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commit 97584c794787d0108593aa3bb88285e0ee18d8b2
Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-03-09 18:52:25 +0000
Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-03-09 19:07:11 +0000
14.4/relnotes: Editorial pass
- wordsmith for accessibility
- consolidate entries where possible
- sort alphabetically by approximate manual section
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1 file changed, 163 insertions(+), 144 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.4R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.4R/relnotes.adoc
index 7b44910c94..4c1e1fea8f 100644
--- a/website/content/en/releases/14.4R/relnotes.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/14.4R/relnotes.adoc
@@ -190,155 +190,163 @@ This section covers changes and additions to userland applications, contributed
[[userland-programs]]
=== Userland Application Changes
-The man:newfs[8] utility gains a `-u` flag to disable soft updates and soft updates journaling, providing a way to turn off the default soft updates for UFS2 filesystems.
-gitref:929ef0d36c6c[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc. | NetApp, Inc." >}}
+The man:diff[1] utility now reports I/O errors encountered during the Stone algorithm's file comparison phase, providing error messages where previously only the exit status indicated failure.
+gitref:3c10ed2ba3aa[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc." >}}
-The man:sockstat[1] utility now displays UDP-Lite endpoints by default, providing visibility into these sockets alongside other network connections.
-gitref:23cda744e4da[repository=src].
+The man:diff[1] utility no longer incorrectly compares a file or directory to itself, fixing a bug where diff could produce misleading output. In addition, several internal correctness and robustness improvements were made (see related commits), including fixes for resource leaks in the pagination code, improved error handling around file descriptor operations, and prevention of potential integer overflows when using very large context windows. Additional tests were added to cover these cases.
+gitref:b4139147bbb7[repository=src],
+gitref:6761e555376e[repository=src],
+gitref:2434f3b279a9[repository=src],
+gitref:238bf5ebf684[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc." >}}
-man:mdo[1] adds new options to control user and group IDs in launched processes, including `-k` to keep current users, `-g` and `-G` to set primary and supplementary groups, `-s` to amend supplementary groups, and `--euid`/`--ruid`/`--svuid`/`--egid`/`--rgid`/`--svgid` to override specific IDs. This provides finer-grained control over process credentials while maintaining compatibility with existing behavior.
+The man:mdo[1] privilege-escalation utility adds new options to control user and group IDs in launched processes, including `-k` to keep current users, `-g` and `-G` to set primary and supplementary groups, `-s` to amend supplementary groups, and `--euid`/`--ruid`/`--svuid`/`--egid`/`--rgid`/`--svgid` to override specific IDs.
+This provides finer-grained control over process credentials while maintaining compatibility with existing behavior.
gitref:58f55afb301b[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation | Google LLC (GSoC 2025)" >}}
+The man:sockstat[1] utility now displays UDP-Lite endpoints by default, providing visibility into these sockets alongside other network connections.
+gitref:23cda744e4da[repository=src].
+
+The man:nuageinit[7] tool now supports the **chpasswd** command, allowing password changes via a list or multiline string, including deprecated syntax for compatibility with some providers.
+gitref:6c912470030b[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "OVHCloud" >}}
+
+The man:pkg[7] utility now parses command-line arguments in the same way as man:pkg[8], requiring options to be placed in the same positions.
+**Note**: This changes the behavior of some previously accepted command sequences, such as `pkg -f bootstrap` no longer working; users must use `pkg bootstrap -f` instead.
+gitref:62947e508161[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation | The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
+
+The man:bsdinstall[8] installer no longer supports ZFS installations using MBR disk layouts.
+This removes a previously broken option that could cause installation failures.
+gitref:220584471931[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
+
The man:freebsd-update[8] utility now installs shared libraries in a specific order (libsys, libc, libthr, then others) to prevent failures during upgrades from 14.x to 15.x.
gitref:e26928669f39[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "https://www.patreon.com/cperciva" >}}
-The man:ngctl[8] utility gains a `-j` flag to attach and run inside a jail, allowing manipulation of netgraph nodes from within a jail environment. This enables administrators to manage netgraph configurations in jails where ngctl may not be directly available.
-gitref:04911babef1b[repository=src].
