1 (4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
3 (4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
4 (4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
6 * [BUG 1051] Month off by one in leap second message written to clockstats
8 * [Bug 450] Windows only: Under original Windows NT we must not discard the
9 wildcard socket to workaround a bug in NT's getsockname().
10 * [Bug 1038] Built-in getpass() function also prompts for password if
12 * [Bug 841] Obsolete the "dynamic" keyword and make deferred binding
13 to local interfaces the default.
14 Emit a warning if that keyword is used for configuration.
15 * [Bug 959] Refclock on Windows not properly releasing recvbuffs.
16 * [Bug 993] Fix memory leak when fetching system messages.
17 * [Bug 987] Wake up the resolver thread/process when a new interface has
19 * Correctly apply negative-sawtooth for oncore 12 channel receiver.
20 * Startup code for original LinuxPPS removed. LinuxPPS now conforms to
22 * [Bug 1000] allow implicit receive buffer allocation for Windows.
23 fixes startup for windows systems with many interfaces.
24 reduces dropped packets on network bursts.
25 additionally fix timer() starvation during high load.
26 * [Bug 990] drop minimum time restriction for interface update interval.
27 * [Bug 977] Fix mismatching #ifdefs for builds without IPv6.
28 * Update the copyright year.
29 * Build system cleanup (make autogen-generated files writable).
30 * [Bug 957] Windows only: Let command line parameters from the Windows SCM GUI
31 override the standard parameters from the ImagePath registry key.
33 * [Bug 532] nptdate timeout is too long if several servers are supplied.
34 * [Bug 698] timeBeginPeriod is called without timeEndPeriod in some NTP tools.
35 * [Bug 857] ntpdate debug mode adjusts system clock when it shouldn't.
36 * [Bug 908] ntpdate crashes sometimes.
37 * [Bug 982] ntpdate(and ntptimeset) buffer overrun if HAVE_POLL_H isn't set
39 * [Bug 997] ntpdate buffer too small and unsafe.
40 * ntpdate.c: Under Windows check whether NTP port in use under same conditions
42 * ntpdate.c: Fixed some typos and indents (tabs/spaces).
45 (4.2.4p4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
47 * [Bug 902] Fix problems with the -6 flag.
48 * Updated include/copyright.def (owner and year).
49 * [Bug 878] Avoid ntpdc use of refid value as unterminated string.
50 * [Bug 881] Corrected display of pll offset on 64bit systems.
51 * [Bug 886] Corrected sign handling on 64bit in ntpdc loopinfo command.
52 * [Bug 889] avoid malloc() interrupted by SIGIO risk
53 * ntpd/refclock_parse.c: cleanup shutdown while the file descriptor is still open.
54 * [Bug 885] use emalloc() to get a message at the end of the memory
55 unsigned types cannot be less than 0
56 default_ai_family is a short
57 lose trailing , from enum list
58 clarify ntp_restrict.c for easier automated analysis
59 * [Bug 884] don't access recv buffers after having them passed to the free list.
60 * [Bug 882] allow loopback interfaces to share addresses with other interfaces.
63 (4.2.4p3) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
65 * [Bug 863] unable to stop ntpd on Windows as the handle reference for events
69 (4.2.4p2) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
71 * [Bug 854] Broadcast address was not correctly set for interface addresses
72 * [Bug 829] reduce syslog noise, while there fix Enabled/Disable logging
73 to reflect the actual configuration.
74 * [Bug 795] Moved declaration of variable to top of function.
75 * [Bug 789] Fix multicast client crypto authentication and make sure arriving
76 multicast packets do not disturb the autokey dance.
77 * [Bug 785] improve handling of multicast interfaces
78 (multicast routers still need to run a multicast routing
80 * [Bug 527] Don't write from source address length to wrong location
81 * Upgraded autogen and libopts.
82 * [Bug 811] ntpd should not read a .ntprc file.
88 (4.2.4p0) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
90 * [Bug 793] Update Hans Lambermont's email address in ntpsweep.
91 * [Bug 776] Remove unimplemented "rate" flag from ntpdate.
92 * [Bug 586] Avoid lookups if AI_NUMERICHOST is set.
93 * [Bug 770] Fix numeric parameters to ntp-keygen (Alain Guibert).
94 * [Bug 768] Fix io_setbclient() error message.
95 * [Bug 765] Use net_bind_service capability on linux.
96 * [Bug 760] The background resolver must be aware of the 'dynamic' keyword.
97 * [Bug 753] make union timestamp anonymous (Philip Prindeville).
98 * confopt.html: move description for "dynamic" keyword into the right section.
99 * pick the right type for the recv*() length argument.
102 (4.2.4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
104 * monopt.html fixes from Dave Mills.
105 * [Bug 452] Do not report kernel PLL/FLL flips.
