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| author | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2020-01-03 16:57:59 +0000 |
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| committer | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2020-01-03 16:57:59 +0000 |
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Add the initial schedule for 12.2-RELEASE.
Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC (netgate.com)
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This document lists + applicable security advisories that were issued since the last + release, as well as significant changes to the &os; kernel and + userland. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also + presented.</para> + </abstract> + </info> + + <sect1 xml:id="intro"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para>This document contains the release notes for &os; + &release.current;. It describes recently added, changed, or + deleted features of &os;. It also provides some notes on + upgrading from previous versions of &os;.</para> + + <para releasetype="current">The &release.type; distribution to + which these release notes apply represents the latest point + along the &release.branch; development branch since + &release.branch; was created. Information regarding pre-built, + binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be + found at <uri + xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para> + + <para releasetype="snapshot">The &release.type; distribution to + which these release notes apply represents a point along the + &release.branch; development branch between &release.prev; and + the future &release.next;. Information regarding pre-built, + binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be + found at <uri + xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para> + + <para releasetype="release">This distribution of &os; + &release.current; is a &release.type; distribution. It can be + found at <uri xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri> or + any of its mirrors. More information on obtaining this (or + other) &release.type; distributions of &os; can be found in the + <link + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining + &os;</quote> appendix</link> to the <link + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">&os; + Handbook</link>.</para> + + <para>All users are encouraged to consult the release errata + before installing &os;. The errata document is updated with + <quote>late-breaking</quote> information discovered late in the + release cycle or after the release. Typically, it contains + information on known bugs, security advisories, and corrections + to documentation. An up-to-date copy of the errata for &os; + &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para> + + <para>This document describes the most user-visible new or changed + features in &os; since &release.prev;. In general, changes + described here are unique to the &release.branch; branch unless + specifically marked as &merged; features.</para> + + <para>Typical release note items document recent security + advisories issued after &release.prev;, new drivers or hardware + support, new commands or options, major bug fixes, or + contributed software upgrades. They may also list changes to + major ports/packages or release engineering practices. Clearly + the release notes cannot list every single change made to &os; + between releases; this document focuses primarily on security + advisories, user-visible changes, and major architectural + improvements.</para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> + <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title> + + <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions + (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported + using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility. The binary upgrade + procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as + unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official + &os; release. The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that + the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para> + + <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os; + base system from source code) from previous versions are + supported, according to the instructions in + <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para> + + <important> + <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up + <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para> + </important> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="security-errata"> + <title>Security and Errata</title> + + <para>This section lists the various Security Advisories and + Errata Notices since &release.prev;.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="security"> + <title>Security Advisories</title> + + <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> + <tgroup cols="3"> + <colspec colwidth="40%"/> + <colspec colwidth="30%"/> + <colspec colwidth="30%"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Advisory</entry> + <entry>Date</entry> + <entry>Topic</entry> + </row> + </thead> + + <tbody> + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.asc">FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd</link></entry> + <entry>19 December 2018</entry> + <entry><para>Buffer overflow</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:01.syscall.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:01.syscall</link></entry> + <entry>5 February 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Kernel data register leak</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd</link></entry> + <entry>5 February 2019</entry> + <entry><para>File description reference count + leak</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Multiple vulnerabilities</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:04.ntp.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:04.ntp</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Authenticated denial of service in + &man.ntpd.8;</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:05.pf.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:05.pf</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>IPv6 fragment reassembly panic in + &man.pf.4;</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:06.pf.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:06.pf</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>ICMP/ICMP6 packet filter bypass in + &man.pf.4;</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Microarchitectural Data + Sampling</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:08.rack.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:08.rack</link></entry> + <entry>19 June 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Resource exhaustion in non-default RACK TCP + stack</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:09.iconv.