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This + document lists applicable security advisories that were + issued since the last release, as well as significant + changes to the FreeBSD kernel and userland. Some brief + remarks on upgrading are also presented.</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + </div> + + <div class="TOC"> + <dl> + <dt><b>Table of Contents</b></dt> + + <dt>1 <a href="#INTRO">Introduction</a></dt> + + <dt>2 <a href="#NEW">What's New</a></dt> + + <dd> + <dl> + <dt>2.1 <a href="#SECURITY">Security + Advisories</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2 <a href="#KERNEL">Kernel Changes</a></dt> + + <dd> + <dl> + <dt>2.2.1 <a href="#PROC">Processor/Motherboard + Support</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.2 <a href="#BOOT">Boot Loader + Changes</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.3 <a href="#NET-IF">Network Interface + Support</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.4 <a href="#NET-PROTO">Network + Protocols</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.5 <a href="#DISKS">Disks and + Storage</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.6 <a href="#FS">File Systems</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.7 <a href="#PCCARD">PCCARD + Support</a></dt> + + <dt>2.2.8 <a href="#MM">Multimedia + Support</a></dt> + </dl> + </dd> + + <dt>2.3 <a href="#USERLAND">Userland Changes</a></dt> + + <dt>2.4 <a href="#CONTRIB">Contributed + Software</a></dt> + + <dt>2.5 <a href="#PORTS">Ports/Packages Collection + Infrastructure</a></dt> + + <dt>2.6 <a href="#RELENG">Release Engineering and + Integration</a></dt> + + <dt>2.7 <a href="#DOC">Documentation</a></dt> + </dl> + </dd> + + <dt>3 <a href="#UPGRADE">Upgrading from previous releases + of FreeBSD</a></dt> + </dl> + </div> + + <div class="SECT1"> + <hr /> + + <h1 class="SECT1"><a id="INTRO" name="INTRO">1 + Introduction</a></h1> + + <p>This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD + 5.1-RELEASE on the NEC PC-98x1 hardware platform. It + describes recently added, changed, or deleted features of + FreeBSD. It also provides some notes on upgrading from + previous versions of FreeBSD.</p> + + <p>This distribution of FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE is a release + distribution. It can be found at <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" + target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a> or any of its + mirrors. More information on obtaining this (or other) + release distributions of FreeBSD can be found in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" + target="_top">``Obtaining FreeBSD'' appendix</a> to the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" + target="_top">FreeBSD Handbook</a>.</p> + + <p>Users who are new to the 5-CURRENT series of FreeBSD + releases should also read the ``Early Adopters Guide to + FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE''. This document can generally be found + in the same location as the release notes (either as a part + of a FreeBSD distribution or on the FreeBSD Web site). It + contains important information regarding the advantages and + disadvantages of using FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE, as opposed to + releases based on the FreeBSD 4-STABLE development + branch.</p> + + <p>All users are encouraged to consult the release errata + before installing FreeBSD. The errata document is updated + with ``late-breaking'' 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 FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE can be found on the FreeBSD + Web site.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT1"> + <hr /> + + <h1 class="SECT1"><a id="NEW" name="NEW">2 What's + New</a></h1> + + <p>This section describes many of the user-visible new or + changed features in FreeBSD since 5.0-RELEASE. It includes + items that are unique to the 5-CURRENT branch, as well as + some features that may have been recently merged to other + branches (after FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE). The latter items are + marked as [MERGED].</p> + + <p>Typical release note items document recent security + advisories issued after 5.0-RELEASE, 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 FreeBSD between releases; this + document focuses primarily on security advisories, + user-visible changes, and major architectural + improvements.</p> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="SECURITY" name="SECURITY">2.1 + Security Advisories</a></h2> + + <p>A remotely exploitable vulnerability in <b + class="APPLICATION">CVS</b> has been corrected with the + import of version 1.11.5. More details can be found in + security advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:01.cvs.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:01</a>. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>A timing-based attack on <b + class="APPLICATION">OpenSSL</b>, which could allow a very + powerful attacker access to plaintext under certain + circumstances, has been prevented via an upgrade to <b + class="APPLICATION">OpenSSL</b> 0.9.7. See security + advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:02.openssl.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:02</a> for more details. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The security and performance of the ``syncookies'' + feature has been improved to decrease the chance of an + attacker being able to spoof connections. More details + are given in security advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:03.syncookies.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:03</a>. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>Remotely-exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities + in <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> have been fixed by + updating <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. For more + details, see security advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:04.sendmail.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:04</a> and <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:07</a>. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>A bounds-checking bug in the XDR implementation, which + could allow a remote attacker to cause a + denial-of-service, has been fixed. For more details see + security advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:05.xdr.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:05</a>. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>Two recently-publicized flaws in <b + class="APPLICATION">OpenSSL</b> have been corrected. For + more details, see security advisory <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:06.openssl.asc" + target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:06</a>. [MERGED]</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="KERNEL" name="KERNEL">2.2 Kernel + Changes</a></h2> + + <p>Support for the CanBe power management controller has + been added. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=devfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">devfs</span>(5)</span></a> is now + mandatory; the <tt class="LITERAL">NODEVFS</tt> option + has been removed from the set of possible kernel + configuration options.