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  16   <info>
  17     <title>&os; &release.current; Release Notes</title>
  18
  19     <author>
  20       <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname>
  21     </author>
  22
  23     <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate>
  24
  25     <!-- Last rev: 288943 -->
  26
  27     <copyright>
  28       <year>2017</year>
  29       <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation
  30         Project</holder>
  31     </copyright>
  32
  33     <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks">
  34       &tm-attrib.freebsd;
  35       &tm-attrib.ibm;
  36       &tm-attrib.ieee;
  37       &tm-attrib.intel;
  38       &tm-attrib.sparc;
  39       &tm-attrib.general;
  40     </legalnotice>
  41
  42     <abstract>
  43       <para>The release notes for &os; &release.current; contain
  44         a summary of the changes made to the &os; base system on the
  45         &release.branch; development line.  This document lists
  46         applicable security advisories that were issued since the last
  47         release, as well as significant changes to the &os; kernel and
  48         userland.  Some brief remarks on upgrading are also
  49         presented.</para>
  50     </abstract>
  51   </info>
  52
  53   <sect1 xml:id="intro">
  54     <title>Introduction</title>
  55
  56     <para>This document contains the release notes for &os;
  57       &release.current;.  It describes recently added, changed, or
  58       deleted features of &os;.  It also provides some notes on
  59       upgrading from previous versions of &os;.</para>
  60
  61     <para releasetype="current">The &release.type; distribution to
  62       which these release notes apply represents the latest point
  63       along the &release.branch; development branch since
  64       &release.branch; was created.  Information regarding pre-built,
  65       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  66       found at <uri
  67         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  68
  69     <para releasetype="snapshot">The &release.type; distribution to
  70       which these release notes apply represents a point along the
  71       &release.branch; development branch between &release.prev; and
  72       the future &release.next;.  Information regarding pre-built,
  73       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  74       found at <uri
  75         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  76
  77     <para releasetype="release">This distribution of &os;
  78       &release.current; is a &release.type; distribution.  It can be
  79       found at <uri xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri> or
  80       any of its mirrors.  More information on obtaining this (or
  81       other) &release.type; distributions of &os; can be found in the
  82       <link
  83         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
  84           &os;</quote> appendix</link> to the <link
  85         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">&os;
  86         Handbook</link>.</para>
  87
  88     <para>All users are encouraged to consult the release errata
  89       before installing &os;.  The errata document is updated with
  90       <quote>late-breaking</quote> information discovered late in the
  91       release cycle or after the release.  Typically, it contains
  92       information on known bugs, security advisories, and corrections
  93       to documentation.  An up-to-date copy of the errata for &os;
  94       &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para>
  95
  96     <para>This document describes the most user-visible new or changed
  97       features in &os; since &release.prev;.  In general, changes
  98       described here are unique to the &release.branch; branch unless
  99       specifically marked as &merged; features.</para>
 100
 101     <para>Typical release note items document recent security
 102       advisories issued after &release.prev;, new drivers or hardware
 103       support, new commands or options, major bug fixes, or
 104       contributed software upgrades.  They may also list changes to
 105       major ports/packages or release engineering practices.  Clearly
 106       the release notes cannot list every single change made to &os;
 107       between releases; this document focuses primarily on security
 108       advisories, user-visible changes, and major architectural
 109       improvements.</para>
 110   </sect1>
 111
 112   <sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
 113     <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title>
 114
 115     <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions
 116       (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported
 117       using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility.  The binary upgrade
 118       procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as
 119       unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official
 120       &os; release.  The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that
 121       the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para>
 122
 123     <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os;
 124       base system from source code) from previous versions are
 125       supported, according to the instructions in
 126       <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
 127
 128     <important>
 129       <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up
 130         <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para>
 131     </important>
 132   </sect1>
 133
 134   <sect1 xml:id="security-errata">
 135     <title>Security and Errata</title>
 136
 137     <para>This section lists the various Security Advisories and
 138       Errata Notices since &release.prev;.</para>
 139
 140     <sect2 xml:id="security">
 141       <title>Security Advisories</title>
 142
 143       &security;
 144     </sect2>
 145
 146     <sect2 xml:id="errata">
 147       <title>Errata Notices</title>
 148
 149       &errata;
 150     </sect2>
 151   </sect1>
 152
 153   <sect1 xml:id="userland">
 154     <title>Userland</title>
 155
 156     <para>This section covers changes and additions to userland
 157       applications, contributed software, and system utilities.</para>
 158
 159     <sect2 xml:id="userland-config">
 160       <title>Userland Configuration Changes</title>
 161
 162       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 163     </sect2>
 164
 165     <sect2 xml:id="userland-programs">
 166       <title>Userland Application Changes</title>
 167
 168       <para revision="331471">The &man.ps.1; utility has been updated
 169         to include a <literal>jail</literal>, which when used will
 170         list the name of a &man.jail.8; instead of the numeric
 171         ID.</para>
 172     </sect2>
 173
 174     <sect2 xml:id="userland-contrib">
 175       <title>Contributed Software</title>
 176
 177       <para revision="330570">The &man.less.1; utility has been
 178         updated to upstream version v530.</para>
 179
 180       <para revision="331246">The <application>bmake</application>
 181         utility has been updated to upstream version 20180222.</para>
 182
 183       <para revision="331838">The <application>clang</application>,
 184         <application>llvm</application>,
 185         <application>lld</application>,
 186         <application>lldb</application>, and
 187         <application>complier-rt</application> utilities as well as
 188         <literal>libc++</literal> have been updated to upstream
 189         version 6.0.0.</para>
 190     </sect2>
 191
 192     <sect2 xml:id="userland-installer">
 193       <title>Installation and Configuration Tools</title>
 194
 195       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 196     </sect2>
 197
