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New release notes:

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amd64/i386 ELF kernel crash dump,
	snd_csa(4) suspend/resume support,
	ste(4) ALTQ support,
	address family check of routing table added,
	env(1) -v, -S, and -P options added,
	libkvm crash dump support improvement:
		ELF format, >4GB on 32-bit arch, and PAE,
	$jail_<name>_flags for rc.d/jail added, and
	new manual pages: central(4), clkbrd(4), creator(4),
		ebus(4), eeprom(4), fhc(4),  machfb(4), ofw.console(4),
		openfirm(4), openprom(4), rtc(4), and sbus(4).

Update release notes:
	Use &man.ofw.console.4;.

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and threads currently holding sleep mutexes (and spin mutexes for
the current thread). &merged;</para>
<para arch="amd64,i386">The kernel crash dump format has been changed to
ELF to support large memory (more than 4GB) environment.</para>
<para>The &man.ichsmb.4; driver is now available as a loadable
kernel module.</para>
@ -533,7 +536,7 @@
<para arch="sparc64">The &man.uart.4; driver is now enabled in
the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, and is now the
default driver for serial ports. The ofw_console and
default driver for serial ports. The &man.ofw.console.4; and
&man.sab.4; drivers are now disabled in the
<filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel. &merged;</para>
@ -556,6 +559,9 @@
controller found on &ultrasparc;
workstations. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.snd.csa.4; driver now supports
suspend and resume operation.</para>
<para>The &man.uaudio.4; driver now has some added
functionality, including volume control on more inputs and
recording capability on some devices. &merged;</para>
@ -651,6 +657,8 @@
This driver also now supports jumbo frames on Yukon-based
interfaces. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.ste.4; driver now has support for &man.altq.4;.</para>
<para>The &man.vge.4; driver now has support for device polling
(&man.polling.4;).</para>
@ -751,6 +759,13 @@
<para>The &man.sppp.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para>
<para>The &os; routing table now requires gateways for routes
to be of the same address family as the route itself.
The &man.route.8; utility now rejects a combination of different
address families. For example:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; route add 10.1.1.1 -inet6 fe80::1%fxp0</screen>
<para>The new sysctl <varname>net.link.tap.user_open</varname>
has been implemented. This allows unprivileged access to
&man.tap.4; device nodes based on file system permissions.</para>
@ -930,6 +945,19 @@
<option>-h</option> flag, which supports changing flags on
symbolic links.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-v</option>
flag to write the command to standard error before it is executed.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-S
<replaceable>string</replaceable></option>
option to split the <replaceable>string</replaceable> and pass them to
the command as the command-line arguments.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-P
<replaceable>altpath</replaceable></option>
option to set the command search path used to look for
the command.</para>
<para>The &man.ftpd.8; program now uses the <literal>212</literal>
and <literal>213</literal> status codes for directory
and file status correctly (<literal>211</literal> was used in
@ -1008,6 +1036,11 @@
<para>The on-disk format of <literal>LC_CTYPE</literal> files has
been changed to be machine-independent.</para>
<para>The <application>libkvm</application> now supports
ELF crash dump on amd64 and i386 platforms,
large crash dump (more than 4GB) in 32-bit platforms,
and PAE crash dump on i386 platform.</para>
<para>The &man.mixer.8; utility now supports the <option>-S</option>
option. This is the same as the <option>-s</option> option
but does not output mixing field separators.</para>
@ -1294,6 +1327,10 @@
<para>The <filename>rc.d/bsnmpd</filename> startup script
for &man.bsnmpd.1; has been added.</para>
<para>The <filename>rc.d/jail</filename> startup script
now supports <varname>jail_<replaceable>name</replaceable>_flags</varname>
variable which allows to specify &man.jail.8; flags.</para>
<para>&man.rc.conf.5; now supports changes of network interface names
at boot time. &merged; For example:</para>
@ -1582,10 +1619,15 @@ moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
<para>Documentation of existing functionality has been improved by
the addition of the following manual pages: &man.ataraid.4;,
&man.bus.space.9;,
&man.central.4;, &man.clkbrd.4;, &man.creator.4;,
&man.devfs.conf.5, &man.devfs.rules.5,
&man.pmap.page.init.9;,
&man.pthread.atfork.3;,
&man.sched.4bsd.4;, &man.sched.ule.4;, &man.snd.fm801.4;,
&man.ebus.4;, &man.eeprom.4;,
&man.fhc.4;,
&man.machfb.4;,
&man.ofw.console.4;, &man.openfirm.4;, &man.openprom.4;,
&man.pmap.page.init.9;, &man.pthread.atfork.3;,
&man.rtc.4;,
&man.sbus.4;, &man.sched.4bsd.4;, &man.sched.ule.4;, &man.snd.fm801.4;,
&man.snd.neomagic.4;, &man.snd.via8233.4;, &man.snd.via82c686.4;,
and &man.snd.vibes.4;.</para>

