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• NetBSD 1.1 to 1.2
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Updated: Sun Dec 28 16:30:08 2008

Changes by date (Most recent first) (top)

December 2008

• gcscaudio(4)
  Add AMD Geode CS5536 audio driver, from SHIMIZU Ryo. [jmcneill 20081228]
• lvm
  Add LVM functionality to NetBSD; this is done by dm(4) driver in kernel and lvm2 tools made by RedHat. We use the same well known interface as Linux does for managing LVM. [haad 20081222]
• x68k
  pow(4) switches to use MI powerd(8) [isaki 20081220]
• sparc
  switch to use wscons [macallan 20081213]
• pms(4)
  Add Elantech multi-touch trackpad support [jmcneill 20081213]
• nvi(1)
  Added "expandtab" option. [lukem 20081212]
• ath(4)
  Switch from the binary HAL to the open-source HAL released by Sam Leffler. [alc 20081211]
• httpd(8)
  Add rc.d script to control httpd daemon [mishka 20081211]
• ddb(4)
  Add 'show vmem' and 'show all vmems' commands. [cegger 20081207]
• compat_linux32
  Add getresuid() and getresgid() syscalls. [njoly 20081205]
• libc
  Add fdopendir(3), from Solaris/Linux. [ad 20081205]
• module
  Add a layerfs module. [ad 20081205]
• wscons(4)
  Add wscons/vcons support for Sun bw2. [jdc 20081205]
• module
  Add a couple of sysctl(8) entries, kern.module.autoload and kern.module.verbose. [ad 20081203]
• compat_osf1(8)
  Fix getdirentries(2). [njoly 20081202]
• tab(1)
  Add tabs utility, fixes PR bin/11227. [roy 20081211]

November 2008

• agp(4)
  Add support for the Intel G45 AGP. [christos 20081129]
• wscons(4)
  Add wscons/vcons support for Sun cg3. [jdc 20081128]
• i386
  Make pxeboot(8) understand boot.cfg(5). [ad 20081125]
• module
  Make PPP compressors modules. [cube 20081125]
• compat_osf1(8)
  Add getpgid, needed for Tru64 4.0g ksh. [njoly 20081124]
• nfs
  Avoid noisy nfs_timer/nfs_reply DEBUG output that occurs when the NFS server goes away. [mrg 20081123]
• i386
  Remove most compat and file system options from GENERIC since they are also provided by modules. [ad 20081122]
• i386
  Switch the i386 installation CDs away from RAM disks and instead use the CD-ROM as the root file system. [ad 20081121]
• kernel, libc
  Add new ptree (Patricia / RADIX tree) implementation. [matt 20081120]
• rump(3)
  Move VFS functionality away from librump to a new library: librumpvfs [pooka 20081119]
• module
  Make the emulations, exec formats, coredump, NFS, and the NFS server into modules. [ad 20081119]
• amd64, i386
  Make boot loader autoload a kernel module corresponding to the root file system type. [ad 20081119]
• module
  Make POSIX AIO loadable as a module. [ad 20081114]
• libfetch
  Update to libfetch 2.20. Allow HTTP auth to be provided in URL. [joerg 20081114]
• build.sh
  Add support for new MAKEVERBOSE levels 3 and 4. [apb 20081113]
• module
  Make compat_ndis a module. [ad 20081113]
• module
  Make compat_ossaudio a module. [ad 20081113]
• module
  Allow the POSIX semaphore code to be loaded as a module. [ad 20081112]
• lkm
  Removed. Superseded by the new module framework. [ad 20081112]
• kernel
  Add generic producer/consumer queue. [matt 20081111]
• agp(4)
  Add support for Intel G35. [christos 20081108]

October 2008

• syslog(3)
  Import Martin Schuette's Summer of Code project: Reliable TCP connections, syslog protocol API, encryption. [christos 20081031]

Port specific changes (top)

NetBSD/arm covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/netwinder
• NetBSD/arm26
• NetBSD/hpcarm
• NetBSD/shark
• NetBSD/zaurus
• NetBSD/acorn32
• NetBSD/cats
• NetBSD/evbarm
• NetBSD/acorn26
• NetBSD/iyonix
• NetBSD/arm32

