PRs worth fixing
PR #52769: hang with an ffs stored in an nvme device(done)PR #53059: repeated nvmectl identify nvme0 locks up sytem(done)PR #53043: deadlock on evbarm/TEGRA with netbsd-8(done)PR #53072: netbsd-8 regression: startx (nv driver) crashes system(done)PR #53077: alpha panic: cpu_uarea_alloc: uvm_pglistalloc failed: 12(done)PR #53096: netbsd-8 crash on heavy disk I/O(done)PR #53053: non-MULTIPROCESSOR hangs building Go(still reproducable with newer go?)
PR #53173: "go test net/http" locks up the machine (both PRs tied
)PR #53016: Clock not stable
PR #53017: Kernel panics every now and then with "fpusave_lwp: did not" message
PR #53143: NetBSD 8 panic related to procfs(done)PR #53155: Wedge after <12h uptime when >2 bnx network interfaces in use
PR #53161: ATF test runs leave a rump_server process around
PR #53286: hdaudio(4), iwm(4) and rtsx(4) detections fail in UEFI case
PR #53291: GPT prevents installation
PR #53292: uefi boot countdown is invisiblePR #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
[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 (needs attention from ARM)