+The filesystem creation utility, man:newfs[8], gained a `-u` flag to disable the default soft updates and soft updates journaling for UFS2 filesystems.
+gitref:929ef0d36c6c[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc. | NetApp, Inc." >}}
-The man:bsdinstall[8] installer no longer supports ZFS installations using MBR disk layouts. This removes a previously broken option that could cause installation failures.
-gitref:220584471931[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
+The man:ngctl[8] utility gained a `-j` flag to attach and run inside a jail, allowing manipulation of netgraph nodes from within a man:jail[8].
+This enables administrators to manage netgraph configurations in jails where ngctl may not be directly available.
+gitref:04911babef1b[repository=src].
-man:sndctl[8], a new utility has been added for listing and modifying audio device properties using a control-driven interface similar to man:mixer[8].
+A new utility for controlling sound devices, man:sndctl[8], has appeared with an interface similar to man:mixer[8].
gitref:00988d12bc37[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
-The man:nuageinit[7] tool now supports the chpasswd command, allowing password changes via a list or multiline string, including deprecated syntax for compatibility with some providers.
-gitref:6c912470030b[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "OVHCloud" >}}
-
-The man:pkg[7] utility now parses command-line arguments in the same way as man:pkg[8], requiring options to be placed in the same positions. This changes the behavior of some previously accepted command sequences, such as `pkg -f bootstrap` no longer working; users must use `pkg bootstrap -f` instead.
-gitref:62947e508161[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation | The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
-
-Adds meta and env parameters to jails, allowing arbitrary string metadata and environment information to be associated with each jail. The parameters can be set during jail creation or modified later using `jail -cm`, and can be viewed with man:jls[8]. The `security.jail.meta_maxbufsize` sysctl controls the maximum size of these parameters.
+The man:jail[8] subsystem has gained `meta` and `env` parameters, allowing arbitrary string metadata and environment information to be associated with each jail.
+The parameters can be set during jail creation or modified later using `jail -cm`, and can be viewed with man:jls[8].
+The `security.jail.meta_maxbufsize` man:sysctl[8] controls the maximum size of these parameters.
gitref:527027da391d[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "SkunkWerks GmbH" >}}
-The man:swapon[8] utility now supports encrypted swap files using man:md[4] devices with an [.filename]#.eli# suffix in man:fstab[5]. This allows encrypted swap to be configured in fstab as previously documented.
-gitref:9d80d681ee9d[repository=src].
-
-The man:diff[1] utility now reports I/O errors encountered during the Stone algorithm's file comparison phase, providing error messages where previously only the exit status indicated failure.
-gitref:3c10ed2ba3aa[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc." >}}
-
-The man:diff[1] utility no longer incorrectly compares a file or directory to itself, fixing a bug where diff could produce misleading output. In addition, several internal correctness and robustness improvements were made (see related commits), including fixes for resource leaks in the pagination code, improved error handling around file descriptor operations, and prevention of potential integer overflows when using very large context windows. Additional tests were added to cover these cases.
-gitref:b4139147bbb7[repository=src],
-gitref:6761e555376e[repository=src],
-gitref:2434f3b279a9[repository=src],
-gitref:238bf5ebf684[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "Klara, Inc." >}}
-
The Bluetooth startup script [.filename]#rc.d/bluetooth# now retries the hccontrol reset up to three times for improved reliability and fixes a redirection bug that could create stray files.
gitref:53d1c328e912[repository=src].
+The man:swapon[8] utility now supports encrypted swap files using man:md[4] devices with an [.filename]#.eli# suffix in man:fstab[5].
+This allows encrypted swap to be configured in fstab as previously documented.
+gitref:9d80d681ee9d[repository=src].
+
[[userland-contrib]]
=== Contributed Software
-OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0.16.
-gitref:aed5a47b3a8a[repository=src].
+The man:bc[1] and man:dc[1] calculators have been updated to version 7.1.0.
+gitref:ab36487a79cd[repository=src].
-Spleen font has been updated to version 2.2.0, adding missing characters (em-dash, en-dash, hyphen, angle brackets, white square, dagger, double dagger) and improving character alignment, particularly for high-dpi displays.
-gitref:c44ec96b471e[repository=src].