</p> + + <p>An <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ehci&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ehci</span>(4)</span></a> driver + has been added; it supports the USB Enhanced Host + Controller Interface used by USB 2.0 controllers.</p> + + <p>A minor bug in the permissions handling of <tt + class="FILENAME">/dev/tty</tt> has been fixed. As a + result, <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ssh&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ssh</span>(1)</span></a> can now be + used after <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=su&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">su</span>(1)</span></a>.</p> + + <p>A bug that caused <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fstat&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fstat</span>(2)</span></a> to + return <tt class="LITERAL">0</tt> as the number of bytes + available to read from a TCP socket has been fixed.</p> + + <p>A bug that caused <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kqueue&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">kqueue</span>(2)</span></a> to + report <tt class="LITERAL">0</tt> as the number of bytes + available to read from a TCP socket has been fixed. The + <tt class="LITERAL">NOTE_LOWAT</tt> flag for <tt + class="LITERAL">EVFILT_READ</tt> has been fixed.</p> + + <p>Linux emulation mode now supports IPv6.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=madvise&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">madvise</span>(2)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="LITERAL">MADV_PROTECT</tt> + behavior, which informs the virtual memory system that a + process is critical and should not be killed when swap + space has been exhausted. The process must be owned by + the superuser.</p> + + <p>The tw driver for TW-523 power line interfaces (used + by X-10 home control products) has been removed. It is + currently non-functional, and would require a + considerable amount of work to make it work under + 5-CURRENT. The xten and xtend userland control programs + have also been removed.</p> + + <p>A second process scheduler, designed to be a general + purpose scheduler with many SMP benefits, has been added + to the scheduler framework. Exactly one scheduler must be + specified in a kernel configuration. The original + scheduler may be selected using <tt + class="LITERAL">options SCHED_4BSD</tt>. The newer + (experimental) scheduler can be selected by using <tt + class="LITERAL">options SCHED_ULE</tt>.</p> + + <p>Device major numbers are now allocated dynamically by + default. This change greatly decreases the need for a + static, centralized table of major number assignments to + device drivers (a few drivers retain their old static + major numbers for compatibility), and also reduces the + possibility of running out of device major numbers.</p> + + <p>A partial lazy switch mechanism for in-kernel threads + has been implemented; it is designed to reduce the + overhead of short context switches (such as for interrupt + handlers) that do not involve another process. This + feature can be enabled with <tt + class="LITERAL">options LAZY_SWITCH</tt>.</p> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="PROC" name="PROC">2.2.1 + Processor/Motherboard Support</a></h3> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="BOOT" name="BOOT">2.2.2 Boot + Loader Changes</a></h3> + + <p>The two parts of the boot loader (<tt + class="FILENAME">boot1</tt> and <tt + class="FILENAME">boot2</tt>) have been combined into a + single <tt class="FILENAME">boot</tt> file, to simplify + programs that need to write or otherwise manipulate the + boot loader.</p> + + <p>The PC98 boot loader now has support for booting + from SCSI MO media. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <tt class="FILENAME">/modules</tt> directory + (once the default location for modules on FreeBSD 4.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt>) is no longer a part + of the default <tt + class="VARNAME">kern.module_path</tt>. Third-party + modules should be placed in <tt + class="FILENAME">/boot/modules</tt>.</p> + + <div class="NOTE"> + <blockquote class="NOTE"> + <p><b>Note:</b> Modules designed for use with + FreeBSD 4.<tt class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> are + likely to panic when loaded into a FreeBSD + 5.1-RELEASE kernel and should be used with extreme + caution.</p> + </blockquote> + </div> + <br /> + <br /> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="NET-IF" name="NET-IF">2.2.3 + Network Interface Support</a></h3> + + <p>A new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=axe&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">axe</span>(4)</span></a> network + driver has been added. It provides support for USB + Ethernet adapters based on the ASIX Electronics AX88172 + USB 2.0 chipset.</p> + + <p>The cm driver now supports IPX. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rue&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">rue</span>(4)</span></a> network + driver has been added, providing support for Ethernet + adapters based on the RealTek RTL8150 USB to Fast + Ethernet controller chip.</p> + + <p>A new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wlan&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">wlan</span>(4)</span></a> module + provides 802.11 link-layer support. The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">wi</span>(4)</span></a> and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">an</span>(4)</span></a> drivers + now use this facility.</p> + + <p>A timing bug in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xl&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">xl</span>(4)</span></a> driver, + which could cause a kernel panic (or other problems) + when configuring an interface, has been fixed.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="NET-PROTO" + name="NET-PROTO">2.2.4 Network Protocols</a></h3> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipfw&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ipfw</span>(4)</span></a> <tt + class="LITERAL">skipto</tt> rules can once again be + used with the <tt class="LITERAL">log</tt> keyword. <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipfw&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ipfw</span>(4)</span></a> <tt + class="LITERAL">uid</tt> rules are once again + working.</p> + + <p>It is now possible to build the <tt + class="LITERAL">FAST_IPSEC</tt> and <tt + class="LITERAL">INET6</tt> options into the same + kernel. (They still cannot be used together, + however.)</p> + + <p>A bug in TCP NewReno, which caused premature exit + from fast recovery when NewReno was enabled, has been + fixed. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>TCP now has support for the ``Limited Transmit'' + mechanism proposed by RFC 3042. This feature is + intended to improve the effectiveness of TCP loss + recovery in certain circumstances. It is off by default + but can be enabled with the <tt + class="VARNAME">net.inet.tcp.rfc3042</tt> sysctl + variable. More information can be found in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">tcp</span>(4)</span></a>.