New release notes: devctl, gbde(8), RAIDframe/raid(4), devd(8),
removal of many (but not all) games.
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install hardware watchpoints (as opposed to software
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watchpoints) if supported by the architecture. &merged;</para>
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<para>A <filename>devctl</filename> device has been added to allow
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userland programs to learn when devices come and go in the device
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tree (different from the XXX). This facility is primariliy used
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by the &man.devd.8; utility.</para>
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<para>&man.devfs.5;, which allows entries in the
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<filename>/dev</filename> directory to be built automatically
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and supports more flexible attachment of devices, has been
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@ -1303,6 +1308,22 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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support a wide variety of operations on I/O requests on their
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way from the upper kernel to the device drivers.</para>
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<para>A GEOM Based Disk Encryption module has been added. It
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provides denial of access to <quote>cold disks</quote>, with
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four different cryptographic barriers and up to four
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changeable pass-phrases. Much more information can be found
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in the &man.gbde.4; manual page. The &man.gbde.8; userland
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utility provides an operation and management interface to this
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module. This feature is not enabled by default; it requires
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<literal>options GEOM_BDE</literal> to be added to a kernel
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configuration file.
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<note>
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<para>This feature should be considered experimental.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para role="historic">The ida disk driver now has crashdump
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support. &merged;</para>
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@ -1354,6 +1375,21 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers, has been
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added. &merged;</para>
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<para>The RAIDframe disk driver has been imported from NetBSD.
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This driver provides software-based RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5
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capabilities, as well as other functionality. More
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information can be found in the &man.raid.4; driver manual
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page. The &man.raidctl.8; utility is used to configure and
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unconfigure disk arrays. This feature is not enabled by
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default, and requires <literal>device raidframe</literal> to
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be configured into a kernel.
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<note>
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<para>This feature should be considered experimental.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>Some problems in &man.sa.4; error handling have been
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fixed, including the <quote>tape drive spinning indefinitely
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upon &man.mt.1; <option>stat</option></quote> problem.</para>
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@ -2329,6 +2365,17 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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command line. This allows the user to run an arbitrary program
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as if it were written to be a daemon. &merged;</para>
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<para>The &man.devd.8; utility, a userland daemon that can run
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arbitrary commands when devices come and go in the device tree,
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has been added. This program is a generalization of some of the
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functionality of &man.pccardd.8;.
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<note>
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<para>&man.devd.8; is work-in-progress.</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>&man.devinfo.8;, a simple tool to print the device tree and resource
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usage by devices, has been added.</para>
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@ -3658,6 +3705,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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utility. The standards conformance of each utility or library
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function is generally listed in its manual page.</para>
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<para>A number of games have been removed from the base system.
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These include: adventure(6), arithmetic(6), atc(6),
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backgammon(6), battlestar(6), bs(6), canfield(6), cribbage(6),
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fish(6), hack(6), hangman(6), larn(6), mille(6), phantasia(6),
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piano(6), pig(6), quiz(6), rain(6), robots(6), rogue(6),
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sail(6), snake(6), trek(6), wargames(6), worm(6), worms(6),
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wump(6). dm(8), which was used to control access to games, is
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no longer necessary, and has also been removed. The
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<quote>utility-like</quote> games, as well as &man.fortune.6;,
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remain.
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<note>
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<para>The affected programs will reappear as a port in the
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Ports Collection. This note will contain a pointer to that
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port, once it has been committed.</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Contributed Software</title>
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@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
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install hardware watchpoints (as opposed to software
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watchpoints) if supported by the architecture. &merged;</para>
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<para>A <filename>devctl</filename> device has been added to allow
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userland programs to learn when devices come and go in the device
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tree (different from the XXX). This facility is primariliy used
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by the &man.devd.8; utility.</para>
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<para>&man.devfs.5;, which allows entries in the
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<filename>/dev</filename> directory to be built automatically
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and supports more flexible attachment of devices, has been
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@ -1303,6 +1308,22 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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support a wide variety of operations on I/O requests on their
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way from the upper kernel to the device drivers.</para>
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<para>A GEOM Based Disk Encryption module has been added. It
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provides denial of access to <quote>cold disks</quote>, with
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four different cryptographic barriers and up to four
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changeable pass-phrases. Much more information can be found
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in the &man.gbde.4; manual page. The &man.gbde.8; userland
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utility provides an operation and management interface to this
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module. This feature is not enabled by default; it requires
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<literal>options GEOM_BDE</literal> to be added to a kernel
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configuration file.
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<note>
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<para>This feature should be considered experimental.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para role="historic">The ida disk driver now has crashdump
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support. &merged;</para>
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@ -1354,6 +1375,21 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers, has been
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added. &merged;</para>
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<para>The RAIDframe disk driver has been imported from NetBSD.
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This driver provides software-based RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5
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capabilities, as well as other functionality. More
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information can be found in the &man.raid.4; driver manual
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page. The &man.raidctl.8; utility is used to configure and
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unconfigure disk arrays. This feature is not enabled by
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default, and requires <literal>device raidframe</literal> to
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be configured into a kernel.
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<note>
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<para>This feature should be considered experimental.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>Some problems in &man.sa.4; error handling have been
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fixed, including the <quote>tape drive spinning indefinitely
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upon &man.mt.1; <option>stat</option></quote> problem.</para>
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@ -2329,6 +2365,17 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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command line. This allows the user to run an arbitrary program
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as if it were written to be a daemon. &merged;</para>
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<para>The &man.devd.8; utility, a userland daemon that can run
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arbitrary commands when devices come and go in the device tree,
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has been added. This program is a generalization of some of the
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functionality of &man.pccardd.8;.
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<note>
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<para>&man.devd.8; is work-in-progress.</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>&man.devinfo.8;, a simple tool to print the device tree and resource
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usage by devices, has been added.</para>
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@ -3658,6 +3705,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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utility. The standards conformance of each utility or library
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function is generally listed in its manual page.</para>
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<para>A number of games have been removed from the base system.
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These include: adventure(6), arithmetic(6), atc(6),
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backgammon(6), battlestar(6), bs(6), canfield(6), cribbage(6),
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fish(6), hack(6), hangman(6), larn(6), mille(6), phantasia(6),
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piano(6), pig(6), quiz(6), rain(6), robots(6), rogue(6),
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sail(6), snake(6), trek(6), wargames(6), worm(6), worms(6),
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wump(6). dm(8), which was used to control access to games, is
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no longer necessary, and has also been removed. The
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<quote>utility-like</quote> games, as well as &man.fortune.6;,
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remain.
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<note>
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<para>The affected programs will reappear as a port in the
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Ports Collection. This note will contain a pointer to that
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port, once it has been committed.</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Contributed Software</title>
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