+The man:bmake[1] build utility has been updated to version 20251111.
+gitref:c95f96dea30a[repository=src].
-man:libarchive[3] updated to version 3.8.5. This includes a bug fix for bsdtar to resolve a regression in zero-length pattern handling.
-gitref:39fd1181e5b2[repository=src].
+The Kerberos man:kadmin[1] utility gains a new `-f` option for dumping Heimdal KDC databases in MIT-compatible format, enabling migration to MIT KDC without recreating the database from scratch.
+gitref:a93e1b731ae4[repository=src].
-man:xz[1] has been updated to version 5.8.2.
-gitref:07700b0107dc[repository=src].
+The man:less[1] pager has been updated to version 685.
+gitref:054ae5e7b465[repository=src].
-man:mtree[8] has been updated to version from NetBSD, improving compatibility and fixing bugs in mtree.
-gitref:f9d671f726ac[repository=src].
+The man:mandoc[1] manual page compiler has been updated to version 2025-09-26, improving case sorting, visual compatability with man:groff[1], fixes to a PDF/PS footer regression, and improvements to the linter.
+gitref:7fa4ccb8e4e7[repository=src],
+gitref:8039d22f6afd[repository=src].
-pci_vendors database has been updated to version 2026-02-10.
-gitref:7805899ed791[repository=src].
+The netcat utility, man:nc[1], now accepts service names like `http' in addition to port numbers for the `-p` option and as command-line arguments.
+gitref:0fe58344e829[repository=src].
-tzdata has been updated to version 2025c.
-gitref:68e2f4cc5e4e[repository=src].
+The man:xz[1] data compression suite has been updated to version 5.8.2.
+gitref:07700b0107dc[repository=src].
-man:bmake[1] has been updated to version 20251111.
-gitref:c95f96dea30a[repository=src].
+The multi-format archive and compression library, man:libarchive[3], has been updated to version 3.8.5.
+This includes a bug fix for man:tar[1] to resolve a regression in zero-length pattern handling.
+gitref:39fd1181e5b2[repository=src].
-SQLite has been updated to version 3.50.4.
-gitref:ef55f6b86626[repository=src].
+libyaml has been updated to version 0.2.5.
+gitref:e52f11f4bbc8[repository=src].
-The man:unbound[8] DNS resolver mitigates `YXDOMAIN` and nodata non-referral answer poisoning, preventing a malicious actor from exploiting a possible cache poison attack. This addresses CVE-2025-11411.
-gitref:cd40a23fb249[repository=src].
+lyaml, a Lua binding for libyaml, is now available in the base system.
+gitref:c508393e49fc[repository=src].
-OpenZFS has been updated to version 2.2.9. This release includes improvements to ARC shrinking, fixes for `zpool add` safety checks, zvol blk-mq synchronization, and BRT range conversion math.
-gitref:709465f2c4f1[repository=src].
+man:libucl[3] has been updated to version 0.9.2.
+gitref:0a8d8b0c878f[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
-man:less[1] has been updated to version 685.
-gitref:054ae5e7b465[repository=src].
+The expat XML parser has been updated to version 2.7.3.
+gitref:a85cfcb61efd[repository=src].
-USB vendor database has been updated to 2025-12-13.
-gitref:02138275effb[repository=src].
+The OpenZFS filesystem has been updated to version 2.2.9.
+This release includes improvements to ARC shrinking, fixes for `zpool add` safety checks, zvol blk-mq synchronization, and BRT range conversion math.
+gitref:709465f2c4f1[repository=src].
-man:unbound[8] has been updated to version 1.24.1. This release includes a security fix for CVE-2025-11411.
-gitref:eeb41dca070f[repository=src].
+The man:blacklistd[8] DoS prevention utility has been updated and renamed to man:blocklistd[8].
+gitref:4690a369ff6d[repository=src].
+The mapping tree utility, man:mtree[8], has been updated improving compatibility and fixing bugs.
+gitref:f9d671f726ac[repository=src].
-The man:kadmin[1] utility gains a new `-f` option for dumping Heimdal KDC databases in MIT-compatible format, enabling migration to MIT KDC without recreating the database from scratch.
-gitref:a93e1b731ae4[repository=src].
