release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml

   1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
   2 <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN"
   3           "http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/freebsd50.dtd" [
   4 <!ENTITY % release PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Release Specification//EN"
   5          "http://www.FreeBSD.org/release/XML/share/xml/release.ent">
   6  %release;
   7 <!ENTITY % sponsor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Sponsor Specification//EN"
   8          "http://www.FreeBSD.org/release/XML/share/xml/sponsor.ent">
   9  %sponsor;
  10 <!ENTITY % vendor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Vendor Specification//EN"
  11          "http://www.FreeBSD.org/release/XML/share/xml/vendor.ent">
  12  %vendor;
  13 <!ENTITY security PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Security Advisory List//EN"
  14          "http://www.FreeBSD.org/release/XML/share/xml/security.xml">
  15 <!ENTITY errata PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Errata List//EN"
  16          "http://www.FreeBSD.org/release/XML/share/xml/errata.xml">
  17 ]>
  18 <article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
  19   xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0">
  20
  21   <info>
  22     <title>&os; &release.current; Release Notes</title>
  23
  24     <author>
  25       <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname>
  26     </author>
  27
  28     <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate>
  29
  30     <copyright>
  31       <year>2017</year>
  32       <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation
  33         Project</holder>
  34     </copyright>
  35
  36     <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks">
  37       &tm-attrib.freebsd;
  38       &tm-attrib.ibm;
  39       &tm-attrib.ieee;
  40       &tm-attrib.intel;
  41       &tm-attrib.sparc;
  42       &tm-attrib.general;
  43     </legalnotice>
  44
  45     <abstract>
  46       <para>The release notes for &os; &release.current; contain
  47         a summary of the changes made to the &os; base system on the
  48         &release.branch; development line.  This document lists
  49         applicable security advisories that were issued since the last
  50         release, as well as significant changes to the &os; kernel and
  51         userland.  Some brief remarks on upgrading are also
  52         presented.</para>
  53     </abstract>
  54   </info>
  55
  56   <sect1 xml:id="intro">
  57     <title>Introduction</title>
  58
  59     <para>This document contains the release notes for &os;
  60       &release.current;.  It describes recently added, changed, or
  61       deleted features of &os;.  It also provides some notes on
  62       upgrading from previous versions of &os;.</para>
  63
  64     <para releasetype="current">The &release.type; distribution to
  65       which these release notes apply represents the latest point
  66       along the &release.branch; development branch since
  67       &release.branch; was created.  Information regarding pre-built,
  68       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  69       found at <uri
  70         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  71
  72     <para releasetype="snapshot">The &release.type; distribution to
  73       which these release notes apply represents a point along the
  74       &release.branch; development branch between &release.prev; and
  75       the future &release.next;.  Information regarding pre-built,
  76       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  77       found at <uri
  78         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  79
  80     <para releasetype="release">This distribution of &os;
  81       &release.current; is a &release.type; distribution.  It can be
  82       found at <uri xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri> or
  83       any of its mirrors.  More information on obtaining this (or
  84       other) &release.type; distributions of &os; can be found in the
  85       <link
  86         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
  87           &os;</quote> appendix</link> to the <link
  88         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">&os;
  89         Handbook</link>.</para>
  90
  91     <para>All users are encouraged to consult the release errata
  92       before installing &os;.  The errata document is updated with
  93       <quote>late-breaking</quote> information discovered late in the
  94       release cycle or after the release.  Typically, it contains
  95       information on known bugs, security advisories, and corrections
  96       to documentation.  An up-to-date copy of the errata for &os;
  97       &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para>
  98
  99     <para>This document describes the most user-visible new or changed
 100       features in &os; since &release.prev;.</para>
 101
 102     <para>Typical release note items document recent security
 103       advisories issued after &release.prev;, new drivers or hardware
 104       support, new commands or options, major bug fixes, or
 105       contributed software upgrades.  They may also list changes to
 106       major ports/packages or release engineering practices.  Clearly
 107       the release notes cannot list every single change made to &os;
 108       between releases; this document focuses primarily on security
 109       advisories, user-visible changes, and major architectural
 110       improvements.</para>
 111   </sect1>
 112
 113   <sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
 114     <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title>
 115
 116     <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions
