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<para>A kernel option <varname>ADAPTIVE_GIANT</varname>, which
causes the Giant lock to also be treated in
an adaptive fashion when adaptive mutexes are enabled,
has been added. This improves performance of SMP machines
and is enabled by default on i386.</para>
has been added. This improves the performance of SMP machines
and is enabled by default on the i386.</para>
<para arch="i386">The &man.acpi.asus.4; driver has been added
to use ACPI-controlled hardware features, such as hot keys and
@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
This behavior can be overridden by setting the loader tunable
<varname>hint.acpi.0.disabled</varname> to <literal>0</literal>.</para>
<para arch="amd64">The &man.agp.4; driver now supports AMD64 graphics
<para arch="amd64">The &man.agp.4; driver now supports the AMD64 graphics
aperture relocation table (GART).</para>
<para>The &man.bus.dma.9; interface now supports transparently honoring
@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
In addition, a set of sysctls <varname>hw.busdma.*</varname>
for &man.bus.dma.9; statistics has been added.</para>
<para>The &man.contigmalloc.9; has been reimplemented
<para>The &man.contigmalloc.9; function has been reimplemented
with an algorithm which stands a greatly-improved chance of working
despite pressure from running programs. The old algorithm can be used
by setting a sysctl <varname>vm.old_contigmalloc</varname>. More details
@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
<para>The <varname>hw.pci.allow_unsupported_io_range</varname>
loader tunable has been removed.</para>
<para>&man.jail.2; now supports use of raw sockets from within a jail.
<para>&man.jail.2; now supports the use of raw sockets from within a jail.
This feature is disabled by default, and controlled by using the
<varname>security.jail.allow_raw_sockets</varname> sysctl.</para>
@ -405,8 +405,8 @@
<para arch="amd64">Loadable kernel modules now work and are
enabled in the amd64 build.</para>
<para arch="amd64">A preliminary support for running 32-bit
Linux binaries on amd64. This is enabled with the
<para arch="amd64">Preliminary support for running 32-bit
Linux binaries on amd64 has been added. This feature is enabled with the
<literal>COMPAT_LINUX32</literal> kernel option.</para>
<para arch="i386">The <devicename>loran</devicename>
@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
This feature can be enabled by setting a new sysctl
<varname>mac_bsdextended_firstmatch_enabled</varname>.</para>
<para>The &man.mac.bsdextended.4; policy now supports to log
<para>The &man.mac.bsdextended.4; policy can now log
failed attempts to syslog's <literal>AUTHPRIV</literal> facility.
This feature can be enabled by setting a new sysctl
<varname>mac_bsdextended_logging</varname>.</para>
@ -442,7 +442,8 @@
<para>A bug in &man.mmap.2; that pages marked as <literal>PROT_NONE</literal>
may become readable under certain circumstances, has been fixed. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">A new kernel option <literal>MP_WATCHDOG</literal> which
<para arch="i386,pc98">A new kernel option <literal>MP_WATCHDOG</literal>
has been added; it
allows one of the logical CPUs on a system to be used as a dedicated
watchdog to cause a drop to the debugger and/or generate an NMI
to the boot processor if the kernel ceases to respond.
@ -566,8 +567,8 @@
<devicename>stf0</devicename> to stdout.</para>
<para>The &os; dynamic and static linker now support Thread Local Storage (TLS),
a <application>GCC</application> feature which allows
to add a <literal>__thread</literal> modifier
a <application>GCC</application> feature which supports
a <literal>__thread</literal> modifier
to the declaration of global and static variables.
This extra modifier means that the variable's value is
thread-local; one thread changing its value will not
@ -831,9 +832,9 @@
This allows &man.natd.8; to be bound to
different network interfaces and sharing of load.</para>
<para><literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal> has always been
<para><literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal> support is now always
compiled into the kernel, and the associated kernel compile
options are removed. All of the packet filter subsystems
options have been removed. All of the packet filter subsystems
that &os; supports now use the <literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal>
framework.</para>
@ -1168,9 +1169,9 @@
<para>&man.dump.8; and &man.restore.8; now support
a <option>-P</option> option to specify backup methods
other than files and tapes. The argument is passed to
a normal &man.sh.1; pipeline with either
a normal &man.sh.1; pipeline with either the
<varname>$DUMP_VOLUME</varname> or <varname>$RESTORE_VOLUME</varname>
environment variable, respectively.
environment variable defined, respectively.