+The man:unbound[8] DNS resolver has been updated to version 1.24.1, mitigating `YXDOMAIN` and nodata non-referral answer poisoning, preventing a malicious actor from exploiting a possible cache poison attack.
+This addresses CVE-2025-11411.
+gitref:eeb41dca070f[repository=src],
+gitref:cd40a23fb249[repository=src].
-man:mandoc[1] has been updated to version 2025-09-26. The update improves case sorting in mandoc db, adds macros for AT&T Unix versions 8 and 10, warns on blank lines in man:man[7] like man:mdoc[7], and fixes a PDF/PS footer regression.
-gitref:7fa4ccb8e4e7[repository=src].
+The PCI vendors database has been updated to version 2026-02-10.
+gitref:7805899ed791[repository=src].
-expat has been updated to version 2.7.3.
-gitref:a85cfcb61efd[repository=src].
+The USB vendor database has been updated to 2025-12-13.
+gitref:02138275effb[repository=src].
-man:bc[1] and man:dc[1] have been updated to version 7.1.0.
-gitref:ab36487a79cd[repository=src].
+The Time Zone database has been updated to version 2025c.
+gitref:68e2f4cc5e4e[repository=src].
-The gallant console font now includes over 4300 glyphs, adding support for Greek, Cyrillic, IPA extensions, extended Latin, Zapf Dingbats, arrows, mathematical symbols, box drawing, currency symbols, and Powerline glyphs. This expands the character set available in the console for multilingual text and symbols.
-gitref:8d2d6647d65a[repository=src].
+The SQLite database has been updated to version 3.50.4.
+gitref:ef55f6b86626[repository=src].
-man:libucl[3] has been updated to version 0.9.2.
-gitref:0a8d8b0c878f[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
+The `gallant` console font now includes over 4300 glyphs, adding support for Greek, Cyrillic, IPA extensions, extended Latin, Zapf Dingbats, arrows, mathematical symbols, box drawing, currency symbols, and Powerline glyphs.
+This expands the character set available in the console for multilingual text and symbols.
+gitref:8d2d6647d65a[repository=src].
-man:mandoc[1] has been updated to Groff Compat Edition with improved groff compatibility in formatting, error handling, and rendering.
-gitref:8039d22f6afd[repository=src].
+The `spleen` console font has been updated to version 2.2.0, adding missing characters (em-dash, en-dash, hyphen, angle brackets, white square, dagger, double dagger) and improving character alignment, particularly for high-dpi displays.
+gitref:c44ec96b471e[repository=src].
OpenSSH has been updated to version 10.0p2. The update removes support for the weak DSA signature algorithm and changes the default key agreement to the post-quantum hybrid algorithm mlkem768x25519-sha256. The sshd(8) authentication phase now runs in a separate sshd-auth binary.
gitref:7ca599aa6139[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
-lyaml, a Lua binding for libyaml, is now available in the base system.
-gitref:c508393e49fc[repository=src].
-
-libyaml has been updated to version 0.2.5.
-gitref:e52f11f4bbc8[repository=src].
-
-The man:nc[1] (or netcat) utility now accepts service names (e.g., 'http') in addition to port numbers for the -p option and as command-line arguments.
-gitref:0fe58344e829[repository=src].
-
-The blocklist utility (man:blacklistd[8]) has been updated with upstream changes as part of the rename from blacklist to blocklist.
-gitref:4690a369ff6d[repository=src].
+OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0.16.
+gitref:aed5a47b3a8a[repository=src].
[[userland-deprecated-programs]]
=== Deprecated Applications
-The RIP routing protocol is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. The man pages for man:routed[8], man:rtquery[8], man:route6d[8], and man:rip6query[8] are updated to note the deprecation. Users needing RIP should use alternatives like 'bird' or 'quagga' from the ports collection.
+The RIP routing protocol is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+The man pages for man:routed[8], man:rtquery[8], man:route6d[8], and man:rip6query[8] are updated to note the deprecation.
+Users needing RIP should use alternatives like 'bird' or 'quagga' from the ports collection.
gitref:d350c18f98fd[repository=src].
[[userland-libraries]]
=== Runtime Libraries and API
-The man:inet_net_ntop[3] and man:inet_net_pton[3] functions are updated to correctly handle IPv6 addresses, fixing previous incorrect behavior.
