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 # Hackathon 16  # Hackathon 17
   
 The 16th NetBSD hackathon will be run from February 10th to February 12th.  The 17th NetBSD hackathon *is running from June 14th until June 17th*.
 Our goal is fixing all the bugs that need fixing to get  Our goal is fixing all the bugs that need fixing to get
 [[NetBSD-current|http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/current/]] ready for the  [[NetBSD-current|http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/current/]] ready for the
 creation of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch.  creation of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch.
Line 9  Join us on the IRC channel #netbsd-code  Line 9  Join us on the IRC channel #netbsd-code 
 Just join, have a look around and ask your questions or what work needs to  Just join, have a look around and ask your questions or what work needs to
 be done.  be done.
   
   ## Release plans for NetBSD-6.0
   ============================
   
   This file is managed by the release engineering team - please get in touch
   with them with any feedback.
   
   Will be in 6.0
   --------------
   + ZFS - need an update on viability, needs work
   + in-kernel iSCSI initiator, and user tools - in othersrc, needs to be moved to src
   + 64-bit time_t
   + rump - pooka has declared interfaces stable
   + LVM/dmapper and tools
   + workable MIPS for all
   + netpgp - agc
   + able to use external compilers and toolchain
   + cleaned up files in repos - joerg
   + support for wide efficient regexps with tre
   + native X11R7
   + TLS - joerg
   + following on from TLS, modern gdb
   + lua scripting
   + agreement and communication of tiered port system (before release) - pooka
   + other enhancements and new functionality in -current
   + tcp support in libsa? need to merge SoC project
   + sasl - SoC project was merged
   + namei changes - dholland
   + support for resizing ffs - riz
   + production support for fss
   + Xen/SMP
   + Xen suspend/resume
   + automated test framework for testing releng autobuilds
   + full functionality for NPF - SMP-aware packet filter - rmind
   + fixed IPSEC NAT-T
   + GPT-aware bootloader for i386/amd64 - jakllsch
   + gcc 4.5
   + clang - joerg
   + NetBSD/usermode - jmcneill, reinoud
   
   Possibly in 6.0
   ---------------
   + mobile IPv6 - we have the mods, need application of same to the repo
   + kernel modules need work
   
   May not make 6.0
   ----------------
   + XIP
   
   Will not be in 6.0
   ------------------
   + gaols
   + sctp
   + devfs
   
   
   Alistair Crooks
   On behalf of core and releng teams
   
 ## Primary goals  ## Primary goals
   
 We want NetBSD 6.0 to be the best NetBSD release ever. There are already  We want NetBSD 6.0 to be the best NetBSD release ever. There are already
 a lot of great features in it:  a lot of great features in it:
   
 * Improved kernel performance and scalibity  * Improved kernel performance and scalability
 * New kernel module framework with automatic module loading  * New kernel module framework with automatic module loading
 * Logic Volume Manager  * Logical Volume Manager
 * NetBSD Packet Filter  * NetBSD Packet Filter
 * Xen SMP support  * Xen SMP support
 * Flash file-system CHFS  * Flash file-system CHFS
Line 29  a lot of great features in it: Line 87  a lot of great features in it:
 * New and enhanced drivers  * New and enhanced drivers
 * ... and many other features  * ... and many other features
   
 To make sure that NetBSD users get the best possible experience of  To make sure that NetBSD users get the best possible experience of the
 the new release we would like to fix as many as possible of the  new release we would like to fix as many as possible of the following
 following bugs. If you are able to fix these bugs by supplying patches  bugs. If you are able to help us to fix these bugs by supplying
 or testing fixes please consider to participate.  patches or testing fixes please consider to participate.  We are also
 We are also in need of people to supply documentation fixes, preferably  in need of people to supply documentation fixes, preferably in the
 in the form of patches.  Release notes and/or manual pages!  form of patches.  Release notes and/or manual pages!
   
