New release notes: clkbrd driver, nve, re(4) ALTQ support.

MFCs noted:  tcpdrop(8).

Updated release notes:  Mention ath_rate_sample rate control module,
libthr stack size update, Xorg 6.8.2.

Fixed a minor grammo in introduction, also adjust wording in pointers
to snapshots.
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Bruce A. Mah 2005-03-19 19:54:09 +00:00
parent 1cf444c14e
commit 20c54b0f87
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<para>The &release.type; distribution to which these release notes
apply represents the latest point along the &release.branch; development
branch since &release.branch; is created. Some pre-built, binary
branch since &release.branch; was created. Information regarding pre-built, binary
&release.type; distributions along this branch
can be found at <ulink url="&release.url;"></ulink>.</para>
@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
<para>The &release.type; distribution to which these release notes
apply represents a point along the &release.branch; development
branch between &release.prev; and the future &release.next;. Some
branch between &release.prev; and the future &release.next;.
Information regarding
pre-built, binary &release.type; distributions along this branch
can be found at <ulink url="&release.url;"></ulink>.</para>
@ -280,6 +281,10 @@
some auxiliary I/O functions found on various SBus/EBus
&ultrasparc; models. &merged;</para>
<para arch="sparc64">The clkbrd driver has been added to support
the <literal>clock-board</literal> device frequently found on
Sun E<replaceable>xx</replaceable>00 servers.</para>
<para>A framework for flexible processor speed control has been
added. It provides methods for various drivers to control CPU
power utilization by adjusting the processor speed. More
@ -351,8 +356,9 @@
<para>The &man.ath.4; driver has been updated to split the
transmit rate control algorithm into a separate module.
Either <literal>device ath_rate_onoe</literal> or
<literal>device ath_rate_amrr</literal> must be included in
One of <literal>device ath_rate_onoe</literal>,
<literal>device ath_rate_amrr</literal>, or
<literal>device ath_rate_sample</literal> must be included in
the kernel configuration when using the &man.ath.4;
driver.</para>
@ -388,6 +394,12 @@
supports &windows;/x86-64 binaries on amd64
systems. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,amd64">The nve driver, which supports the
nVidia nForce MCP Networking Adapter, has been added.</para>
<para>The &man.re.4; driver now supports the &man.altq.4;
framework.</para>
<para>The &man.sf.4; driver now has support for device polling
and &man.altq.4;. &merged;</para>
@ -664,7 +676,8 @@
<function>ib<replaceable>foo</replaceable></function>
API. &merged;</para>
<para>The default stack sizes in <filename>libpthread</filename>
<para>The default stack sizes in <filename>libpthread</filename>,
<filename>libthr</filename>,
and <filename>libc_r</filename> have been increased. On 32-bit
platforms, the main thread receives a 2MB stack size by default,
with other threads receiving a 1MB stack size by default. On
@ -841,7 +854,7 @@
<para>The &man.tcpdrop.8; command, which closes a selected TCP
connection, has been added. It was obtained from
OpenBSD.</para>
OpenBSD. &merged;</para>
<para>&man.whois.1; now supports
a <option>-k</option> flag
@ -1015,7 +1028,7 @@ moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
3.3.2. &merged;</para>
<para>The supported version of <application>Xorg</application> has
been updated from 6.7.0 to 6.8.1. &merged;</para>
been updated from 6.7.0 to 6.8.2. &merged;</para>
</sect2>

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<para>The &release.type; distribution to which these release notes
apply represents the latest point along the &release.branch; development
branch since &release.branch; is created. Some pre-built, binary
branch since &release.branch; was created. Information regarding pre-built, binary
&release.type; distributions along this branch
can be found at <ulink url="&release.url;"></ulink>.</para>
@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
<para>The &release.type; distribution to which these release notes
apply represents a point along the &release.branch; development
branch between &release.prev; and the future &release.next;. Some
branch between &release.prev; and the future &release.next;.
Information regarding
pre-built, binary &release.type; distributions along this branch
can be found at <ulink url="&release.url;"></ulink>.</para>
@ -280,6 +281,10 @@
some auxiliary I/O functions found on various SBus/EBus
&ultrasparc; models. &merged;</para>
<para arch="sparc64">The clkbrd driver has been added to support
the <literal>clock-board</literal> device frequently found on
Sun E<replaceable>xx</replaceable>00 servers.</para>
<para>A framework for flexible processor speed control has been
added. It provides methods for various drivers to control CPU
power utilization by adjusting the processor speed. More
@ -351,8 +356,9 @@
<para>The &man.ath.4; driver has been updated to split the
transmit rate control algorithm into a separate module.
Either <literal>device ath_rate_onoe</literal> or
<literal>device ath_rate_amrr</literal> must be included in
One of <literal>device ath_rate_onoe</literal>,
<literal>device ath_rate_amrr</literal>, or
<literal>device ath_rate_sample</literal> must be included in
the kernel configuration when using the &man.ath.4;
driver.</para>
@ -388,6 +394,12 @@
supports &windows;/x86-64 binaries on amd64
systems. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,amd64">The nve driver, which supports the
nVidia nForce MCP Networking Adapter, has been added.</para>
<para>The &man.re.4; driver now supports the &man.altq.4;
framework.</para>
<para>The &man.sf.4; driver now has support for device polling
and &man.altq.4;. &merged;</para>
@ -664,7 +676,8 @@
<function>ib<replaceable>foo</replaceable></function>
API. &merged;</para>
<para>The default stack sizes in <filename>libpthread</filename>
<para>The default stack sizes in <filename>libpthread</filename>,
<filename>libthr</filename>,
and <filename>libc_r</filename> have been increased. On 32-bit
platforms, the main thread receives a 2MB stack size by default,
with other threads receiving a 1MB stack size by default. On
@ -841,7 +854,7 @@
<para>The &man.tcpdrop.8; command, which closes a selected TCP
connection, has been added. It was obtained from
OpenBSD.</para>
OpenBSD. &merged;</para>
<para>&man.whois.1; now supports
a <option>-k</option> flag
@ -1015,7 +1028,7 @@ moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
3.3.2. &merged;</para>
<para>The supported version of <application>Xorg</application> has
been updated from 6.7.0 to 6.8.1. &merged;</para>
been updated from 6.7.0 to 6.8.2. &merged;</para>
</sect2>