 117       (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported
 118       using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility.  The binary upgrade
 119       procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as
 120       unmodified <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel distributed as
 121       a part of an official &os; release.  The &man.freebsd-update.8;
 122       utility requires that the host being upgraded have Internet
 123       connectivity.</para>
 124
 125     <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os;
 126       base system from source code) from previous versions are
 127       supported, according to the instructions in
 128       <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
 129
 130     <important>
 131       <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after
 132         backing up <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration
 133         files.</para>
 134     </important>
 135   </sect1>
 136
 137   <sect1 xml:id="security-errata">
 138     <title>Security and Errata</title>
 139
 140     <para>This section lists the various Security Advisories and
 141       Errata Notices since &release.prev;.</para>
 142
 143     <sect2 xml:id="security">
 144       <title>Security Advisories</title>
 145
 146       &security;
 147     </sect2>
 148
 149     <sect2 xml:id="errata">
 150       <title>Errata Notices</title>
 151
 152       &errata;
 153     </sect2>
 154   </sect1>
 155
 156   <sect1 xml:id="userland">
 157     <title>Userland</title>
 158
 159     <para>This section covers changes and additions to userland
 160       applications, contributed software, and system utilities.</para>
 161
 162     <sect2 xml:id="userland-config">
 163       <title>Userland Configuration Changes</title>
 164
 165       <para revision="313206">The &man.inetd.8; utility is now built
 166         without <literal>libwrap</literal> support when
 167         <literal>WITHOUT_TCP_WRAPPERS</literal> is set in
 168         &man.src.conf.5;.</para>
 169     </sect2>
 170
 171     <sect2 xml:id="userland-programs">
 172       <title>Userland Application Changes</title>
 173
 174       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 175     </sect2>
 176
 177     <sect2 xml:id="userland-contrib">
 178       <title>Contributed Software</title>
 179
 180       <para revision="309512"><application>Subversion</application>
 181         has been updated to version 1.9.5.</para>
 182
 183       <para revision="309848">&man.file.1; has been updated to version
 184         5.29.</para>
 185
 186       <para revision="310490">The &man.amd.8; utility has been updated
 187         to version 6.2.</para>
 188
 189       <para revision="312516">&man.xz.1; has been updated to version
 190         5.2.3.</para>
 191
 192       <para revision="313796">&man.zlib.3; has been updated to version
 193         1.2.11.</para>
 194
 195       <para revision="315433">&man.libarchive.3; has been updated to
 196         version 3.3.1.</para>
 197
 198       <para revision="316069">&man.ntpd.8; has been updated to version
 199         4.2.8p10.</para>
 200
 201       <para revision="316350">Timezone data files have been updated to
 202         version 2017b.</para>
 203
 204       <para revision="316958">&man.tcsh.1; has been updated to version
 205         6.20.00.</para>
 206     </sect2>
 207
 208     <sect2 xml:id="userland-installer">
 209       <title>Installation and Configuration Tools</title>
 210
 211       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 212     </sect2>
 213
 214     <sect2 xml:id="userland-rc">
 215       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d</filename>
 216         Scripts</title>
 217
 218       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 219     </sect2>
 220
 221     <sect2 xml:id="userland-periodic">
 222       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/periodic</filename>
 223         Scripts</title>
 224
 225       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 226     </sect2>
 227
 228     <sect2 xml:id="userland-libraries">
 229       <title>Runtime Libraries and API</title>
 230
 231       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 232     </sect2>
 233
 234     <sect2 xml:id="userland-abi">
 235       <title>ABI Compatibility</title>
 236
 237       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 238     </sect2>
 239   </sect1>
 240
 241   <sect1 xml:id="kernel">
 242     <title>Kernel</title>
 243
 244     <para>This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system
 245       tuning, and system control parameters that are not otherwise
 246       categorized.</para>
 247
 248     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-bugfix">
 249       <title>Kernel Bug Fixes</title>
 250
 251       <para></para>
 252     </sect2>
 253
 254     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-config">
 255       <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
 256
 257       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 258     </sect2>
 259
 260     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-sysctl">
 261       <title>System Tuning and Controls</title>
 262
 263       <para></para>
 264     </sect2>
 265   </sect1>
 266
 267   <sect1 xml:id="drivers">
 268     <title>Devices and Drivers</title>
 269
 270     <para>This section covers changes and additions to devices and
 271       device drivers since &release.prev;.</para>
 272
 273     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-device">
 274       <title>Device Drivers</title>
 275
 276       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 277     </sect2>
 278
 279     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-storage">
 280       <title>Storage Drivers</title>
 281
 282       <para></para>
 283     </sect2>
