New release notes: DRM update for 20030909, uart(4), ata(4) update
(ATAng), rtld(1) does libmap by default, symorder gone, sysinstall(8) alternate MTA selection, GCC -pthread gone.
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is no longer needed when only a USB keyboard is connected.
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&merged;</para>
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<para arch="i386">The DRM kernel modules have been updated from
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DRI CVS as of 9 September 2003. Among other changes, this
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import includes a newly-ported SiS 300/305/540/630/730
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driver.</para>
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<para arch="sparc64">A new OFW PCI framework, conditional on the
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<literal>OFW_NEWPCI</literal> kernel configuration option, has
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been added. This addition improves the handling of PCI busses.
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for the RealTek RTL8139C+, RTL8169, RTL8169S and RTL8110S PCI
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Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet controllers.</para>
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<para>The &man.uart.4; driver has been added to support various
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classes of UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
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devices. It is an analog of the &man.sio.4; driver but
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supports a wider range of devices. This driver is necessary
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to support serial ports on certain architectures, such as
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ia64 and sparc64.</para>
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<para>The suspend/resume support for the &man.wi.4; driver
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now works correctly when the device is configured down.
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&merged;</para>
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<sect3 id="disks">
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<title>Disks and Storage</title>
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<para>A major rework of the &man.ata.4; driver has been
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committed. One of the more notable changes is that the
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&man.ata.4; driver has now out from under the Giant kernel
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lock. Note that ATA software RAID systems must now include
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<literal>device ataraid</literal> in their kernel
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configuration files, as it is no longer automatically implied
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by <literal>device atadisk</literal>.</para>
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<para>&man.ccd.4; can now operate on raw disks and other
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&man.geom.4; providers.</para>
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<para>A bug that &man.rarpd.8; does not recognize removable Ethernet NICs
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has been fixed.</para>
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<para>&man.rtld.1; now includes <quote>libmap</quote>
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functionality by default; the <varname>WITH_LIBMAP</varname>
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compile knob is unnecessary and has been retired. More
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information can be found in &man.libmap.conf.5;.</para>
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<para>The symorder utility has been removed. It is unnecessary
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now that all kernels use ELF format and there is no a.out format
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toolchain.</para>
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<para>&man.sysinstall.8; now gives the ability to select an
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alternate MTA during installation. Currently,
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<application>exim</application> and
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<application>Postfix</application> are supported.</para>
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<para>&man.systat.1; now includes displays for IPv6 and ICMPv6
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traffic. &merged;</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>The <application>GCC</application> <option>-pthread</option>
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option, which formerly controlled linking of the threading
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library, has been removed. This flag is confusing in the
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presence of multiple threading libraries (specifically
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<filename>libc_r</filename>, <filename>libkse</filename>, and
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<filename>libthr</filename>. Ports should use the
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<varname>PTHREAD_LIBS</varname> variable to select the correct
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threading library.</para>
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<para><application>GNU Readline</application> has been updated
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from 4.2 to 4.3.</para>
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@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
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is no longer needed when only a USB keyboard is connected.
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&merged;</para>
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<para arch="i386">The DRM kernel modules have been updated from
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DRI CVS as of 9 September 2003. Among other changes, this
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import includes a newly-ported SiS 300/305/540/630/730
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driver.</para>
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<para arch="sparc64">A new OFW PCI framework, conditional on the
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<literal>OFW_NEWPCI</literal> kernel configuration option, has
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been added. This addition improves the handling of PCI busses.
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@ -240,6 +245,13 @@
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for the RealTek RTL8139C+, RTL8169, RTL8169S and RTL8110S PCI
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Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet controllers.</para>
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<para>The &man.uart.4; driver has been added to support various
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classes of UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
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devices. It is an analog of the &man.sio.4; driver but
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supports a wider range of devices. This driver is necessary
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to support serial ports on certain architectures, such as
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ia64 and sparc64.</para>
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<para>The suspend/resume support for the &man.wi.4; driver
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now works correctly when the device is configured down.
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&merged;</para>
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@ -290,6 +302,14 @@
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<sect3 id="disks">
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<title>Disks and Storage</title>
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<para>A major rework of the &man.ata.4; driver has been
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committed. One of the more notable changes is that the
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&man.ata.4; driver has now out from under the Giant kernel
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lock. Note that ATA software RAID systems must now include
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<literal>device ataraid</literal> in their kernel
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configuration files, as it is no longer automatically implied
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by <literal>device atadisk</literal>.</para>
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<para>&man.ccd.4; can now operate on raw disks and other
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&man.geom.4; providers.</para>
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@ -418,6 +438,20 @@
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<para>A bug that &man.rarpd.8; does not recognize removable Ethernet NICs
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has been fixed.</para>
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<para>&man.rtld.1; now includes <quote>libmap</quote>
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functionality by default; the <varname>WITH_LIBMAP</varname>
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compile knob is unnecessary and has been retired. More
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information can be found in &man.libmap.conf.5;.</para>
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<para>The symorder utility has been removed. It is unnecessary
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now that all kernels use ELF format and there is no a.out format
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toolchain.</para>
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<para>&man.sysinstall.8; now gives the ability to select an
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alternate MTA during installation. Currently,
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<application>exim</application> and
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<application>Postfix</application> are supported.</para>
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<para>&man.systat.1; now includes displays for IPv6 and ICMPv6
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traffic. &merged;</para>
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@ -472,6 +506,15 @@
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>The <application>GCC</application> <option>-pthread</option>
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option, which formerly controlled linking of the threading
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library, has been removed. This flag is confusing in the
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presence of multiple threading libraries (specifically
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<filename>libc_r</filename>, <filename>libkse</filename>, and
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<filename>libthr</filename>. Ports should use the
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<varname>PTHREAD_LIBS</varname> variable to select the correct
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threading library.</para>
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<para><application>GNU Readline</application> has been updated
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from 4.2 to 4.3.</para>
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