</p> + + <p>TCP now has support for increased initial congestion + window sizes as described in RFC 3390. This feature can + improve the throughput of short transfers, as well as + high-bandwidth, large propagation-delay connections. It + is off by default but can be enabled with the <tt + class="VARNAME">net.inet.tcp.rfc3390</tt> sysctl + variable. More information can be found in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">tcp</span>(4)</span></a>.</p> + + <p>The IP fragment reassembly code behaves more + gracefully when receiving a large number of packet + fragments (it is designed to be more resistant to + fragment-based denial of service attacks). [MERGED]</p> + + <p>TCP connections in the <tt + class="LITERAL">TIME_WAIT</tt> state now use a special + protocol control block that uses less space than a + full-blown TCP PCB. This allows some of the data + structures and resources used by such a connection to + be freed earlier.</p> + + <p>It is now possible to specify the range of + ``privileged ports'' (TCP and UDP ports that require + superuser access to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bind&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">bind</span>(2)</span></a> to). + The range is now specified with the <tt + class="VARNAME">net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedlow</tt> + and <tt + class="VARNAME">net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedhigh</tt> + sysctl variables, defaulting to the traditional UNIX + behavior. This feature is intended to help network + servers bind to traditionally privileged ports without + requiring superuser access. <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ip&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ip</span>(4)</span></a> has more + details.</p> + + <p>Some bugs in the non-blocking RPC code has been + fixed. As a result, <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=amd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">amd</span>(8)</span></a> users + are now able to mount volumes from a 5.1-RELEASE + server.</p> + + <p>Support for XNS networking, which has not worked + correctly for almost seven years, has been removed.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="DISKS" name="DISKS">2.2.5 + Disks and Storage</a></h3> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=aac&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">aac</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now runs free of the Giant kernel lock. This change has + given a nearly 20% performance speedup on an SMP system + running multiple I/O intensive loads.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ata</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now supports all known SiS chipsets. (More details can + be found in the Hardware Notes.)</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ata</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now supports the Promise SATA150 TX2 and TX4 Serial + ATA/150 controllers.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ata</span>(4)</span></a> driver + now flushes devices on shutdown. This change may result + in failure messages being printed on the console for + devices that do not support flushing.</p> + + <p>The CAM layer now has support for devices with more + than 2<sup>32</sup> blocks. (Assuming 512-byte blocks, + this means support for devices larger than 2TB.)</p> + + <div class="NOTE"> + <blockquote class="NOTE"> + <p><b>Note:</b> For users upgrading across this + change, note that all userland applications that + talk to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pass&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pass</span>(4)</span></a> or + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xpt&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">xpt</span>(4)</span></a> + devices must be recompiled. Examples of such + programs are <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=camcontrol&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">camcontrol</span>(8)</span></a> + in the base system, the <tt + class="FILENAME">sysutils/cdrtools</tt> port, and + the <tt class="FILENAME">multimedia/xmms</tt> + port.</p> + </blockquote> + </div> + <br /> + <br /> + + <p>A number of changes have been made to the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">cd</span>(4)</span></a> driver. + The primary user-visible change is improved + compatibility with ATAPI/USB/Firewire CDROM drives.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">geom</span>(4)</span></a> is now + mandatory; the <tt class="LITERAL">NO_GEOM</tt> has + been removed from the set of kernel configuration + options.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iir&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">iir</span>(4)</span></a> driver + has been updated; this update is believed to fix + problems detecting attached disks during + installation.</p> + + <p>A bug in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mly&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mly</span>(4)</span></a> driver + that caused hangs has been corrected.</p> + + <p>Support has been added for volume labels on UFS and + UFS2 file systems. These labels are strings that can be + used to identify a volume, regardless of what device it + appears on. Labels can be set with the <tt + class="OPTION">-L</tt> options to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">newfs</span>(8)</span></a> or <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tunefs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">tunefs</span>(8)</span></a>. With + the <tt class="LITERAL">GEOM_VOL</tt> module, volumes + can be accessed using their labels under <tt + class="FILENAME">/dev/vol</tt>.</p> + + <p>The root file system can now be located on a <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vinum&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">vinum</span>(4)</span></a> + volume. More information can be found in the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vinum&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">vinum</span>(4)</span></a> manual + page.</p> + + <p>The wfd and wst drivers, which have been broken for + some time, have been removed.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="FS" name="FS">2.2.6 File + Systems</a></h3> + + <p>A new <tt class="LITERAL">DIRECTIO</tt> kernel + option enables support for read operations that bypass + the buffer cache and put data directly into a userland + buffer. This feature requires that the <tt + class="LITERAL">O_DIRECT</tt> flag is set on the file + descriptor and that both the offset and length for the + read operation are multiples of the physical media + sector size. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>NETNCP and Netware File System Support (nwfs) are + once again working.</p> + + <p>Bugs that could cause the unmounting of a smbfs + share to fail or cause a kernel panic have been + fixed.