For more information, see &man.dump.8; and &man.restore.8;.</para>
<para>The &man.eeprom.8; utility to display and
@ -1198,7 +1199,7 @@
not <username>root</username>. This is useful for matching anonymous FTP data
traffic with a single &man.ipfw.8; rule with <literal>uid</literal>.</para>
<para>&man.ftw.3; and &man.nftw.3; functions have been implemented.
<para>The &man.ftw.3; and &man.nftw.3; functions have been implemented.
These are used to traverse a directory hierarchy.</para>
<para>The &man.geom.8; utility for operating on &man.geom.4; classes
@ -1256,12 +1257,13 @@
environment.</para>
<para>&man.jail.8; now supports a <option>-l</option> option to
clean the environment. The environment variables are discarded
clean the environment. All environment variables are discarded
except for <varname>HOME</varname>, <varname>SHELL</varname>,
<varname>PATH</varname>, <varname>TERM</varname>, and
<varname>USER</varname> before running jailed program under
specific user's credentials as the &man.su.1; <option>-l</option>
option does.</para>
<varname>USER</varname> before running the jailed program under
specific user's credentials. This behavior is similar to that
provided by the &man.su.1; <option>-l</option>
option.</para>
<para>&man.kgdb.1;, a kernel debugging utility which uses
<application>libgdb</application>
@ -1833,10 +1835,10 @@
containing known ports vulnerabilities and report them to the
administrator.</para>
<para>&os; now adopts <application>Xorg</application> instead of
<para>&os; now uses <application>Xorg</application> instead of
<application>XFree86</application> as the default X Window System.
The supported release is <application>Xorg</application> X11R6.7.0.
Note that <application>XFree86</application> is also available in &os;
Note that <application>XFree86</application> is also available in the &os;
Ports Collection (<filename role="package">x11/XFree86-4</filename>).</para>
</sect2>

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<para>A kernel option <varname>ADAPTIVE_GIANT</varname>, which
causes the Giant lock to also be treated in
an adaptive fashion when adaptive mutexes are enabled,
has been added. This improves performance of SMP machines
and is enabled by default on i386.</para>
has been added. This improves the performance of SMP machines
and is enabled by default on the i386.</para>
<para arch="i386">The &man.acpi.asus.4; driver has been added
to use ACPI-controlled hardware features, such as hot keys and
@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
This behavior can be overridden by setting the loader tunable
<varname>hint.acpi.0.disabled</varname> to <literal>0</literal>.</para>
<para arch="amd64">The &man.agp.4; driver now supports AMD64 graphics
<para arch="amd64">The &man.agp.4; driver now supports the AMD64 graphics
aperture relocation table (GART).</para>
<para>The &man.bus.dma.9; interface now supports transparently honoring
@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
In addition, a set of sysctls <varname>hw.busdma.*</varname>
for &man.bus.dma.9; statistics has been added.</para>
<para>The &man.contigmalloc.9; has been reimplemented
<para>The &man.contigmalloc.9; function has been reimplemented
with an algorithm which stands a greatly-improved chance of working
despite pressure from running programs. The old algorithm can be used
by setting a sysctl <varname>vm.old_contigmalloc</varname>. More details
@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
<para>The <varname>hw.pci.allow_unsupported_io_range</varname>
loader tunable has been removed.</para>
<para>&man.jail.2; now supports use of raw sockets from within a jail.
<para>&man.jail.2; now supports the use of raw sockets from within a jail.
This feature is disabled by default, and controlled by using the
<varname>security.jail.allow_raw_sockets</varname> sysctl.</para>
@ -405,8 +405,8 @@
<para arch="amd64">Loadable kernel modules now work and are
enabled in the amd64 build.</para>
<para arch="amd64">A preliminary support for running 32-bit
Linux binaries on amd64. This is enabled with the
<para arch="amd64">Preliminary support for running 32-bit
Linux binaries on amd64 has been added. This feature is enabled with the
<literal>COMPAT_LINUX32</literal> kernel option.</para>
<para arch="i386">The <devicename>loran</devicename>
@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
This feature can be enabled by setting a new sysctl
<varname>mac_bsdextended_firstmatch_enabled</varname>.</para>
<para>The &man.mac.bsdextended.4; policy now supports to log
<para>The &man.mac.bsdextended.4; policy can now log
failed attempts to syslog's <literal>AUTHPRIV</literal> facility.