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:09.iconv</link></entry> + <entry>2 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>&man.iconv.3; buffer + overflow</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:10.ufs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:10.ufs</link></entry> + <entry>2 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Kernel stack disclosure</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:11.cd_ioctl.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:11.cd_ioctl</link></entry> + <entry>2 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Privilege escalation in + &man.cd.4;</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:12.telnet.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:12.telnet</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Multiple vulnerabilities</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:13.pts.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:13.pts</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Write-after-free + vulnerability</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Reference count overflow</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:16.bhyve.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:16.bhyve</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>&man.xhci.4; out-of-bounds + read</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:17.fd.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:17.fd</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Reference count leak</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Multiple vulnerabilities</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:19.mldv2.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:19.mldv2</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Out-of-bounds memory access</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:20.bsnmp.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:20.bsnmp</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Insufficient message length + validation</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:21.bhyve.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:21.bhyve</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Insufficient validation of guest-supplied + data</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:22.mbuf.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:22.mbuf</link></entry> + <entry>20 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>IPv6 remove + denial-of-service</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:23.midi.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:23.midi</link></entry> + <entry>20 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Kernel memory disclosure</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs</link></entry> + <entry>20 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Reference count overflow</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="errata"> + <title>Errata Notices</title> + + <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> + <tgroup cols="3"> + <colspec colwidth="40%"/> + <colspec colwidth="30%"/> + <colspec colwidth="30%"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Errata</entry> + <entry>Date</entry> + <entry>Topic</entry> + </row> + </thead> + + <tbody> + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:01.cc_cubic.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:01.cc_cubic</link></entry> + <entry>9 January 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Connection stalls with CUBIC congestion + control</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:02.tcp.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:02.tcp</link></entry> + <entry>9 January 2019</entry> + <entry><para>TCP connections may stall and eventually + fail in case of packet loss</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:03.sqlite.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:03.sqlite</link></entry> + <entry>9 January 2019</entry> + <entry><para>sqlite update</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:04.tzdata.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:04.tzdata</link></entry> + <entry>9 January 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Timezone database information + update</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:06.dtrace.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:06.dtrace</link></entry> + <entry>5 February 2019</entry> + <entry><para>DTrace incompatibility with SMAP-enabled + systems</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:07.lle.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:07.lle</link></entry> + <entry>5 February 2019</entry> + <entry><para>LLE table lookup code race + condition</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:08.tzdata.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:08.tzdata</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Timezone database information + update</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:09.xinstall.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:09.xinstall</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>&man.install.1; broken with partially + matching relative paths</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:10.scp.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:10.scp</link></entry> + <entry>14 May 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Insufficient filename validation in + &man.scp.1; client</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:11.net.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:11.net</link></entry> + <entry>19 June 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Incorrect locking in networking + stack</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:12.tzdata.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:12.tzdata</link></entry> + <entry>2 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Timezone database information + update</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:13.mds.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:13.mds</link></entry> + <entry>24 July 2019</entry> + <entry><para>System crash from Intel CPU vulnerability + mitigation</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:14.epoch.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:14.epoch</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Incorrect locking</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:15.libunwind.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:15.libunwind</link></entry> + <entry>6 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Incorrect exception handling</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:16.bhyve.