NetBSD/hppa covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/hp700

NetBSD/m68k covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/sun3
• NetBSD/news68k
• NetBSD/mac68k
• NetBSD/cesfic
• NetBSD/amiga
• NetBSD/luna68k
• NetBSD/mvme68k
• NetBSD/x68k
• NetBSD/sun2
• NetBSD/hp300
• NetBSD/next68k
• NetBSD/atari

NetBSD/mips covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/algor
• NetBSD/evbmips
• NetBSD/cobalt
• NetBSD/arc
• NetBSD/sbmips
• NetBSD/sgimips
• NetBSD/playstation2
• NetBSD/newsmips
• NetBSD/ews4800mips
• NetBSD/hpcmips
• NetBSD/mipsco
• NetBSD/pmax

NetBSD/ns32k covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/pc532

NetBSD/powerpc covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/mvmeppc
• NetBSD/prep
• NetBSD/bebox
• NetBSD/ofppc
• NetBSD/amigappc
• NetBSD/rs6000
• NetBSD/walnut
• NetBSD/evbppc
• NetBSD/sandpoint
• NetBSD/ibmnws
• NetBSD/macppc
• NetBSD/pmppc

NetBSD/sh3 covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/hpcsh
• NetBSD/dreamcast
• NetBSD/evbsh3
• NetBSD/mmeye
• NetBSD/landisk

NetBSD/sh5 covers (for NetBSD 6.0):

• NetBSD/evbsh5

Changes to NetBSD/acorn26 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-acorn26.

Changes to NetBSD/acorn32 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-acorn32.

Changes to NetBSD/algor 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-algor.

Changes to NetBSD/alpha 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-alpha.

Changes to NetBSD/amd64 6.0

• Make boot loader autoload a kernel module corresponding to the root file system type. [ad 20081119]
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-amd64.

Changes to NetBSD/amiga 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-amiga.

Changes to NetBSD/amigappc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-amigappc.

Changes to NetBSD/arc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-arc.

Changes to NetBSD/arm26 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-arm26.

Changes to NetBSD/arm32 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-arm32.

Changes to NetBSD/atari 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-atari.

Changes to NetBSD/bebox 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-bebox.

Changes to NetBSD/cats 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-cats.

Changes to NetBSD/cesfic 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-cesfic.

Changes to NetBSD/cobalt 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-cobalt.

Changes to NetBSD/dreamcast 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-dreamcast.

Changes to NetBSD/evbarm 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-evbarm.

Changes to NetBSD/evbmips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-evbmips.

Changes to NetBSD/evbppc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-evbppc.

Changes to NetBSD/evbsh3 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-evbsh3.

Changes to NetBSD/evbsh5 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-evbsh5.

Changes to NetBSD/ews4800mips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-ews4800mips.

Changes to NetBSD/hp300 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-hp300.

Changes to NetBSD/hp700 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-hp700.

Changes to NetBSD/hpcarm 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-hpcarm.

Changes to NetBSD/hpcmips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-hpcmips.

Changes to NetBSD/hpcsh 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-hpcsh.

Changes to NetBSD/i386 6.0

• Make boot loader autoload a kernel module corresponding to the root file system type. [ad 20081119]
• Switch the i386 installation CDs away from RAM disks and instead use the CD-ROM as the root file system. [ad 20081121]
• Remove most compat and file system options from GENERIC since they are also provided by modules. [ad 20081122]
• Make pxeboot(8) understand boot.cfg(5). [ad 20081125]
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-i386.

Changes to NetBSD/ibmnws 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-ibmnws.

Changes to NetBSD/iyonix 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-iyonix.

Changes to NetBSD/landisk 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-landisk.

Changes to NetBSD/luna68k 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-luna68k.

Changes to NetBSD/mac68k 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-mac68k.

Changes to NetBSD/macppc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-macppc.

Changes to NetBSD/mipsco 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-mipsco.

Changes to NetBSD/mmeye 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-mmeye.

Changes to NetBSD/mvme68k 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-mvme68k.

Changes to NetBSD/mvmeppc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-mvmeppc.

Changes to NetBSD/netwinder 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-netwinder.

Changes to NetBSD/news68k 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-news68k.

Changes to NetBSD/newsmips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-newsmips.

Changes to NetBSD/next68k 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-next68k.

