1: # NetBSD-8 release notes items #
2:
3: Below list needs to be expanded about ARM, MPSAFE networking changes.
4: Then expanded to be readable by an average technically inclined person.
5: Then reordered for most cool things on top.
6:
7: * W\^X memory protection enforced by default on architectures with fine-grained memory protection
8: * ASLR in some archs, MKPIE default for userland
9: XXX list of archs
10: * SSP/FORTIFY default for userland and packages.
11: XXX is SSP / MKPIE new to userland?
12: * In-kernel audio mixer
13:
14: * USB system rework. added USB3 support.
15:
16: The following networking components and drivers have been made MPSAFE:
17: XXX long list, TODO.smpnet is a start
18:
19:
20: * Reproducible build (link to blog)
21: * Dynamic tracing (DTrace) for kernel code (link to guide/intro)
22:
23:
24: amd64, i386:
25:
26: * Meltdown fixes
27: * SMEP
28: * SMAP
29: * amd64 kernel W\^X
30: * EFI bootloader
31:
32: xen:
33:
34: * kernel modules support
35:
36: ARM:
37:
38: * awin, FDT
39: XXX elaborate
40:
41:
42: * TC-USB, TurboChannel USB support for ...
43: * mntva, driver for mntmn's VA2000 amiga graphics card
44:
45: * bta2dpd - new Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile daemon
46: * iwm(4), a driver for Intel Wireless devices (AC7260, AC7265, AC3160...)
47: * nvme(4), a driver for NVMe hardware, ported from OpenBSD
48: * nouveau, an open source driver for modern nVidia graphics, ported from linux, available by default.
49: (this is at the bottom because we mentioned it in 7.1 too)
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