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and threads currently holding sleep mutexes (and spin mutexes for
the current thread). &merged;</para>
<para arch="amd64,i386">The kernel crash dump format has been changed to
ELF to support large memory (more than 4GB) environment.</para>
<para>The &man.ichsmb.4; driver is now available as a loadable
kernel module.</para>
@ -533,7 +536,7 @@
<para arch="sparc64">The &man.uart.4; driver is now enabled in
the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, and is now the
default driver for serial ports. The ofw_console and
default driver for serial ports. The &man.ofw.console.4; and
&man.sab.4; drivers are now disabled in the
<filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel. &merged;</para>
@ -556,6 +559,9 @@
controller found on &ultrasparc;
workstations. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.snd.csa.4; driver now supports
suspend and resume operation.</para>
<para>The &man.uaudio.4; driver now has some added
functionality, including volume control on more inputs and
recording capability on some devices. &merged;</para>
@ -651,6 +657,8 @@
This driver also now supports jumbo frames on Yukon-based
interfaces. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.ste.4; driver now has support for &man.altq.4;.</para>
<para>The &man.vge.4; driver now has support for device polling
(&man.polling.4;).</para>
@ -751,6 +759,13 @@
<para>The &man.sppp.4; driver is now MPSAFE.</para>
<para>The &os; routing table now requires gateways for routes
to be of the same address family as the route itself.
The &man.route.8; utility now rejects a combination of different
address families. For example:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; route add 10.1.1.1 -inet6 fe80::1%fxp0</screen>
<para>The new sysctl <varname>net.link.tap.user_open</varname>
has been implemented. This allows unprivileged access to
&man.tap.4; device nodes based on file system permissions.</para>
@ -930,6 +945,19 @@
<option>-h</option> flag, which supports changing flags on
symbolic links.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-v</option>
flag to write the command to standard error before it is executed.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-S
<replaceable>string</replaceable></option>
option to split the <replaceable>string</replaceable> and pass them to
the command as the command-line arguments.</para>
<para>The &man.env.1; program now supports a <option>-P
<replaceable>altpath</replaceable></option>
option to set the command search path used to look for
the command.</para>
<para>The &man.ftpd.8; program now uses the <literal>212</literal>
and <literal>213</literal> status codes for directory
and file status correctly (<literal>211</literal> was used in
@ -1008,6 +1036,11 @@
<para>The on-disk format of <literal>LC_CTYPE</literal> files has
been changed to be machine-independent.</para>
<para>The <application>libkvm</application> now supports
ELF crash dump on amd64 and i386 platforms,
large crash dump (more than 4GB) in 32-bit platforms,
and PAE crash dump on i386 platform.</para>
<para>The &man.mixer.8; utility now supports the <option>-S</option>
option. This is the same as the <option>-s</option> option
but does not output mixing field separators.</para>
@ -1294,6 +1327,10 @@
<para>The <filename>rc.d/bsnmpd</filename> startup script
for &man.bsnmpd.1; has been added.</para>
<para>The <filename>rc.d/jail</filename> startup script
now supports <varname>jail_<replaceable>name</replaceable>_flags</varname>
variable which allows to specify &man.jail.8; flags.</para>
<para>&man.rc.conf.5; now supports changes of network interface names
at boot time. &merged; For example:</para>
@ -1582,10 +1619,15 @@ moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
<para>Documentation of existing functionality has been improved by
the addition of the following manual pages: &man.ataraid.4;,
&man.bus.space.9;,
&man.central.4;, &man.clkbrd.4;, &man.creator.4;,
&man.devfs.conf.5, &man.devfs.rules.5,
&man.pmap.page.init.9;,
&man.pthread.atfork.3;,
&man.sched.4bsd.4;, &man.sched.ule.4;, &man.snd.fm801.4;,
&man.ebus.4;, &man.eeprom.4;,
&man.fhc.4;,
&man.machfb.4;,
&man.ofw.console.4;, &man.openfirm.4;, &man.openprom.4;,
&man.pmap.page.init.9;, &man.pthread.atfork.3;,
&man.rtc.4;,
&man.sbus.4;, &man.sched.4bsd.4;, &man.sched.ule.4;, &man.snd.fm801.4;,
&man.snd.neomagic.4;, &man.snd.via8233.4;, &man.snd.via82c686.4;,
and &man.snd.vibes.4;.</para>