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="PCCARD" name="PCCARD">2.2.7 + PCCARD Support</a></h3> + </div> + + <div class="SECT3"> + <hr /> + + <h3 class="SECT3"><a id="MM" name="MM">2.2.8 Multimedia + Support</a></h3> + + <p>The <tt class="FILENAME">atspeaker.ko</tt> and <tt + class="FILENAME">pcspeaker.ko</tt> modules for the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=speaker&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">speaker</span>(4)</span></a> + device have been renamed <tt + class="FILENAME">speaker.ko</tt>.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="USERLAND" name="USERLAND">2.3 + Userland Changes</a></h2> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=adduser&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">adduser</span>(8)</span></a> now + correctly handles setting user passwords containing + special shell characters.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=adduser&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">adduser</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-g</tt> option to set a + user's default login group.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdlabel&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">bsdlabel</span>(8)</span></a> + utility is a replacement for the older disklabel utility. + Like its predecessor, it installs, examines, or modifies + the BSD label on a disk partition, and can install + bootstrap code. Compared to disklabel, a number of + obsolete options and parameters have been retired. A new + <tt class="OPTION">-m</tt> option instructs <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdlabel&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">bsdlabel</span>(8)</span></a> to + use the layout suitable for a specific machine.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=chgrp&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">chgrp</span>(1)</span></a> and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=chown&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">chown</span>(8)</span></a> now, + when the owner/group is modified, print the old and new + uid/gid if the <tt class="OPTION">-v</tt> option is + specified more than once.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">config</span>(8)</span></a> now + implements a <tt class="LITERAL">nodevice</tt> kernel + configuration file directive that cancels the effect of a + <tt class="LITERAL">device</tt> directive. The new <tt + class="LITERAL">nooption</tt> and <tt + class="LITERAL">nomakeoption</tt> directives cancel prior + <tt class="LITERAL">options</tt> and <tt + class="LITERAL">makeoptions</tt> directives, + respectively.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=diskinfo&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">diskinfo</span>(8)</span></a> + utility has been added to show information about a disk + device and optionally to run a naive performance + test.</p> + + <p>The disklabel utility has been replaced by <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdlabel&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">bsdlabel</span>(8)</span></a>. On + the alpha, i386, and pc98 platforms, disklabel is a link + to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdlabel&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">bsdlabel</span>(8)</span></a>.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dump&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">dump</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports caching of disk blocks with the <tt + class="OPTION">-C</tt> option. This can improve dump + performance at the cost of possibly missing file system + updates that occur between passes.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dumpfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">dumpfs</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-m</tt> flag to print file + system parameters in the form of a <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">newfs</span>(8)</span></a> + command.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=elfdump&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">elfdump</span>(1)</span></a>, a + utility to display information about <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=elf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">elf</span>(5)</span></a> format + executable files, has been added.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fetch&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fetch</span>(1)</span></a> uses the + <tt class="FILENAME">.netrc</tt> support in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fetch&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fetch</span>(3)</span></a> and also + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-N</tt> to specify an + alternate <tt class="FILENAME">.netrc</tt> file.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fetch&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fetch</span>(3)</span></a> now has + support for <tt class="FILENAME">.netrc</tt> files (see + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftp&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftp</span>(1)</span></a> for more + details).</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-h</tt> option to disable + printing any host-specific information, such as the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> version + or hostname, in server messages. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-P</tt> option to specify a + port on which to listen in daemon mode. The default data + port number is now set to be one less than the control + port number, rather than being hard-coded. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports an extended format of the <tt + class="FILENAME">/etc/ftpchroot</tt> file. Please refer + to the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpchroot&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpchroot</span>(5)</span></a> + manpage, which is now available, for details. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports login directory pathnames that specify + simultaneously a directory for <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=chroot&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">chroot</span>(2)</span></a> and + that to change to in the chrooted environment. The <tt + class="LITERAL">/./</tt> separator is used for this + purpose, like in other FTP daemons having this feature. + It may be used in both <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpchroot&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpchroot</span>(5)</span></a> and + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=passwd&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">passwd</span>(5)</span></a>. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fwcontrol&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fwcontrol</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports <tt class="OPTION">-R</tt> and <tt + class="OPTION">-S</tt> options for receiving and sending + DV streams. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gstat&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">gstat</span>(8)</span></a> utility + has been added to show the disk activity inside the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">geom</span>(4)</span></a> + subsystem.