FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE Release Notes

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FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE Release Notes

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IBM, AIX, OS/2, PowerPC, PS/2, S/390, and ThinkPad are @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the - “®” symbol.

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Last modified on 2015-08-04 by gjb.

Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE contain a summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system on the 10.2-STABLE development line. This document lists applicable security advisories that were issued since the last @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ userland. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also presented.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD

3. Security and Errata

3.1. Security Advisories
3.2. Errata Notices

4. Userland

4.1. Userland Configuration Changes
4.2. Userland Application Changes
4.3. Contributed Software
4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools
4.5. /etc/rc.d Scripts
4.6. /etc/periodic - Scripts
4.7. Runtime Libraries and API
4.8. ABI Compatibility

5. Kernel

5.1. Kernel Bug Fixes
5.2. Kernel Configuration
5.3. System Tuning and Controls

6. Devices and Drivers

6.1. Device Drivers
6.2. Storage Drivers
6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Suppor t

7.1. Hardware Support
7.2. Virtualization Support
7.3. ARM Support

8. Storage

8.1. General Storage
8.2. Networked Storage
8.3. ZFS
8.4. geom(4)

9. Boot Loader Changes

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

10. Networking

10.1. Networ! k Procols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

11.1. Ports and Package Versions

12. Release Engineering and Integration

12.1. Integration Changes

1. Introduction

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE. It describes recently added, changed, or deleted features of FreeBSD. It also provides some notes on upgrading from previous versions of FreeBSD.

This distribution of FreeBSD @@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ The FreeBSD Foundation)

A regression in the libarchive(3) library that would prevent a directory from being included in the archive when --one-file-system is used - has been fixed. [r281044]

A new flag, -R, has - been added to the netstat(8) utility, which is used to - dump RSS/flow information. [r281161] + has been fixed. [r281044]

The netstat(8) utility has been + updated to include a new flag, -R, which is + used to dump RSS/flow information. [r281161] (Sponsored by Limelight Networks)

The ar(1) utility has been updated to set @@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ updated to print the modification time of the file passed as an argument to the -r flag, improving compatibility with the GNU date(1) - utility behavior. [r283258]

A new flag, -c, has - been added to the mkimg(1) utility, which allows - specifying the capacity of the target disk image. [r284523]

The pw(8) utility has been updated + utility behavior. [r283258]

The mkimg(1) utility has been + updated to include a new flag, -c, which + allows specifying the capacity of the target disk + image. [r284523]

The pw(8) utility has been updated with a new flag, -R, that sets the root directory within which the utility will operate. [r285092]

4.3. Contributed Software

The resolvconf(8) utility has been updated to version @@ -331,18 +332,17 @@ hv_netvsc(4) driver has been updated to support checksum offloading and TSO. [r285236] (Sponsored by - Microsoft Open Source Technology Center)

7.3. ARM Support

[arm] Support to turn off the - BeagleBone Black system with the shutdown(8) - -p flag or by invoking poweroff(8) has - been added. [r278079]

[arm] Support for the Exynos 5420 - Octa system has been added. [r278599]

[arm] The SMP - option has been enabled for all Exynos 5 systems supported by + Microsoft Open Source Technology Center)

7.3. ARM Support

Support to turn off the BeagleBone Black + system with the shutdown(8) -p flag or + by invoking poweroff(8) has been added. [r278079]

Support for the Exynos 5420 Octa system + has been added. [r278599]

The SMP option has + been enabled for all Exynos 5 systems supported by FreeBSD. [r278599]

The bcm2835_cpufreq driver has been added, which supports CPU frequency and voltage control on the Raspberry Pi - SOC. [r278608]

[arm] Support for the Toradex - Apalis i.MX6 development board has been added. [r283500]

[arm] Audio transmission drivers - have been added for Digital Audio Multiplexer + SOC. [r278608]

Support for the Toradex Apalis i.MX6 + development board has been added. [r283500]

Audio transmission drivers have been + added for Digital Audio Multiplexer (AUDMUXM), Smart Direct Memory Access Controller (SDMA), and Syncronous Serial Interface (SSI). [r283500]

8. Storage

This section covers changes and additions to file systems @@ -376,10 +376,11 @@ targets and portals without requiring active discovery. [r274939] (Sponsored by - iXsystems)

Support + iXsystems)

The + mount_nfs(8) utility has been updated to include support for the timeo, actimeo, - noac, and proto options - have been added to mount_nfs(8). [r275249] + noac, and proto + options. [r275249] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)

8.3. ZFS

A new tunable, vfs.zfs.spa_slop_shift, has been added, @@ -389,16 +390,17 @@ change, the vfs.zfs.arc_meta_used sysctl(8) has been removed, and replaced with the kstat.zfs.misc.arcstats.arc_meta_used - sysctl(8). [r277583]

8.4. geom(4)

The + sysctl(8). [r277583]

8.4. GEOM

The ctl(4) subsystem has been updated, increasing the ports limit from 128 to 256, and LUN limit from 256 to 1024. [r275891] (Sponsored by - iXsystems)

Support for the + iXsystems)

The gpart(8) utility has been + updated to include support for the apple-boot, apple-hfs, and apple-ufs MBR - partitioning schemes have been added to gpart(8). [r282861]

9. Boot Loader Changes

This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other + partitioning schemes. [r282861]

9. Boot Loader Changes

This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other boot-related changes.

9.1. Boot Loader Changes

Support for bzipfs has been added to the EFI loader. [r281323]

The boot loader has been updated to support entering the GELI passphrase before