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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:05:02 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=0f9902bacb7c6a5406e4aebc446dda44e4c70bbc
commit 0f9902bacb7c6a5406e4aebc446dda44e4c70bbc
Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-30 17:18:27 +0000
Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-11-30 22:04:33 +0000
releases/15.0R/relnotes: Note that usbhid(4) is the default
With some additional details from wulf@
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53931
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website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc
index 0ec00bdadb..97c54151f1 100644
--- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc
@@ -934,6 +934,24 @@ For machines that provide both, leverage the v3 table in priority consistently w
gitref:bc7f6508363c[repository=src]
(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation.)
+The man:usbhid[4] driver is now enabled by default, and is used in preference to other USB HID drivers like man:ukbd[4], man:ums[4], and man:uhid[4].
+Supported device classes now include:
+
+- Absoluteāpositioning mice in virtualized environments via man:hms[4]
+- Digitizers and stylus devices via man:hpen[4]
+- Compound HID devices, such as keyboards and mice that share
+ a single USB interface
+- Special keyboard function keys (volume, brightness, etc.) via man:hcons[4]
+ and man:hsctrl[4]
+- Game controllers, including Xbox 360 and PS4 gamepads via man:xb360gp[4] and
+ man:ps4dshock[4], and generic controllers via man:hgame[4]
+- Raw HID devices via man:hidraw[4]
+
+FIDO/U2F security tokens continue to be supported through the autoloaded
+man:u2f[4] driver. Device names and protocol handling for these devices are
+unchanged.
+gitref:74072e9f16c1[repository=src] (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)
+
[[drivers-removals]]
=== Deprecated and Removed Drivers