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipfw&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ipfw</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports <tt class="LITERAL">enable</tt> and <tt + class="LITERAL">disable</tt> commands to control various + aspects of the operation of <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipfw&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ipfw</span>(4)</span></a> + (including enabling and disabling the firewall itself). + These provide a more convenient and visible interface + than the existing sysctl variables. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">jail</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-i</tt> flag to output an + identifier for a newly-created jail.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jexec&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">jexec</span>(8)</span></a> utility + has been added to execute a command inside an existing + jail.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jls&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">jls</span>(8)</span></a> utility + has been added to list existing jails.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kenv&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">kenv</span>(1)</span></a> has been + moved from <tt class="FILENAME">/usr/bin</tt> to <tt + class="FILENAME">/bin</tt> to make it available at times + during system startup when only the root file system is + mounted.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=killall&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">killall</span>(1)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-j</tt> option to kill all + processes inside a jail.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=libgeom&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">libgeom</span>(3)</span></a> + library has been added to allow some userland access to + the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">geom</span>(4)</span></a> + subsystem.</p> + + <p>The mac_portacl MAC policy module has been added. It + provides a simple ACL mechanism to permit users and + groups to bind ports for TCP or UDP, and is intended to + be used in conjunction with the recently-added <tt + class="VARNAME">net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedhigh</tt> + sysctl.</p> + + <p>The <tt class="FILENAME">MAKEDEV</tt> script is now + unnecessary, due to the mandatory presence of <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=devfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">devfs</span>(5)</span></a>, and has + been removed.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a> + now supports a <tt class="OPTION">-P</tt> option to + preserve the contents of files being replaced.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mixer&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mixer</span>(8)</span></a> can now + implement relative volume adjustments.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mksnap_ffs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mksnap_ffs</span>(8)</span></a> + program has been added to allow easier creation of FFS + snapshots. It is a SUID-<tt class="USERNAME">root</tt> + executable designed for use by members of the <tt + class="GROUPNAME">operator</tt> group.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mount&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mount</span>(8)</span></a> and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=umount&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">umount</span>(8)</span></a> now + accept a <tt class="OPTION">-F</tt> option to specify an + alternate <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fstab&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">fstab</span>(5)</span></a> + file.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mount_nfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mount_nfs</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-c</tt> flag to avoid doing + a <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=connect&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">connect</span>(2)</span></a> for + UDP mount points. This option must be used if the server + does not reply to requests from the standard NFS port + number 2049 or if it replies to requests using a + different IP address (which can occur if the server is + multi-homed). Setting the <tt + class="VARNAME">vfs.nfs.nfs_ip_paranoia</tt> sysctl to + <tt class="LITERAL">0</tt> will make this option the + default. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mount_nfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mount_nfs</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports the <tt class="OPTION">noinet4</tt> and <tt + class="OPTION">noinet6</tt> mount options to prevent NFS + mounts from using IPv4 or IPv6 respectively.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newfs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">newfs</span>(8)</span></a> will now + create UFS2 file systems by default, unless UFS1 is + specifically requested with the <tt + class="OPTION">-O1</tt> option.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newsyslog&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">newsyslog</span>(8)</span></a> has + a number of new features. Among them:</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>A <tt class="LITERAL">W</tt> flag forces + previously-started compression jobs for an entry (or + group of entries specified with the <tt + class="LITERAL">G</tt> flag) to finish before + beginning a new one. This feature is designed to + prevent system overloads caused by starting several + compression jobs on big files simultaneously. + [MERGED]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A ``default rotate action'', to be used for files + specified for rotation but not specified in the + configuration file. [MERGED]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A <tt class="OPTION">-s</tt> command-line flag to + disable sending signals to processes when rotating + files. [MERGED]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A <tt class="LITERAL">N</tt> configuration file + flag to indicate that no process needs to be signaled + when rotating a file. [MERGED]</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>A <tt class="LITERAL">U</tt> configuration file + flag to specify that a process group (rather than a + single process) should be signaled when rotating + files. [MERGED]</p> + </li> + </ul> + <br /> + <br /> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nsdispatch&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">nsdispatch</span>(3)</span></a> is + now thread-safe and implements support for Name Service + Switch (NSS) modules. NSS modules may be statically built + into <tt class="FILENAME">libc</tt> or dynamically loaded + via <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dlopen&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">dlopen</span>(3)</span></a>. They + are loaded/initialized at configuration time (i.e. when + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nsdispatch&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">nsdispatch</span>(3)</span></a> is + called and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nsswitch.