--- wikisrc/users/maya.mdwn 2018/02/25 11:28:03 1.7 +++ wikisrc/users/maya.mdwn 2018/02/25 11:30:25 1.8 @@ -1,54 +1,3 @@ -# NetBSD-8 release notes items # - -Below list needs to be expanded about ARM, MPSAFE networking changes. -Then expanded to be readable by an average technically inclined person. -Then reordered for most cool things on top. - -* W^X memory protection enforced by default on architectures with fine-grained memory protection -* ASLR in some archs, MKPIE default for userland -XXX list of archs -* SSP/FORTIFY default for userland and packages. -XXX is SSP / MKPIE new to userland? -* In-kernel audio mixer - -* USB system rework. added USB3 support. - -The following networking components and drivers have been made MPSAFE: -XXX long list, TODO.smpnet is a start - - -* Reproducible build (link to blog) -* Dynamic tracing (DTrace) for kernel code (link to guide/intro) - - -amd64, i386: - -* Meltdown fixes -* SMEP -* SMAP -* amd64 kernel W^X -* EFI bootloader - -xen: - -* kernel modules support - -ARM: - -* awin, FDT -XXX elaborate - - -* TC-USB, TurboChannel USB support for ... -* mntva, driver for mntmn's VA2000 amiga graphics card - -* bta2dpd - new Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile daemon -* iwm(4), a driver for Intel Wireless devices (AC7260, AC7265, AC3160...) -* nvme(4), a driver for NVMe hardware, ported from OpenBSD -* nouveau, an open source driver for modern nVidia graphics, ported from linux, available by default. - (this is at the bottom because we mentioned it in 7.1 too) - - # Tips for using analyzers on NetBSD # ## Address Sanitizer (+UBsan) (preliminary) ##