New release notes: slab allocator, new ephemeral port range, OpenSSH 3.1.
Updated release notes: Binutils 2.12.0, gcc post-2.95.3 snapshot, OPIE 2.4. While I've got my hands dirty, make a couple of markup fixes as well.
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stages of kernel initialization (before the system enters into
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single-user mode). &merged;</para>
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<para>The kernel memory allocator is now a slab memory allocator,
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similar to that used in Solaris. This is a SMP-safe memory
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allocator that has near-linear performance as the number of CPUs
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increases. It also allows for reduced memory
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fragmentation.</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
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@ -925,6 +931,11 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<para>The TCP implementation now properly ignores packets
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addressed to IP-layer broadcast addresses. &merged;</para>
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<para>The ephemeral port range used for TCP and UDP has been
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changed to 49152–65535 (the old default was
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1024–5000). This increases the number of concurrent
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outgoing connections/streams.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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@ -2716,7 +2727,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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8.3.1-REL. &merged;</para>
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<para><application>Binutils</application> has been updated to a
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21 February 2002 snapshot from the FSF 2.12 branch.</para>
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2.12.0.</para>
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<para><application>bzip2</application> 1.0.2 has been imported;
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this brings the &man.bzip2.1; program and the
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@ -2730,7 +2741,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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3.37.</para>
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<para><application>gcc</application> has been updated to
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2.95.3. &merged;</para>
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a snapshot of the 2.95 development branch from 20 March 2002
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(this snapshot includes changes made after the release of
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<application>gcc</application>2.95.3).</para>
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<para>&man.gcc.1; now uses a unified <filename>libgcc</filename>
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rather than a separate one for threaded and non-threaded
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@ -2814,7 +2827,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>Linux-PAM</application>.</para>
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<para>The <application>OPIE</application> one-time-password
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suite has been updated to 2.32. &merged; It has completely
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suite has been updated to 2.4. It has completely
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replaced the functionality of
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<application>S/Key</application>.</para>
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@ -2944,7 +2957,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>OpenSSH</application> users in the USA no
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longer need to rely on the restrictively-licensed RSAREF
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toolkit which is required to handle RSA keys. Among other
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new features: A client and server for sftp has been added.
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new features: A client and server for &man.sftp.1; has been added.
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&man.scp.1; can now handle files larger than 2 GBytes. A
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limit on the number of outstanding, unauthenticated
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connections in &man.sshd.8; has been added. Support has
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@ -2953,9 +2966,34 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>SOCKS4</application> proxy has been added to
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&man.ssh.1;. &merged;</para>
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<para><application>OpenSSH</application> has been updated to
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version 3.1. Among the changes:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>The <filename>*2</filename> files are obsolete
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(for example,
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<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts</filename> can hold the
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contents of
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<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts2</filename>).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-keygen.1; can import and export keys using
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the SECSH Public Key File Format, for key exchange
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with several commercial SSH implementations.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-add.1; now adds all three default keys.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-keygen.1; no longer defaults to a
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specific key type; one must be specified with the
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<option>-t</option> option.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para><application>OpenSSH</application> can now authenticate
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using OPIE passwords in SSH1 mode. Support is not yet
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available in SSH2 mode. &merged;</para>
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using <application>OPIE</application> passwords.</para>
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<para><application>PAM</application> support for
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<application>OpenSSH</application> has been added.</para>
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@ -381,6 +381,12 @@
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stages of kernel initialization (before the system enters into
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single-user mode). &merged;</para>
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<para>The kernel memory allocator is now a slab memory allocator,
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similar to that used in Solaris. This is a SMP-safe memory
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allocator that has near-linear performance as the number of CPUs
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increases. It also allows for reduced memory
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fragmentation.</para>
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<sect3>
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<title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
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@ -925,6 +931,11 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<para>The TCP implementation now properly ignores packets
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addressed to IP-layer broadcast addresses. &merged;</para>
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<para>The ephemeral port range used for TCP and UDP has been
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changed to 49152–65535 (the old default was
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1024–5000). This increases the number of concurrent
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outgoing connections/streams.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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@ -2716,7 +2727,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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8.3.1-REL. &merged;</para>
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<para><application>Binutils</application> has been updated to a
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21 February 2002 snapshot from the FSF 2.12 branch.</para>
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2.12.0.</para>
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<para><application>bzip2</application> 1.0.2 has been imported;
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this brings the &man.bzip2.1; program and the
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@ -2730,7 +2741,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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3.37.</para>
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<para><application>gcc</application> has been updated to
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2.95.3. &merged;</para>
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a snapshot of the 2.95 development branch from 20 March 2002
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(this snapshot includes changes made after the release of
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<application>gcc</application>2.95.3).</para>
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<para>&man.gcc.1; now uses a unified <filename>libgcc</filename>
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rather than a separate one for threaded and non-threaded
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@ -2814,7 +2827,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>Linux-PAM</application>.</para>
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<para>The <application>OPIE</application> one-time-password
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suite has been updated to 2.32. &merged; It has completely
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suite has been updated to 2.4. It has completely
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replaced the functionality of
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<application>S/Key</application>.</para>
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@ -2944,7 +2957,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>OpenSSH</application> users in the USA no
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longer need to rely on the restrictively-licensed RSAREF
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toolkit which is required to handle RSA keys. Among other
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new features: A client and server for sftp has been added.
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new features: A client and server for &man.sftp.1; has been added.
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&man.scp.1; can now handle files larger than 2 GBytes. A
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limit on the number of outstanding, unauthenticated
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connections in &man.sshd.8; has been added. Support has
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@ -2953,9 +2966,34 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
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<application>SOCKS4</application> proxy has been added to
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&man.ssh.1;. &merged;</para>
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<para><application>OpenSSH</application> has been updated to
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version 3.1. Among the changes:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>The <filename>*2</filename> files are obsolete
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(for example,
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<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts</filename> can hold the
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contents of
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<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts2</filename>).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-keygen.1; can import and export keys using
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the SECSH Public Key File Format, for key exchange
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with several commercial SSH implementations.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-add.1; now adds all three default keys.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>&man.ssh-keygen.1; no longer defaults to a
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specific key type; one must be specified with the
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<option>-t</option> option.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para><application>OpenSSH</application> can now authenticate
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using OPIE passwords in SSH1 mode. Support is not yet
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available in SSH2 mode. &merged;</para>
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using <application>OPIE</application> passwords.</para>
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<para><application>PAM</application> support for
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<application>OpenSSH</application> has been added.</para>
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