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">nsswitch.conf</span>(5)</span></a> + is read or re-read).</p> + + <p>A new <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pam_chroot&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pam_chroot</span>(8)</span></a> + module has been added, which does a <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=chroot&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">chroot</span>(2)</span></a> + operation for users into either a predetermined directory + or one derived from their home directory.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pam_ssh&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pam_ssh</span>(8)</span></a> has + been rewritten. One side effect of the rewrite is that it + now starts a separate instance of <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ssh-agent&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ssh-agent</span>(1)</span></a> for + each session instead of trying to connect each session to + the agent started by the first session.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ping</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-D</tt> flag to set the + ``Don't Fragment'' bit on outgoing packets.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ping</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-M</tt> option to use ICMP + mask request or timestamp request messages instead of + ICMP echo requests.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">ping</span>(8)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-z</tt> flag to set the + Type of Service bits in outgoing packets.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pw&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pw</span>(8)</span></a> can now add + a user whose name ends with a <tt class="LITERAL">$</tt> + character; this change is intended to help administration + of <b class="APPLICATION">Samba</b> services. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The format of the <tt + class="FILENAME">/etc/pwd.db</tt> and <tt + class="FILENAME">/etc/spwd.db</tt> password databases + created by <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pwd_mkdb&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pwd_mkdb</span>(8)</span></a> is + now byte-order independent. The pre-processed password + databases can now be moved between machines of different + architectures. The format includes version numbers on + entries to ensure compatibility with old binaries.</p> + + <p>A bug in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rand&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">rand</span>(3)</span></a> that + could cause a sequence to remain stuck at <tt + class="LITERAL">0</tt> has been fixed. (<a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rand&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">rand</span>(3)</span></a> remains + unsuitable for all but trivial uses.)</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rtld&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">rtld</span>(1)</span></a> now has + support for the dynamic mapping of shared object + dependencies. This optional feature is especially useful + when experimenting with different threading libraries. It + is not, however, built by default. More information on + enabling and using this feature can be found in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=libmap.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">libmap.conf</span>(5)</span></a>.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sem_open&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">sem_open</span>(3)</span></a> now + correctly handles multiple opens of the same semaphore; + as a result, <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sem_close&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">sem_close</span>(3)</span></a> no + longer crashes calling programs.</p> + + <p>The seeding algorithm used by <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=srandom&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">srandom</span>(3)</span></a> has + been strengthened.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=swapoff&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">swapoff</span>(8)</span></a> + command has been added to disable paging and swapping on + a device. A related <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=swapctl&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">swapctl</span>(8)</span></a> + command has been added to provide an interface to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=swapon&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">swapon</span>(8)</span></a> and <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=swapoff&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">swapoff</span>(8)</span></a> + similar to other BSDs.</p> + + <div class="NOTE"> + <blockquote class="NOTE"> + <p><b>Note:</b> The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=swapoff&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">swapoff</span>(8)</span></a> + feature should be considered experimental.</p> + </blockquote> + </div> + <br /> + <br /> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=syslogd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">syslogd</span>(8)</span></a> now + allows multiple hosts or programs to be named in host or + program specifications in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=syslog.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">syslog.conf</span>(5)</span></a> + files.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=systat&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">systat</span>(1)</span></a> now + includes an <tt class="OPTION">-ifstat</tt> display mode + that displays the network traffic going through active + interfaces on the system.</p> + + <p>The <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usbhidaction&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">usbhidaction</span>(1)</span></a> + command has been added; it performs actions according to + its configuration in response to USB HID controls.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=uudecode&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">uudecode</span>(1)</span></a> and + <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=b64decode&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">b64decode</span>(1)</span></a> now + support a <tt class="OPTION">-r</tt> flag for decoding + raw (or broken) files that may be missing the initial and + possibly final framing lines. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vmstat&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">vmstat</span>(8)</span></a> has + re-implemented the <tt class="OPTION">-f</tt> flag, which + displays statistics on fork operations.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xargs&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">xargs</span>(1)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-P</tt> option to execute + multiple copies of the same utility in parallel.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xargs&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">xargs</span>(1)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-o</tt> flag to reopen <tt + class="FILENAME">/dev/tty</tt> for the child process + before executing the command. This is useful when the + child process is an interactive application.