Changes to NetBSD/ofppc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-ofppc.

Changes to NetBSD/pc532 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-pc532.

Changes to NetBSD/playstation2 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-playstation2.

Changes to NetBSD/pmax 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-pmax.

Changes to NetBSD/pmppc 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-pmppc.

Changes to NetBSD/prep 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-prep.

Changes to NetBSD/rs6000 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-rs6000.

Changes to NetBSD/sandpoint 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sandpoint.

Changes to NetBSD/sbmips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sbmips.

Changes to NetBSD/sgimips 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sgimips.

Changes to NetBSD/shark 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-shark.

Changes to NetBSD/sparc 6.0

• switch to use wscons [macallan 20081213]
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sparc.

Changes to NetBSD/sparc64 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sparc64.

Changes to NetBSD/sun2 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sun2.

Changes to NetBSD/sun3 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-sun3.

Changes to NetBSD/vax 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-vax.

Changes to NetBSD/walnut 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-walnut.

Changes to NetBSD/x68k 6.0

• pow(4) switches to use MI powerd(8) [isaki 20081220]
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-x68k.

Changes to NetBSD/xen 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-xen.

Changes to NetBSD/zaurus 6.0

• None recorded in changes log.
• Non port specific changes that may affect port-zaurus.

Non port-specific changes (top)

agp(4)

• Add support for Intel G35. [christos 20081108]
• Add support for the Intel G45 AGP. [christos 20081129]

ath(4)

• Switch from the binary HAL to the open-source HAL released by Sam Leffler. [alc 20081211]

build.sh

• Add support for new MAKEVERBOSE levels 3 and 4. [apb 20081113]

compat_linux32

• Add getresuid() and getresgid() syscalls. [njoly 20081205]

compat_osf1(8)

• Add getpgid, needed for Tru64 4.0g ksh. [njoly 20081124]
• Fix getdirentries(2). [njoly 20081202]

ddb(4)

• Add 'show vmem' and 'show all vmems' commands. [cegger 20081207]

gcscaudio(4)

• Add AMD Geode CS5536 audio driver, from SHIMIZU Ryo. [jmcneill 20081228]

httpd(8)

• Add rc.d script to control httpd daemon [mishka 20081211]

kernel

• Add generic producer/consumer queue. [matt 20081111]
• Add new ptree (Patricia / RADIX tree) implementation. [matt 20081120]

libc

• Add new ptree (Patricia / RADIX tree) implementation. [matt 20081120]
• Add fdopendir(3), from Solaris/Linux. [ad 20081205]

libfetch

• Update to libfetch 2.20. Allow HTTP auth to be provided in URL. [joerg 20081114]

lkm

• Removed. Superseded by the new module framework. [ad 20081112]

lvm

• Add LVM functionality to NetBSD; this is done by dm(4) driver in kernel and lvm2 tools made by RedHat. We use the same well known interface as Linux does for managing LVM. [haad 20081222]

module

• Allow the POSIX semaphore code to be loaded as a module. [ad 20081112]
• Make compat_ossaudio a module. [ad 20081113]
• Make compat_ndis a module. [ad 20081113]
• Make POSIX AIO loadable as a module. [ad 20081114]
• Make the emulations, exec formats, coredump, NFS, and the NFS server into modules. [ad 20081119]
• Make PPP compressors modules. [cube 20081125]
• Add a couple of sysctl(8) entries, kern.module.autoload and kern.module.verbose. [ad 20081203]
• Add a layerfs module. [ad 20081205]

nfs

• Avoid noisy nfs_timer/nfs_reply DEBUG output that occurs when the NFS server goes away. [mrg 20081123]

nvi(1)

• Added "expandtab" option. [lukem 20081212]

pms(4)

• Add Elantech multi-touch trackpad support [jmcneill 20081213]

rump(3)

• Move VFS functionality away from librump to a new library: librumpvfs [pooka 20081119]

syslog(3)

• Import Martin Schuette's Summer of Code project: Reliable TCP connections, syslog protocol API, encryption. [christos 20081031]

tab(1)

• Add tabs utility, fixes PR bin/11227. [roy 20081211]

wscons(4)

• Add wscons/vcons support for Sun cg3. [jdc 20081128]
• Add wscons/vcons support for Sun bw2. [jdc 20081205]

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