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Catch up on some release notes: write combining for crash dumps,

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bktr(4) update to 2.17, MFC new make(1) variable modifiers, note
the addition of style.perl.7.
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Bruce A. Mah 2000-10-24 17:59:28 +00:00
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@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ devfs, which allows entries in the /dev directory to be built
automatically and supports more flexible attachment of devices,
has been largely reworked.
Write combining for crashdumps has been implemented. This feature
is useful when write caching is disabled on both SCSI and IDE disks,
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete.
The bktr(4) driver has been updated to 2.17. This fixes bugs in devfs
when unloading and reloading, and syncs with some NetBSD changes.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ and packages should not be affected. [MERGED]
make(1) has gained the :C/// (regexp substitution), :L (lowercase),
and :U (uppercase) variable modifiers. These were added to reduce the
differences between the FreeBSD and OpenBSD/NetBSD make programs.
differences between the FreeBSD and OpenBSD/NetBSD make programs. [MERGED]
fsck wrappers have been imported; this feature provides infrastructure
for fsck(8) to work on different types of filesystems (analogous to
@ -344,6 +351,9 @@ ncurses has been updated to ncurses-5.1-20001009. [MERGED]
gperf has been updated to 2.7.2.
style.perl.7, a style guide for Perl code in the FreeBSD base system,
has been added.
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------

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release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
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@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ TI113X, TI12XX, TI125X, Ricoh 5C46/5C47, Topic 95/97/100 and
Cirrus Logic PD683X bridges. 16-bit PC Card support under this is not yet
functional.
Write combining for crashdumps has been implemented. This feature
is useful when write caching is disabled on both SCSI and IDE disks,
where large memory dumps could take up to an hour to complete.
The bktr(4) driver has been updated to 2.17. This fixes bugs in devfs
when unloading and reloading, and syncs with some NetBSD changes.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
@ -385,7 +393,7 @@ and packages should not be affected. [MERGED]
make(1) has gained the :C/// (regexp substitution), :L (lowercase),
and :U (uppercase) variable modifiers. These were added to reduce the
differences between the FreeBSD and OpenBSD/NetBSD make programs.
differences between the FreeBSD and OpenBSD/NetBSD make programs. [MERGED]
fsck wrappers have been imported; this feature provides infrastructure
for fsck(8) to work on different types of filesystems (analogous to
@ -395,6 +403,9 @@ ncurses has been updated to ncurses-5.1-20001009. [MERGED]
gperf has been updated to 2.7.2.
style.perl.7, a style guide for Perl code in the FreeBSD base system,
has been added.
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------