</p> + + <p>The <tt class="FILENAME">libkse</tt> library, + providing POSIX threading support using KSE, is now + enabled and installed by default. This library currently + supports M:N threading. Both process and system scope + threads are supported, as well as getting/setting the + concurrency level. By default, the library sets the + concurrency level to the number of CPUs in the system. + Each concurrency level correlates to a KSE, and all + process scope threads run in these KSEs. Each system + scope thread gets its own KSE in addition to those + corresponding to concurrency levels. <tt + class="FILENAME">libkse</tt> is still considered a + work-in-progress, and is not used by default. However, it + can be used as a replacement for the <tt + class="FILENAME">libc_r</tt> thread library, by + substituting <tt class="OPTION">-lkse</tt> instead of <tt + class="OPTION">-pthread</tt> when linking programs.</p> + + <p>A 1:1 threading package (where for every pthread in an + application there is one KSE and thread) has been + implemented. Under this model, the kernel handles all + thread scheduling decisions and all signal delivery. This + uses some of the common KSE code, and is a restricted + case of the M:N threading work still in progress. The <tt + class="FILENAME">libthr</tt> library implementing the + userland portion of this functionality is a drop-in + replacement for the <tt class="FILENAME">libc_r</tt> + library. Note that <tt class="FILENAME">libthr</tt> is + not (at this time) built by default.</p> + + <p>The historic BSD boot scripts in <tt + class="FILENAME">/etc</tt> have been removed, in favor of + the <tt class="FILENAME">rc.d</tt> system imported from + <b class="APPLICATION">NetBSD</b> (sometimes referred to + as ``rcNG''). All functionality of the historic system + has been preserved. In particular, files such as <tt + class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.conf</tt> continue to be the + recommended means of configuring the system startup. The + <tt class="FILENAME">rc.d</tt> system has been the + default since FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE, so this change should + be largely transparent for the vast majority of users. + Users who have customized their historic-style startup + scripts should be aware that the following files have + been removed from <tt class="FILENAME">/etc</tt>: <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.atm</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.devfs</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.diskless1</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.diskless2</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.i386</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.alpha</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.amd64</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.ia64</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.sparc64</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.isdn</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.network</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.network6</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.pccard</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.serial</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.syscons</tt>, <tt + class="FILENAME">rc.sysctl</tt>. <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a>, + when run, will offer to move these files out of the way + for convenience. More details can be found in <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc.subr&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">rc.subr</span>(8)</span></a>.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="CONTRIB" name="CONTRIB">2.4 + Contributed Software</a></h2> + + <p>The <b class="APPLICATION">ACPI-CA</b> code has been + updated from the 20021118 snapshot to the 20030228 + snapshot.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">awk</b> from Bell Labs has been + updated to a 14 March 2003 snapshot.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">BIND</b> has been updated to + version 8.3.4. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>All of the <b class="APPLICATION">bzip2</b> suite of + applications is now installed in the base system (in + particular, <tt class="COMMAND">bzip2recover</tt> is now + built and installed). [MERGED]</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">CVS</b> has been updated to + 1.11.5. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <b class="APPLICATION">DRM</b> kernel modules have + been updated to a snapshot from the DRI CVS repository, + as of 24 April 2003. The <tt + class="LITERAL">DRM_LINUX</tt> kernel option hsa been + removed because the handler is now provided by the Linux + compatibility code.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">FILE</b> has been updated to + 3.41. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">GCC</b> has been updated to + 3.2.2 (release version).</p> + + <p>The <b class="APPLICATION">gdtoa</b> library, for + conversions between strings and floating point, has been + imported. These sources were dated 24 March 2003.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">groff</b> (and related + utilities) have been updated from 1.18.1 to 1.19.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">IPFilter</b> has been updated + to 3.4.31. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <b class="APPLICATION">ISC DHCP</b> client has + been updated to 3.0.1RC11. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The <b class="APPLICATION">ISC DHCP</b> client now + includes the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=omshell&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">omshell</span>(1)</span></a> + utility and the <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dhcpctl&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">dhcpctl</span>(3)</span></a> + library for run-time control of the client.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">Kerberos IV</b> support (in the + form of <b class="APPLICATION">KTH eBones</b>) has been + removed. Users requiring this functionality can still get + it from the <tt class="FILENAME">security/krb4</tt> port + (or package). Kerberos IV compatibility mode for Kerberos + 5 has been removed, and the <tt class="LITERAL">k5<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>program</i></tt></tt> userland + utilities have been renamed to <tt class="LITERAL">k<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>program</i></tt></tt>.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">Kerberos 5</b> is now built by + default in <tt class="LITERAL">buildworld</tt> + operations. Setting <tt + class="VARNAME">MAKE_KERBEROS5</tt> no longer has any + effect. Disabling the base system Kerberos 5 now requires + the <tt class="VARNAME">NO_KERBEROS</tt> Makefile + variable to be set.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">libpcap</b> now has support for + selecting among multiple data link types on an + interface.