106 * [Bug 746] Expert mouseCLOCK USB v2.0 support added.'
107 * driver8.html updates.
108 * [Bug 747] Drop <NOBR> tags from ntpdc.html.
109 * sntp now uses the returned precision to control decimal places.
110 * sntp -u will use an unprivileged port for its queries.
111 * [Bug 741] "burst" doesn't work with !unfit peers.
112 * [Bug 735] Fix a make/gmake VPATH issue on Solaris.
113 * [Bug 739] ntpd -x should not take an argument.
114 * [Bug 737] Some systems need help providing struct iovec.
115 * [Bug 717] Fix libopts compile problem.
116 * [Bug 728] parse documentation fixes.
117 * [Bug 734] setsockopt(..., IP_MULTICAST_IF, ...) fails on 64-bit platforms.
118 * [Bug 732] C-DEX JST2000 patch from Hideo Kuramatsu.
119 * [Bug 721] check for __ss_family and __ss_len separately.
120 * [Bug 666] ntpq opeers displays jitter rather than dispersion.
121 * [Bug 718] Use the recommended type for the saddrlen arg to getsockname().
122 * [Bug 715] Fix a multicast issue under Linux.
123 * [Bug 690] Fix a Windows DNS lookup buffer overflow.
124 * [Bug 670] Resolved a Windows issue with the dynamic interface rescan code.
125 * K&R C support is being deprecated.
126 * [Bug 714] ntpq -p should conflict with -i, not -c.
127 * WWV refclock improvements from Dave Mills.
128 * [Bug 708] Use thread affinity only for the clock interpolation thread.
129 * [Bug 706] ntpd can be running several times in parallel.
130 * [Bug 704] Documentation typos.
131 * [Bug 701] coverity: NULL dereference in ntp_peer.c
132 * [Bug 695] libopts does not protect against macro collisions.
133 * [Bug 693] __adjtimex is independent of ntp_{adj,get}time.
134 * [Bug 692] sys_limitrejected was not being incremented.
135 * [Bug 691] restrictions() assumption not always valid.
136 * [Bug 689] Deprecate HEATH GC-1001 II; the driver never worked.
137 * [Bug 688] Fix documentation typos.
138 * [Bug 686] Handle leap seconds better under Windows.
139 * [Bug 685] Use the Windows multimedia timer.
140 * [Bug 684] Only allow debug options if debugging is enabled.
141 * [Bug 683] Use the right version string.
142 * [Bug 680] Fix the generated version string on Windows.
143 * [Bug 678] Use the correct size for control messages.
144 * [Bug 677] Do not check uint_t in configure.ac.
145 * [Bug 676] Use the right value for msg_namelen.
146 * [Bug 675] Make sure ntpd builds without debugging.
147 * [Bug 672] Fix cross-platform structure padding/size differences.
148 * [Bug 660] New TIMESTAMP code fails tp build on Solaris Express.
149 * [Bug 659] libopts does not build under Windows.
150 * [Bug 658] HP-UX with cc needs -Wp,-H8166 in CFLAGS.
151 * [Bug 656] ntpdate doesn't work with multicast address.
152 * [Bug 638] STREAMS_TLI is deprecated - remove it.
153 * [Bug 635] Fix tOptions definition.
154 * [Bug 628] Fallback to ntp discipline not working for large offsets.
155 * [Bug 622] Dynamic interface tracking for ntpd.
156 * [Bug 603] Don't link with libelf if it's not needed.
157 * [Bug 523] ntpd service under Windows does't shut down properly.
158 * [Bug 500] sntp should always be built.
159 * [Bug 479] Fix the -P option.
160 * [Bug 421] Support the bc637PCI-U card.
161 * [Bug 342] Deprecate broken TRAK refclock driver.
162 * [Bug 340] Deprecate broken MSF EES refclock driver.
163 * [Bug 153] Don't do DNS lookups on address masks.
164 * [Bug 143] Fix interrupted system call on HP-UX.
165 * [Bug 42] Distribution tarballs should be signed.
166 * Support separate PPS devices for PARSE refclocks.
167 * [Bug 637, 51?] Dynamic interface scanning can now be done.
168 * Options processing now uses GNU AutoGen.
171 (4.2.2p4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
173 * [Bug 710] compat getnameinfo() has off-by-one error
174 * [Bug 690] Buffer overflow in Windows when doing DNS Lookups
177 (4.2.2p3) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
179 * Make the ChangeLog file cleaner and easier to read
180 * [Bug 601] ntpq's decodeint uses an extra level of indirection
181 * [Bug 657] Different OSes need different sized args for IP_MULTICAST_LOOP
182 * release engineering/build changes
183 * Documentation fixes
184 * Get sntp working under AIX-5
189 * Get sntp working under AIX-5
194 * [Bug 661] Use environment variable to specify the base path to openssl.
