[[!meta title="NetBSD 8.0 pre-release tasklist"]]

## PRs worth fixing

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=52769]]: hang with an ffs stored in an nvme device~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53059]]: repeated nvmectl identify nvme0 locks up sytem~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53043]]: deadlock on evbarm/TEGRA with netbsd-8~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53072]]: netbsd-8 regression: startx (nv driver) crashes system~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53077]]: alpha panic: cpu_uarea_alloc: uvm_pglistalloc failed: 12~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53096]]: netbsd-8 crash on heavy disk I/O~~ (done)

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53053]]: non-MULTIPROCESSOR hangs building Go~~ (still reproducable with newer go?)  
  [[!template id=pr number=53173]]: "go test net/http" locks up the machine (both PRs tied /!\ )

* [[!template id=pr number=53016]]: Clock not stable /!\

* [[!template id=pr number=53017]]: Kernel panics every now and then with "fpusave_lwp: did not" message

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53143]]: NetBSD 8 panic related to procfs~~ (done)

* [[!template id=pr number=53155]]: Wedge after <12h uptime when >2 bnx network interfaces in use /!\

* [[!template id=pr number=53161]]: ATF test runs leave a rump_server process around

* [[!template id=pr number=53286]]: hdaudio(4), iwm(4) and rtsx(4) detections fail in UEFI case /!\

* [[!template id=pr number=53291]]: GPT prevents installation

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53292]]: uefi boot countdown is invisible~~

* ~~[[!template id=pr number=53294]]: ixg(4) stops receiving pkts~~

## Bug Bountys

PRs in the above list marked with /!\ are show stoppers and have a bug bounty of $100 attached.
If you find a solution for one of the marked issues that leads to closing of the PRs, we will get
in touch with you.

## [Test runs](http://releng.netbsd.org/test-results.html)

* ~~[martin's ARM machine invokes ctfconvert unsuccessfully]~~ (done)

* ~~ARM t_btowc fail~~ (done)

* ~~ZFS tests on amd64 fail~~ (done)

## Functionality backport

* ~~Meltdown fix~~ (done)
  + ~~Requires x86_hotpatch.~~ (done)
  + ~~Requires __HAVE_PCPU_AREA.~~ (done)

* ~~Spectre fix~~ (done)

* ~~SMAP~~ (done)
  + ~~Requires x86_hotpatch.~~ (done)

* ~~pmap/pool changes~~ (done)

## kamil TODO

* ~~_UC_MACHINE_FP() merge with -8~~ (done)

* ~~regnsub(3) regasub(3) - pass size_t nmatch in API (OK from Christos, the author)~~ (abandoned)

* ~~ptrace(2) - one functionality removal from -8 and HEAD; to be presented/discussed~~ (done)

## Installer issues

* Sysinst gpt partitioning is subpar

* Sysinst should handle UEFI installs out of the box

* x86 / drmkms console font is too tiny

## Writing release notes

* [Draft of content](https://wiki.netbsd.org/users/maya/release-notes-8-draft/) (needs attention from ARM)