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:16.bhyve</link></entry> + <entry>20 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>Instruction emulation + improvements</para></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry><link + xlink:href="&security.url;/FreeBSD-EN-19:17.ipfw.asc">FreeBSD-EN-19:17.ipfw</link></entry> + <entry>20 August 2019</entry> + <entry><para>"jail" keyword fix</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="userland"> + <title>Userland</title> + + <para>This section covers changes and additions to userland + applications, contributed software, and system utilities.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="userland-config"> + <title>Userland Configuration Changes</title> + + <para revision="352094">The <application>gcc</application> + <literal>-Werror</literal> flag has been turned off by + default.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="userland-programs"> + <title>Userland Application Changes</title> + + <para revision="345569">The &man.lockf.1; utility has been + updated to return <literal>EX_UNAVAILABLE</literal> if the + <literal>-n</literal> flag is used and the lock file does not + exist.</para> + + <para revision="342705">The &man.ktrdump.8; utility has been + updated to include the <literal>-l</literal> flag which + enables "live" mode when specified.</para> + + <para revision="343250">The &man.gzip.1; utility has been + updated to add <literal>-l</literal> support for &man.xz.1; + files.</para> + + <para revision="344688">The &man.trim.8; utility has been added, + which deletes content for blocks on flash-based storage + devices that use wear-leveling algorithms.</para> + + <para revision="345487">The &man.sh.1; utility has been updated + to include a new <literal>pipefail</literal> option, which + when set, changes the exit status of a pipeline to the last + non-zero exit status of any command in the pipeline.</para> + + <para revision="347752" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&mellanox;">The &man.mlx5tool.8; utility has been + updated to implement firmware update capability for + ConnectX-4®, ConnectX-5®, and ConnectX-6®.</para> + + <para revision="348426">The &man.posixshmcontrol.1; utility has + been added.</para> + + <para revision="349930">The &man.swapon.8; utility has been + updated to invoke <function>BIO_DELETE</function> to trim + swap devices if either the <literal>-E</literal> flag is used + on the command line, or if the <literal>trimonce</literal> + option is included in &man.fstab.5;.</para> + + <para revision="350952">The &man.nvmecontrol.8; utility has been + updated to add a new subcommand, <literal>resv</literal>, + which is used to handle <acronym>NVMe</acronym> + reservations.</para> + + <para revision="351530" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ix;">The + &man.camcontrol.8; utility has been updated to support block + descriptors when using the <literal>modepage</literal> + subcommand.</para> + + <para revision="352774">The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility has + been updated to include two new commands, + <literal>updatesready</literal> and + <literal>showconfig</literal>.</para> + + <para revision="352901">The &man.zfs.8; utility has been updated + to support the <literal>-v</literal>, <literal>-n</literal>, + and <literal>-P</literal> flags together with the + <literal>send</literal> subcommand for bookmarks.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="userland-contrib"> + <title>Contributed Software</title> + + <para revision="343281"><application>BearSSL</application> has + been imported to the base system.</para> + + <para revision="344884">The &man.ntpd.8; suite of utilities have + been updated to version 4.2.8p13.</para> + + <para revision="346986">The &man.tcpdump.1; utility has been + updated to disable &man.capsicum.4; support when the + <literal>-E</literal> flag is used.</para> + + <para revision="346987">The &man.bsnmpd.1; utility has been + updated to include <acronym>IPv6</acronym> transport + support.</para> + + <para revision="349523">The &man.libarchive.3; library has + been updated to version 3.4.0.</para> + + <para revision="350256">The <application>clang</application>, + <application>llvm</application>, + <application>lld</application>, + <application>lldb</application>, + <application>compiler-rt</application> utilities and + <application>libc++</application> have been updated to version + 8.0.1.</para> + + <para revision="350297" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ff;">The + <application>lld</application> linker has been enabled by + default for &arch.i386;.</para> + + <para revision="350634">The + <application>bzip2recover</application> utility has been + added.</para> + + <para revision="351007">The &man.bzip2.1; utility has been + updated to version 1.0.8.</para> + + <para revision="351243">Warnings have been added for + <application>Kerberos</application> <acronym>GSS</acronym> + algorithms deprecated in <acronym>RFC</acronym>8221 and + <acronym>RFC</acronym>8429.</para> + + <para revision="351390">The &man.mandoc.1; utility has been + updated to the 2019-07-23 snapshot.</para> + + <para revision="351611">The <acronym>WPA</acronym> utilities + have been updated to version 2.9.</para> + + <para revision="352192"><application>OpenSSL</application> has + been updated to version 1.1.1d.</para> + + <para revision="352353">The timezone database files have been + updated to version 2019c.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="userland-deprecated-programs"> + <title>Deprecated Applications</title> + + <para revision="340444">The &man.ctm.1; utility has been marked + as deprecated, and has been removed in &os; 13.0.</para> + + <para revision="343940">The &man.timed.8; utility has been + marked as deprecated, and has been removed in + &os; 13.0.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="userland-libraries"> + <title>Runtime Libraries and API</title> + + <para revision="346331">The <literal>libomp</literal> library + has been added.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="kernel"> + <title>Kernel</title> + + <para>This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system + tuning, and system control parameters that are not otherwise + categorized.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="kernel-general"> + <title>General Kernel Changes</title> + + <para revision="343083" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&modirum;">The kernel will now log the &man.jail.8; + <acronym>ID</acronym> when logging a process exit. The + &man.jail.8; <acronym>ID</acronym> <literal>0</literal> + represents processes that are not jailed.</para> + + <para revision="343735">The <filename>pci_vendors</filename> + list has been updated to version 2019.01.29.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="drivers"> + <title>Devices and Drivers</title> + + <para>This section covers changes and additions to devices and + device drivers since &release.prev;.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="drivers-device"> + <title>Device Drivers</title> + + <para revision="340190" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&panzura;">The &man.ichwd.4; driver has been updated + to include support for <acronym>TCO</acronym> watchdog timers + in the Lewisburg <acronym>PCH</acronym> (C620) chipset.