuck at <literal>0</literal> has been fixed. (&man.rand.3;
remains unsuitable for all but trivial uses.)</para>
@ -766,7 +772,14 @@
before executing the command. This is useful when the child
process is an interactive application.</para>
<para>A 1:1 threading package (where for every pthread in an
<para arch="i386">The <filename>libkse</filename> library,
providing POSIX threading support using KSE, is now enabled and
installed by default. It is still considered a
work-in-progress, and is not used by default. However, it can
be used as a replacement for the <filename>libc_r</filename>
thread library.</para>
<para arch="i386,sparc64,ia64">A 1:1 threading package (where for every pthread in an
application there is one KSE and thread) has been implemented.
Under this model, the kernel handles all thread scheduling
decisions and all signal delivery. This uses some of the common
@ -834,6 +847,12 @@
<para><application>CVS</application> has been updated to
1.11.5. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">The <application>DRM</application> kernel modules have been updated to
a snapshot from the DRI CVS repository, as of 24 April 2003.
The <literal>DRM_LINUX</literal> kernel option hsa been removed
because the handler is now provided by the Linux compatibility
code.</para>
<para><application>FILE</application> has been updated to
3.41. &merged;</para>