 Critical bugs:  Critical bugs:
   
Line 59  Important bugs: Line 117  Important bugs:
 * [[PR 40562|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40562]]: busy loop in ffs_sync when unmounting a file system  * [[PR 40562|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40562]]: busy loop in ffs_sync when unmounting a file system
 * [[PR 41013|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41013]]: netbsd5-rc2 crash (kernel diagnostic assertion "vp->v_usecount == 1" failed)  * [[PR 41013|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41013]]: netbsd5-rc2 crash (kernel diagnostic assertion "vp->v_usecount == 1" failed)
 * [[PR 39371|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39371]]: wapbl should allow mounting "/" even if journal is hosed  * [[PR 39371|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39371]]: wapbl should allow mounting "/" even if journal is hosed
 * [[PR 39609|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39609]]: wapbl "replaying log to disk" message is potentially misleading  * fixed <s>[[PR 39609|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39609]]: wapbl "replaying log to disk" message is potentially misleading</s>
 * [[PR 32318|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/32318]]: NFS client or server hang  * fixed <s>[[PR 32318|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/32318]]: NFS client or server hang</s>
 * [[PR 39385|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39385]]: unmounting ptyfs with busy ptys causes deadlock in vrele  * [[PR 39385|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39385]]: unmounting ptyfs with busy ptys causes deadlock in vrele
 * [[PR 40388|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40388]]: IPv6 incompatibility with pre-5.99.6 binary  * [[PR 40388|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40388]]: IPv6 incompatibility with pre-5.99.6 binary
 * [[PR 38078|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38078]]: IPFilter lacks documentation almost completely  * [[PR 38078|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38078]]: IPFilter lacks documentation almost completely
Line 76  Important bugs: Line 134  Important bugs:
 * [[PR 30756|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/30756]]: gdb not usable for live debugging of threaded programs  * [[PR 30756|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/30756]]: gdb not usable for live debugging of threaded programs
 * [[PR 41936|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41936]]: gdb does not work for threaded programs on sparc64  * [[PR 41936|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41936]]: gdb does not work for threaded programs on sparc64
 * [[PR 41208|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41208]]: objcopy -S -O binary aborts w/ BFD internal error  * [[PR 41208|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41208]]: objcopy -S -O binary aborts w/ BFD internal error
 * [[PR 41127|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41127]]: Update/improve newfs docs regarding raw devices  * <s>[[PR 41127|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41127]]: Update/improve newfs docs regarding raw devices</s>
 * [[PR 40346|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40346]]: libexpat should be in base.tgz  * fixed: [[PR 40346|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/40346]]: libexpat should be in base.tgz
 * [[PR 9582|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/9582]]: sysinst doesn't allow source or pkgsrc installation  * [[PR 9582|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/9582]]: sysinst doesn't allow source or pkgsrc installation
 * [[PR 38571|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38571]]: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"  * [[PR 38571|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38571]]: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"
 * [[PR 12769|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/12769]]: clarify the upgrade notes for when the sets are on /usr  * [[PR 12769|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/12769]]: clarify the upgrade notes for when the sets are on /usr
Line 90  Important bugs: Line 148  Important bugs:
 * [[PR 45628|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45628]]: acpicpu(4) changes between 5.99.55 and 5.99.56 break amd64  * [[PR 45628|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45628]]: acpicpu(4) changes between 5.99.55 and 5.99.56 break amd64
 * [[PR 45816|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45816]]: Screen corruption in German sysinst install  * [[PR 45816|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45816]]: Screen corruption in German sysinst install
 * [[PR 45854|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45854]]: vnode clean list corruption?  * [[PR 45854|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45854]]: vnode clean list corruption?
   * [[PR 45974|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45974]]: kernfs mount point directory listing is empty
   
 Should be fixed:  Should be fixed:
   