This feature can be enabled by setting a new sysctl
<varname>mac_bsdextended_logging</varname>.</para>
@ -442,7 +442,8 @@
<para>A bug in &man.mmap.2; that pages marked as <literal>PROT_NONE</literal>
may become readable under certain circumstances, has been fixed. &merged;</para>
<para arch="i386,pc98">A new kernel option <literal>MP_WATCHDOG</literal> which
<para arch="i386,pc98">A new kernel option <literal>MP_WATCHDOG</literal>
has been added; it
allows one of the logical CPUs on a system to be used as a dedicated
watchdog to cause a drop to the debugger and/or generate an NMI
to the boot processor if the kernel ceases to respond.
@ -566,8 +567,8 @@
<devicename>stf0</devicename> to stdout.</para>
<para>The &os; dynamic and static linker now support Thread Local Storage (TLS),
a <application>GCC</application> feature which allows
to add a <literal>__thread</literal> modifier
a <application>GCC</application> feature which supports
a <literal>__thread</literal> modifier
to the declaration of global and static variables.
This extra modifier means that the variable's value is
thread-local; one thread changing its value will not
@ -831,9 +832,9 @@
This allows &man.natd.8; to be bound to
different network interfaces and sharing of load.</para>
<para><literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal> has always been
<para><literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal> support is now always
compiled into the kernel, and the associated kernel compile
options are removed. All of the packet filter subsystems
options have been removed. All of the packet filter subsystems
that &os; supports now use the <literal>PFIL_HOOKS</literal>
framework.</para>
@ -1168,9 +1169,9 @@
<para>&man.dump.8; and &man.restore.8; now support
a <option>-P</option> option to specify backup methods
other than files and tapes. The argument is passed to
a normal &man.sh.1; pipeline with either
a normal &man.sh.1; pipeline with either the
<varname>$DUMP_VOLUME</varname> or <varname>$RESTORE_VOLUME</varname>
environment variable, respectively.
environment variable defined, respectively.
For more information, see &man.dump.8; and &man.restore.8;.</para>
<para>The &man.eeprom.8; utility to display and
@ -1198,7 +1199,7 @@
not <username>root</username>. This is useful for matching anonymous FTP data
traffic with a single &man.ipfw.8; rule with <literal>uid</literal>.</para>
<para>&man.ftw.3; and &man.nftw.3; functions have been implemented.
<para>The &man.ftw.3; and &man.nftw.3; functions have been implemented.
These are used to traverse a directory hierarchy.</para>
<para>The &man.geom.8; utility for operating on &man.geom.4; classes
@ -1256,12 +1257,13 @@
environment.</para>
<para>&man.jail.8; now supports a <option>-l</option> option to
clean the environment. The environment variables are discarded
clean the environment. All environment variables are discarded
except for <varname>HOME</varname>, <varname>SHELL</varname>,
<varname>PATH</varname>, <varname>TERM</varname>, and
<varname>USER</varname> before running jailed program under
specific user's credentials as the &man.su.1; <option>-l</option>
option does.</para>
<varname>USER</varname> before running the jailed program under
specific user's credentials. This behavior is similar to that
provided by the &man.su.1; <option>-l</option>
option.</para>
<para>&man.kgdb.1;, a kernel debugging utility which uses
<application>libgdb</application>
@ -1833,10 +1835,10 @@
containing known ports vulnerabilities and report them to the
administrator.</para>
<para>&os; now adopts <application>Xorg</application> instead of
<para>&os; now uses <application>Xorg</application> instead of
<application>XFree86</application> as the default X Window System.
The supported release is <application>Xorg</application> X11R6.7.0.
Note that <application>XFree86</application> is also available in &os;
Note that <application>XFree86</application> is also available in the &os;
Ports Collection (<filename role="package">x11/XFree86-4</filename>).</para>
</sect2>