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ObCommit from BSDCon: Update SMPng note and add an entry for devfs,

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which hopefully reflect something of what grog and phk presented in their
talks.
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Bruce A. Mah 2000-10-18 23:45:31 +00:00
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@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ The ti(4) driver now supports the Alteon AceNIC 1000baseT Gigabit
Ethernet and Netgear GA620T 1000baseT Gigabit cards. [MERGED]
SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code from BSD/OS
5.0.
5.0. One of the main features of SMPng ("SMP Next Generation") is to
allow more processes to run in kernel, without the need for spin locks
that can dramatically reduce the efficiency of multiple processors.
Interrupt handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow
them to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out interrupts.
The kernel and modules have been moved to the directory /boot/kernel,
so they can be easily manipulated together. The boot loader has been
@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ The ahc(4) driver has been updated. [MERGED]
ACPI support has been merged in from the FreeBSD-ACPI project.
devfs, which allows entries in the /dev directory to be built
automatically and supports more flexible attachment of devices,
has been largely reworked.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ controller family, as well as the DPT SmartRAID V and VI families, has
been added. [MERGED]
SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code from BSD/OS
5.0.
5.0. One of the main features of SMPng ("SMP Next Generation") is to
allow more processes to run in kernel, without the need for spin locks
that can dramatically reduce the efficiency of multiple processors.
Interrupt handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow
them to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out interrupts.
The xl(4) driver now supports the 3Com 3C556 and 3C556B MiniPCI
adapters used on some laptops. [MERGED]
@ -173,6 +177,11 @@ isdn4bsd has been updated to version 0.96.00
Support for Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A based Ethernet PC-Cards is back.
[MERGED]
devfs, which allows entries in the /dev directory to be built
automatically and supports more flexible attachment of devices,
has been largely reworked.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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