 284
 285     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-network">
 286       <title>Network Drivers</title>
 287
 288       <para revision="311507" contrib="sponsor"
 289         sponsor="&chelsio;">The &man.cxgbe.4; driver has been updated
 290         to firmware version 1.16.26.0 for T4, T5, and T6 cards.</para>
 291
 292       <para revision="312359">The &man.alc.4; driver has been updated
 293         to provide support for Atheros&reg; Killer&nbsp;E2400&trade;
 294         Gigabit ethernet cards.</para>
 295
 296       <para revision="314019" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ms;">The
 297         &man.alc.4; driver has been updated to provide support for
 298         Atheros&reg; Killer&nbsp;E2500&trade; Gigabit ethernet
 299         cards.</para>
 300
 301       <para revision="316485">The &man.qlnxe.4; driver has been added,
 302         providing support for Cavium&reg; Qlogic&trade; 45000 Series
 303         adapters.</para>
 304     </sect2>
 305   </sect1>
 306
 307   <sect1 xml:id="hardware">
 308     <title>Hardware Support</title>
 309
 310     <para>This section covers general hardware support for physical
 311       machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well
 312       as hardware changes and updates that do not otherwise fit in
 313       other sections of this document.</para>
 314
 315     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-support">
 316       <title>Hardware Support</title>
 317
 318       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 319     </sect2>
 320
 321     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-virtualization">
 322       <title>Virtualization Support</title>
 323
 324       <para></para>
 325     </sect2>
 326
 327     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-arm">
 328       <title>ARM Support</title>
 329
 330       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 331     </sect2>
 332   </sect1>
 333
 334   <sect1 xml:id="storage">
 335     <title>Storage</title>
 336
 337     <para>This section covers changes and additions to file systems
 338       and other storage subsystems, both local and networked.</para>
 339
 340     <sect2 xml:id="storage-general">
 341       <title>General Storage</title>
 342
 343       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 344     </sect2>
 345
 346     <sect2 xml:id="storage-net">
 347       <title>Networked Storage</title>
 348
 349       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 350     </sect2>
 351
 352     <sect2 xml:id="storage-zfs">
 353       <title>ZFS</title>
 354
 355       <para></para>
 356     </sect2>
 357
 358     <sect2 xml:id="storage-geom">
 359       <title>&man.geom.4;</title>
 360
 361       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 362     </sect2>
 363   </sect1>
 364
 365   <sect1 xml:id="boot">
 366     <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 367
 368     <para>This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other
 369       boot-related changes.</para>
 370
 371     <sect2 xml:id="boot-loader">
 372       <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 373
 374       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 375     </sect2>
 376
 377     <sect2 xml:id="boot-menu">
 378       <title>Boot Menu Changes</title>
 379
 380       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 381     </sect2>
 382   </sect1>
 383
 384   <sect1 xml:id="network">
 385     <title>Networking</title>
 386
 387     <para>This section describes changes that affect networking in
 388       &os;.</para>
 389
 390     <sect2 xml:id="network-protocols">
 391       <title>Network Protocols</title>
 392
 393       <para revision="309340" contrib="sponsor"
 394         sponsor="&dellemc;">Support for <acronym>GARP</acronym>
 395         (gratuitous <acronym>ARP</acronym>) retransmit has been added.
 396         A new &man.sysctl.8;,
 397         <literal>net.link.ether.inet.garp_rexmit_count</literal>, has
 398         been added, which sets the maximum number of retransmissions
 399         when set to a non-zero value.</para>
 400     </sect2>
 401   </sect1>
 402
 403   <sect1 xml:id="ports">
 404     <title>Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure</title>
 405
 406     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Ports
 407       Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and
 408       installation tools.</para>
 409
 410     <sect2 xml:id="ports-infrastructure">
 411       <title>Infrastructure Changes</title>
 412
 413       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 414     </sect2>
 415
 416     <sect2 xml:id="ports-packages ">
 417       <title>Packaging Changes</title>
 418
 419       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 420     </sect2>
 421   </sect1>
 422
 423   <sect1 xml:id="doc">
 424     <title>Documentation</title>
 425
 426     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Documentation
 427       Project sources and toolchain.</para>
 428
 429     <sect2 xml:id="doc-sources">
 430       <title>Documentation Source Changes</title>
 431
 432       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 433     </sect2>
 434
 435     <sect2 xml:id="doc-toolchain">
 436       <title>Documentation Toolchain Changes</title>
 437
 438       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 439     </sect2>
 440   </sect1>
 441
 442   <sect1 xml:id="releng">
 443     <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title>
 444
 445     <para>This section convers changes that are specific to the
 446       &os;&nbsp;Release Engineering processes.</para>
 447
 448     <sect2 xml:id="releng-changes">
 449       <title>Integration Changes</title>
 450
 451       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 452     </sect2>
 453   </sect1>
 454 </article>