 198     <sect2 xml:id="userland-rc">
 199       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d</filename>
 200         Scripts</title>
 201
 202       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 203     </sect2>
 204
 205     <sect2 xml:id="userland-periodic">
 206       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/periodic</filename>
 207         Scripts</title>
 208
 209       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 210     </sect2>
 211
 212     <sect2 xml:id="userland-libraries">
 213       <title>Runtime Libraries and API</title>
 214
 215       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 216     </sect2>
 217
 218     <sect2 xml:id="userland-abi">
 219       <title>ABI Compatibility</title>
 220
 221       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 222     </sect2>
 223
 224     <sect2 xml:id="userland-debug">
 225       <title>Userland Debugging</title>
 226
 227       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 228     </sect2>
 229   </sect1>
 230
 231   <sect1 xml:id="kernel">
 232     <title>Kernel</title>
 233
 234     <para>This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system
 235       tuning, and system control parameters that are not otherwise
 236       categorized.</para>
 237
 238     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-general">
 239       <title>General Kernel Changes</title>
 240
 241       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 242     </sect2>
 243
 244     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-bugfix">
 245       <title>Kernel Bug Fixes</title>
 246
 247       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 248     </sect2>
 249
 250     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-config">
 251       <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
 252
 253       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 254     </sect2>
 255
 256     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-modules">
 257       <title>Kernel Modules</title>
 258
 259       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 260     </sect2>
 261
 262     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-sysctl">
 263       <title>System Tuning and Controls</title>
 264
 265       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 266     </sect2>
 267   </sect1>
 268
 269   <sect1 xml:id="drivers">
 270     <title>Devices and Drivers</title>
 271
 272     <para>This section covers changes and additions to devices and
 273       device drivers since &release.prev;.</para>
 274
 275     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-device">
 276       <title>Device Drivers</title>
 277
 278       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 279     </sect2>
 280
 281     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-storage">
 282       <title>Storage Drivers</title>
 283
 284       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 285     </sect2>
 286
 287     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-network">
 288       <title>Network Drivers</title>
 289
 290       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 291     </sect2>
 292   </sect1>
 293
 294   <sect1 xml:id="hardware">
 295     <title>Hardware Support</title>
 296
 297     <para>This section covers general hardware support for physical
 298       machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well
 299       as hardware changes and updates that do not otherwise fit in
 300       other sections of this document.</para>
 301
 302     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-support">
 303       <title>Hardware Support</title>
 304
 305       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 306     </sect2>
 307
 308     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-virtualization">
 309       <title>Virtualization Support</title>
 310
 311       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 312     </sect2>
 313
 314     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-arm">
 315       <title>ARM Support</title>
 316
 317       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 318     </sect2>
 319   </sect1>
 320
 321   <sect1 xml:id="storage">
 322     <title>Storage</title>
 323
 324     <para>This section covers changes and additions to file systems
 325       and other storage subsystems, both local and networked.</para>
 326
 327     <sect2 xml:id="storage-general">
 328       <title>General Storage</title>
 329
 330       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 331     </sect2>
 332
 333     <sect2 xml:id="storage-net">
 334       <title>Networked Storage</title>
 335
 336       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 337     </sect2>
 338
 339     <sect2 xml:id="storage-zfs">
 340       <title>ZFS</title>
 341
 342       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 343     </sect2>
 344
 345     <sect2 xml:id="storage-geom">
 346       <title><literal>geom(4)</literal></title>
 347
 348       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 349     </sect2>
 350   </sect1>
 351
 352   <sect1 xml:id="boot">
 353     <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 354
 355     <para>This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other
 356       boot-related changes.</para>
 357
 358     <sect2 xml:id="boot-loader">
 359       <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 360
 361       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 362     </sect2>
 363
 364     <sect2 xml:id="boot-menu">
 365       <title>Boot Menu Changes</title>
 366
 367       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 368     </sect2>
 369   </sect1>
 370
 371   <sect1 xml:id="network">
 372     <title>Networking</title>
 373
 374     <para>This section describes changes that affect networking in
 375       &os;.</para>
 376
 377     <sect2 xml:id="network-general">
 378       <title>General Network Changes</title>
 379
 380       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 381     </sect2>
 382
 383     <sect2 xml:id="network-protocols">
 384       <title>Network Protocols</title>
 385
 386       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 387     </sect2>
 388   </sect1>
 389
 390   <sect1 xml:id="ports">
 391     <title>Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure</title>
 392
 393     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Ports
 394       Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and
 395       installation tools.</para>
 396
 397     <sect2 xml:id="ports-infrastructure">
 398       <title>Infrastructure Changes</title>
 399
 400       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 401     </sect2>
 402
 403     <sect2 xml:id="ports-packages ">
 404       <title>Packaging Changes</title>
 405
 406       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 407     </sect2>
 408   </sect1>
 409
 410   <sect1 xml:id="doc">
 411     <title>Documentation</title>
 412
 413     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Documentation
 414       Project sources and toolchain.</para>
 415
 416     <sect2 xml:id="doc-sources">
 417       <title>Documentation Source Changes</title>
 418
 419       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 420     </sect2>
 421
 422     <sect2 xml:id="doc-toolchain">
 423       <title>Documentation Toolchain Changes</title>
 424
 425       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 426     </sect2>
 427   </sect1>
 428
 429   <sect1 xml:id="releng">
 430     <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title>
 431
 432     <para>This section convers changes that are specific to the
 433       &os;&nbsp;Release Engineering processes.</para>
 434
 435     <sect2 xml:id="releng-changes">
 436       <title>Integration Changes</title>
 437
 438       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 439     </sect2>
 440   </sect1>
 441 </article>