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LIST OF CHANGES FROM LAST RELEASE: <$Revision: 1.688 $>
[Note: This file does not mention every change made to the NetBSD source tree.
For an exhaustive list, please subscribe to the `source-changes' mailing list,
or see the mailing list archives. For more information, send a message
containing just the word `help' to `majordomo@NetBSD.org'.]
Changes from NetBSD 4.0 to NetBSD 5.0:
iwi(4): Use firmload(9) to load firmware images. You no longer need to
use iwictl(8) to load the firmware. [skrll 20060809]
acorn32: Remove the old, pre-wscons, console code. Kernel
configurations using the old console (kbd, vt, and vidcconsole)
will need to be updated to use wscons. [bjh21 20060814]
wpi(4): Driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. OpenBSD wpi driver
ported by Jean-Baptiste Campesato. [simonb 20060818]
acorn32: Correctly detect the display refresh rate being used under
RISC OS and look for a matching mode in a list of standard
video modes. This removes the requirement for compiling
RISC OS monitor definitions into the kernel. [bjh21 20060820]
netns: Support for XNS in the kernel and userspace has been
removed. [matt 20060825]
netccit: Support for CCITT/X.26 in the kernel and userspace has
been removed. [matt 20060825]
mips64: Preliminary support for a MIPS64 toolchain using the N64
ABI. [matt 20060825]
postfix: Updated to 2.3.3 [rpaulo 20060827]
landisk: Initial import of landisk port for SuperH based
network storage appliances by I-O DATA. The port was
done by NONAKA Kimihiro <nonaka@NetBSD.org>.
[uwe 20060901]
evbmips: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060901]
sun2: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060903]
sysinst: Besides full and custom installation, there's now also a
minimal installation consisting of just a kernel, base and
etc sets. [hubertf 20060904]
tcp: Add support for Explicit Congestion Notification as defined
in RFC 3168. Sponsored by Google SoC. [rpaulo 20060905]
prep: Convert prep to MI todr driver. [garbled 20060905]
scan_ffs(8): Add -F file support. Useful to search for partitions
on disk images. [xtraeme 20060907]
prep: Add support for the IBM 7025-F40. [garbled 20060907]
lockstat(8): Add the lockstat command: displays a summary of kernel
locking events recorded over the lifetime of a called program.
[ad 20060907]
njata(4): Add driver for Workbit NinjaATA-32 busmastering PIO IDE
controller. [itohy 20060907]
cesfic: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060907]
cobalt: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060907]
sun3: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060907]
arc: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060908]
ews4800mips: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060908]
news68k: Add timecounter support. From gdamore. [tsutsui 20060909]
evbsh5: Add timecounter support. [gdamore 20060909]
todr(9): New machine independent time-of-day chip framework for
drivers, which provides uniform handling across all ports.
Not all ports have adopted it yet. [gdamore 20060909]