</para> + + <para revision="340446">The &man.amdsmn.4; and &man.amdtemp.4; + drivers have been updated to support Ryzen™ 2 host + bridges.</para> + + <para revision="340447">The &man.amdtemp.4; driver has been + updated to correct temperature reporting for the AMD® + 2990WX.</para> + + <para revision="342835">The &man.rtwn.pci.4; driver has been + added for the RTL8188EE chipset.</para> + + <para revision="351246">The &man.crypto.4; driver has been + updated to print warnings for deprecated algorithms.</para> + + <para revision="351536">The &man.ntb.hw.amd.4; driver has been + added, providing support for the AMD® Non-Transparent + Bridge.</para> + + <para revision="351914">The &man.nvme.4; driver has been updated + to support suspend/resume for <acronym>PCI</acronym> + attachment.</para> + + <para revision="351942" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&hp;">The + &man.cdceem.4; driver has been added, supporting virtual + <acronym>USB</acronym> network cards provided by + <acronym>iLO</acronym> 5, found in new + HPE® Proliant™ servers.</para> + + <para revision="352351" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ff;">The + &man.fusefs.5; driver has been overhauled, implementing new + features and performance improvements.</para> + + <para revision="352761">The &man.mpr.4; and &man.mps.4; drivers + have been updated with stability fixes.</para> + + <para revision="352761">As result of converting &man.mps.4; to + use <function>atomic_swap_64</function>, it is now disabled on + 32-bit &arch.powerpc; and &arch.mips;.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="storage"> + <title>Storage</title> + + <para>This section covers changes and additions to file systems + and other storage subsystems, both local and networked.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="storage-general"> + <title>General Storage</title> + + <para revision="347384" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&multiplay;">The &man.camcontrol.8; utility has been + updated to add <acronym>ATA</acronym> power mode + support.</para> + + <para revision="348587">Deprecation warnings have been added for + weaker algorithms when creating &man.geli.8; providers.</para> + + <para revision="r349832">The &man.cam.4; subsystem has been + updated to improve <acronym>AHCI</acronym> enclosure + management and <acronym>SES</acronym> interoperation.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="boot"> + <title>Boot Loader Changes</title> + + <para>This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other + boot-related changes.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="boot-loader"> + <title>Boot Loader Changes</title> + + <para revision="342683">The &man.loader.8; has been update to + allow booting from <acronym>ZFS</acronym> datasets with the + <literal>large_dnode</literal> feature flag enabled.</para> + + <para revision="351384">The &man.loader.8; has been updated to + support the <literal>com.delphix:removing</literal> + <acronym>ZFS</acronym> &man.zpool-features.7; flag.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="network"> + <title>Networking</title> + + <para>This section describes changes that affect networking in + &os;.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="network-general"> + <title>General Network</title> + + <para revision="344667">The &man.ipfw.8; utility has been + updated to fix showing headers outside of "all" + when executing <literal>ipfw table list</literal>.</para> + + <para revision="346200" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&yandex;">Support for <acronym>NAT64</acronym> + <acronym>CLAT</acronym> has been added, as defined in + <acronym>RFC</acronym>6877.</para> + + <para revision="347110" contrib="sponsor" + sponsor="&netflix;">The + <literal>net.inet.tcp.rexmit_initial</literal> &man.sysctl.8; + has been added, used for setting + <literal>RTO.Initial</literal>, used by + <acronym>TCP</acronym>.</para> + + <para revision="348233">Support for + <acronym>GRE</acronym>-in-<acronym>UDP</acronym> encapsulation + has been added, as defined in + <acronym>RFC</acronym>8086.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="ports"> + <title>Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure</title> + + <para>This section covers changes to the &os; Ports + Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and + installation tools.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="ports-packages "> + <title>Packaging Changes</title> + + <para>The &man.pkg.8; utility has been updated to version + 1.12.0.</para> + + <para>The <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment + has been updated to version 3.28.</para> + + <para>The <application>KDE</application> desktop environment + has been updated to version 5.16.5.19.08.1.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="future-releases"> + <title>General Notes Regarding Future &os; Releases</title> + + <sect2 xml:id="future-releases-cputype"> + <title>Default <varname>CPUTYPE</varname> Change</title> + + <para>Starting with &os;-13.0, the default + <varname>CPUTYPE</varname> for the &arch.i386; + architecture will change from <literal>486</literal> to + <literal>686</literal>.</para> + + <para>This means that, by default, binaries produced will + require a 686-class <acronym>CPU</acronym>, including but + not limited to binaries provided by the &os; Release + Engineering team. &os; 13.0 will continue to support + older <acronym>CPU</acronym>s, however users needing this + functionality will need to build their own releases for + official support.</para> + + <para>As the primary use for i486 and i586 + <acronym>CPU</acronym>s is generally in the embedded market, + the general end-user impact is expected to be minimal, as new + hardware with these <acronym>CPU</acronym> types has long + faded, and much of the deployed base of such systems is + nearing retirement age, statistically.</para> + + <para>There were several factors taken into account for this + change. For example, i486 does not have 64-bit atomics, and + while they can be emulated in the kernel, they cannot be + emulated in the userland. Additionally, the 32-bit amd64 + libraries have been i686 since their inception.</para> + + <para>As the majority of 32-bit testing is done by developers + using the lib32 libraries on 64-bit hardware with the + <varname>COMPAT_FREEBSD32</varname> option in the kernel, + this change ensures better coverage and user experience. + This also aligns with what the majority of &linux; + distributions have been doing for quite some time.</para> + + <para>This is expected to be the final bump of the default + <varname>CPUTYPE</varname> in &arch.i386;.</para> + + <para> + <important> + <para>This change does not affect the &os; 12.x + series of releases.</para> + </important> + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</article> |