 * [[PR 37726|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/37726]]: request documentation of 2147 second limit on adjtime(2)  * [[PR 37726|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/37726]]: request documentation of 2147 second limit on adjtime(2)
 * [[PR 19774|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/19774]]: ddb can be entered twice and then you can't get out  * [[PR 19774|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/19774]]: ddb can be entered twice and then you can't get out
 * [[PR 36526|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/36526]]: ddb(4) doesn't document ddb.commandonenter fully, nor correctly  * fixed <s>[[PR 36526|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/36526]]: ddb(4) doesn't document ddb.commandonenter fully, nor correctly</s>
 * [[PR 36227|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/36227]]: TRYEMULROOT-related doc issues about absolute symlinks  * [[PR 36227|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/36227]]: TRYEMULROOT-related doc issues about absolute symlinks
 * [[PR 38141|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38141]]: lookup/vfs_busy acquire rwlock recursively (now, transient unmount failures)  * [[PR 38141|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38141]]: lookup/vfs_busy acquire rwlock recursively (now, transient unmount failures)
 * [[PR 38889|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38889]]: Crash on open/mmap/close of block device  * [[PR 38889|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38889]]: Crash on open/mmap/close of block device
Line 151  Should be fixed: Line 210  Should be fixed:
   
 It would also be nice to fix the following bugs:  It would also be nice to fix the following bugs:
   
   * (no PR): dump, restore, tar, cpio, scp, sftp, rcp do not copy extended attributes
 * [[PR 2512|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/2512]]: fuword() definition problem  * [[PR 2512|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/2512]]: fuword() definition problem
 * [[PR 28448|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/28448]]: stackable filesystems locking breakage when looking up DOTDOT  * [[PR 28448|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/28448]]: stackable filesystems locking breakage when looking up DOTDOT
 * [[PR 32367|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/32367]]: umount -f deadlock  * [[PR 32367|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/32367]]: umount -f deadlock
Line 200  It would also be nice to fix the followi Line 260  It would also be nice to fix the followi
 * [[PR 38066|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38066]]: tar doesn't dearchive correctly long symlinks  * [[PR 38066|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/38066]]: tar doesn't dearchive correctly long symlinks
 * [[PR 41049|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41049]]: usermod -g =uid testuser does not create group as indicated by man page  * [[PR 41049|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41049]]: usermod -g =uid testuser does not create group as indicated by man page
 * [[PR 41526|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41526]]: re-support /usr/bin/vi's -F option  * [[PR 41526|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/41526]]: re-support /usr/bin/vi's -F option
 * [[PR 43839|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/43839]]: vi can't resize in -current  * fixed <s>[[PR 43839|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/43839]]: vi can't resize in -current</s>
 * [[PR 45006|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45006]]: nvi gives nonsense error when TERM environment variable unset  * fixed in HEAD in 2009 <s>[[PR 45006|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/45006]]: nvi gives nonsense error when TERM environment variable unset</s>
 * [[PR 5034|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/5034]]: the num lock light doesn't change when switching to X (also, 9127)  * [[PR 5034|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/5034]]: the num lock light doesn't change when switching to X (also, 9127)
 * [[PR 9127|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/9127]]: CapsLock not properly handled between virtual consoles with X (also, 5034)  * [[PR 9127|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/9127]]: CapsLock not properly handled between virtual consoles with X (also, 5034)
 * [[PR 42569|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/42569]]: Please import xf86-input-usbtablet driver from OpenBSD xenocara  * [[PR 42569|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/42569]]: Please import xf86-input-usbtablet driver from OpenBSD xenocara
Line 214  It would also be nice to fix the followi Line 274  It would also be nice to fix the followi
 * [[PR 35538|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/35538]]: sysinst duplicates hostname on upgrade  * [[PR 35538|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/35538]]: sysinst duplicates hostname on upgrade
 * [[PR 39352|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39352]]: sysinst enhancement suggestion: file browser  * [[PR 39352|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/39352]]: sysinst enhancement suggestion: file browser
 * [[PR 13532|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/13532]]: the HTML generated for INSTALL.html is atrocious  * [[PR 13532|http://gnats.NetBSD.org/13532]]: the HTML generated for INSTALL.html is atrocious
   
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