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">lukemftpd</b> (not built or + installed by default) has been updated to a snapshot from + 22 January 2003.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">OpenPAM</b> has been updated + from the ``Citronella'' release to the ``Dianthus'' + release.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">OpenSSH</b> has been updated to + 3.6.1p1.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">OpenSSL</b> has been updated to + release 0.9.7a. Among other features, this release + includes support for AES and takes advantage of <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crypto&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">crypto</span>(4)</span></a> + devices. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> has been updated + to version 8.12.9. [MERGED]</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcpdump&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">tcpdump</span>(1)</span></a> has + been updated to version 3.7.2. [MERGED] It also now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-L</tt> flag to list the + data link types available on an interface and a <tt + class="OPTION">-y</tt> option to specify the data link + type to use while capturing packets.</p> + + <p><b class="APPLICATION">texinfo</b> has been updated + from 4.2 to 4.5.</p> + + <p>The timezone database has been updated from <tt + class="FILENAME">tzdata2002d</tt> to <tt + class="FILENAME">tzdata2003a</tt>. [MERGED]</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="PORTS" name="PORTS">2.5 + Ports/Packages Collection Infrastructure</a></h2> + + <p>The one-line <tt class="FILENAME">pkg-comment</tt> + files have been eliminated from each port skeleton; their + contents have been moved into each port's <tt + class="FILENAME">Makefile</tt>. This change reduces the + disk space and inodes used by the ports tree. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p>When fetching distfiles for building a port, the <tt + class="VARNAME">FETCH_REGET</tt> <tt + class="FILENAME">Makefile</tt> variable can be used to + specify the number of times to try continuing to fetch a + distfile if it fails its MD5 checksum. The port + infrastructure also supports re-fetching interrupted + distfiles.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_create&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pkg_create</span>(1)</span></a> now + supports a <tt class="OPTION">-C</tt> option, which + allows packages to register a list of other packages with + which they conflict. They will refuse to install (via <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pkg_add</span>(1)</span></a>) if + one of the listed packages is already present. The <tt + class="OPTION">-f</tt> flag to <a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pkg_add</span>(1)</span></a> + overrides this conflict-checking.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_info&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pkg_info</span>(1)</span></a> now + honors the <tt class="VARNAME">BLOCKSIZE</tt> environment + variable in its output when the <tt + class="OPTION">-b</tt> flag is given.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_info&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">pkg_info</span>(1)</span></a> now + implements a <tt class="OPTION">-Q</tt> option, which is + similar to the <tt class="OPTION">-q</tt> ``quiet'' + option except that it prefixes the output with the + package name.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="RELENG" name="RELENG">2.6 + Release Engineering and Integration</a></h2> + + <p>The supported release of <b + class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b> has been updated to 2.2.1. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p>The supported release of <b + class="APPLICATION">KDE</b> has been updated to 3.1.2. + [MERGED]</p> + + <p>There is no longer a separate <tt + class="FILENAME">krb5</tt> distribution. The Kerberos 5 + libraries and utilities have been incorporated into the + <tt class="FILENAME">crypto</tt> distribution.</p> + + <p><a + href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.1-release"> + <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span + class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> + once again supports installing individual components of + <b class="APPLICATION">XFree86</b>. Supporting changes + (not user-visible) generalize the concept of installing + parts of distributions as packages.</p> + + <p>The supported release of <b + class="APPLICATION">XFree86</b> has been updated to + 4.3.0. [MERGED]</p> + + <p>Several upgrade mechanisms designed to permit major + version upgrades from FreeBSD 2.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> to 3.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> and from FreeBSD 3.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> to 4.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> have been removed.</p> + </div> + + <div class="SECT2"> + <hr /> + + <h2 class="SECT2"><a id="DOC" name="DOC">2.7 + Documentation</a></h2> + + <p>The following new articles have been added to the + documentation set: ``FreeBSD From Scratch'', ``The + Roadmap for 5-STABLE''.</p> + + <p>A new Danish (<tt + class="FILENAME">da_DK.ISO8859-1</tt>) translation + project has been started.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="SECT1"> + <hr /> + + <h1 class="SECT1"><a id="UPGRADE" name="UPGRADE">3 + Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD</a></h1> + + <p>Users with existing FreeBSD systems are <span + class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">highly</i></span> + encouraged to read the ``Early Adopter's Guide to FreeBSD + 5.1-RELEASE''. This document generally has the filename <tt + class="FILENAME">EARLY.TXT</tt> on the distribution media, + or any other place that the release notes can be found. It + offers some notes on upgrading, but more importantly, also + discusses some of the relative merits of upgrading to + FreeBSD 5.<tt class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt> versus + running FreeBSD 4.<tt + class="REPLACEABLE"><i>X</i></tt>.</p> + + <div class="IMPORTANT"> + <blockquote class="IMPORTANT"> + <p><b>Important:</b> Upgrading FreeBSD should, of + course, only be attempted after backing up <span + class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">all</i></span> + data and configuration files.</p> + </blockquote> + </div> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + + <p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related + documents, can be downloaded from <a + href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p> + + <p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the + <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> + before contacting <<a + href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p> + + <p align="center"><small><small>All users of FreeBSD 5-CURRENT + should subscribe to the <<a + href="mailto:current@FreeBSD.org">current@FreeBSD.org</a>> + mailing list.</small></small></p> + + <p align="center">For questions about this documentation, + e-mail <<a + href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p> + <br /> + <br /> + </body> +</html> + |