195 * Resolve an ambiguity in the copyright notice
196 * Added some new documentation files
197 * URL cleanup in the documentation
198 * [Bug 657]: IP_MULTICAST_LOOP uses a u_char value/size
199 * quiet gcc4 complaints
200 * more Coverity fixes
201 * [Bug 614] manage file descriptors better
202 * [Bug 632] update kernel PPS offsets when PPS offset is re-configured
203 * [Bug 637] Ignore UP in*addr_any interfaces
204 * [Bug 633] Avoid writing files in srcdir
205 * release engineering/build changes
212 * Implements the current "goal state" of NTPv4
213 * Autokey improvements
214 * Much better IPv6 support
215 * [Bug 360] ntpd loses handles with LAN connection disabled.
216 * [Bug 239] Fix intermittent autokey failure with multicast clients.
217 * Rewrite of the multicast code
218 * New version numbering scheme
223 * More stuff than I have time to document
227 * wwv and chu refclock improvements
228 * OpenSSL integration
233 * clock state machine bugfix
234 * Lose the source port check on incoming packets
235 * (x)ntpdc compatibility patch
236 * Virtual IP improvements
237 * ntp_loopfilter fixes and improvements
241 * Jupiter refclock fixes
242 * Neoclock4X refclock fixes
245 * Cray unicos port upgrade
247 * Win/NT port upgrade
248 * Dynix PTX port fixes
249 * Document conversion from CVS to BK
250 * readline support for ntpq
255 * CERT problem fixed (99k23)
258 * Preparation for OpenSSL support
259 * Resolver changes/improvements are not backward compatible with mode 7
260 requests (which are implementation-specific anyway)
262 * manycast should work now
263 * ntp-genkeys does new good things.
265 * PPS cleanup and improvements
266 * readline support for ntpdc
267 * Crypto/authentication rewrite
268 * WINNT builds with MD5 by default
269 * WINNT no longer requires Perl for building with Visual C++ 6.0
270 * algorithmic improvements, bugfixes
271 * Solaris dosynctodr info update
272 * html/pic/* is *lots* smaller
273 * New/updated drivers: Forum Graphic GPS, WWV/H, Heath GC-100 II, HOPF
274 serial and PCI, ONCORE, ulink331
275 * Rewrite of the audio drivers
280 * Driver updates: CHU, DCF, GPS/VME, Oncore, PCF, Ulink, WWVB, burst
281 If you use the ONCORE driver with a HARDPPS kernel module,
282 you *must* have a properly specified:
283 pps <filename> [assert/clear] [hardpps]
284 line in the /etc/ntp.conf file.
287 * ntpd, ntpq, ntpdate cleanup and fixes
288 * NT port improvements
289 * AIX, BSDI, DEC OSF, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Reliant, SCO, Solaris port improvements
294 * Solaris kernel FLL bug is fixed in 106541-07
297 * ReliantUNIX patches
300 * Trimble OEM Ace-II support
301 * DCF77 power choices
302 * Oncore improvements
308 * AIX,SunOS,IRIX portability
310 * ntptimeset utility added
311 * cygwin portability patches
316 * -lnsl, -lsocket, -lgen configuration patches
317 * Y2K patches from AT&T
318 * Linux portability cruft
323 * NT port cleanup/replacement
324 * a few portability fixes
325 * VARITEXT Parse clock added
330 * PPS updates (including ntp.config options)
331 * Lose the old DES stuff in favor of the (optional) RSAREF stuff
332 * html cleanup/updates
333 * numerous drivers cleaned up
334 * numerous portability patches and code cleanup
339 * Oncore refclock needs PPS or one of two ioctls.
340 * Don't make ntptime under Linux. It doesn't compile for too many folks.
342 * ReliantUnix patches
348 * ntptrace improvements and patches
349 * ntpdc improvements and patches
352 * New clock state machine
354 * Skip alias interfaces
359 * chronolog and dumbclock refclocks
363 * Updated palisade driver
365 * wharton kernel clock
366 * Oncore clock upgrades
367 * NMEA clock improvements
369 * AIX portability patches
376 * Palisade improvements
377 * config file bugfixes and problem reporting
378 * autoconf upgrade and cleanup
379 * HP-UX, IRIX lint cleanup
380 * AIX portability patches
387 * New palisade driver
393 * README.hackers added
394 * PARSE driver is working again
395 * Solaris 2.6 has nasty kernel bugs. DO NOT enable pll!
396 * DES is out of the distribution.
401 * K&R C compiling should work again.
403 * MX4200 driver patches.
404 * Jupiter driver added.
405 * Palisade driver added. Needs work (ANSI, ntoh/hton, sizeof double, ???)