+The Internet network number manipulation library functions, man:inet_net_ntop[3] and man:inet_net_pton[3], are updated to correctly handle IPv6 addresses, fixing previous incorrect behavior.
gitref:b4871be3490d[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "https://www.patreon.com/bsdivy" >}}
@@ -350,7 +358,8 @@ gitref:65808459e21b[repository=src].
This section covers changes in support for cloud environments.
-man:nuageinit[7] receives multiple improvements: execution is now logged; uses a fully compliant YAML parser; improves cloud-init compatibility (adds 'runcmd', 'packages', 'fqdn', 'hostname', 'sudo', 'write_files', 'nameservers', 'tzsetup', 'doas'); improves network support with many fixes, adds support for 'wakeonlan', 'set-name', and 'match.driver'; uses man:resolvconf[8]; and only creates the default user when needed. Also adds support for cloud-init, configuration over the network, and package management.
+The man:nuageinit[7] virtual machine initializer received multiple improvements: execution is now logged; uses a fully compliant YAML parser; improves cloud-init compatibility (adds 'runcmd', 'packages', 'fqdn', 'hostname', 'sudo', 'write_files', 'nameservers', 'tzsetup', 'doas'); improves network support with many fixes, adds support for 'wakeonlan', 'set-name', and 'match.driver'; uses man:resolvconf[8]; and only creates the default user when needed.
+Support has been added for cloud-init, configuration over the network, and package management.
gitref:548d4b2af90b[repository=src],
gitref:5444803b745e[repository=src],
gitref:3a680e954469[repository=src],
@@ -369,11 +378,11 @@ This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system tuning, and system
=== General Kernel Changes
The man:jail[8] system will restrict unprivileged users in a parent jail from scheduling, debugging, or signaling processes in subordinate jails by default in FreeBSD 15.0 and later.
-New privileges PRIV_SCHED_DIFFJAIL, PRIV_DEBUG_DIFFJAIL, and PRIV_SIGNAL_DIFFJAIL are required for such cross-jail operations.
-A new jail parameter allow.nounprivileged_parent_tampering is introduced in FreeBSD 14.x to enable early adoption of the new behavior, but this will become enabled by default in FreeBSD 15.x, affecting development setups that rely on cross-jail process management.
+New privileges `PRIV_SCHED_DIFFJAIL`, `PRIV_DEBUG_DIFFJAIL`, and `PRIV_SIGNAL_DIFFJAIL` are required for such cross-jail operations.
+**Note**: A new jail parameter `allow.nounprivileged_parent_tampering` has been introduced to enable early adoption of the new behavior, but this will become enabled by default in FreeBSD 15.x, affecting development setups that rely on cross-jail process management.
gitref:5c6949e12ee6[repository=src].
-The change fixes a race condition in the powerpc context switch code that could cause the system to hang after starting all APs, particularly in qemu-system-ppc64 power9 pseries guests.
+A race condition on POWER9 was fixed in the context switch code that could cause the system to hang after starting all APs.
gitref:666599639cf6[repository=src].
[[drivers]]
@@ -384,17 +393,29 @@ This section covers changes and additions to devices and device drivers since {r
[[drivers-device]]
=== Device Drivers
-The man:mrsas[4] driver now supports the Fujitsu RAID Controller SAS 6Gbit/s 1GB (D3116), which is used in Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers like the RX300 S7.
-gitref:653099bcc191[repository=src].
+The man:epair[4] driver now supports stable MAC addresses via the `net.link.epair.ether_gen_addr` man:sysctl[8].
+This helps maintain consistent DHCP and dynamic DNS assignments when epair interfaces are recreated, such as after jail restarts.
+The default behavior remains random MAC generation, but setting the sysctl to `1` enables stable addresses.
+gitref:02f70f6633fd[repository=src].
+
+The man:iwlwifi[4] driver now includes ACPI support, enabling regulatory features for 802.11ax, 802.11be, and Per Platform Antenna Gain (PPAG) settings.
+gitref:c4496f82680c[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
+
+The man:ix[4] and man:ixv[4] drivers add support for the Intel Ethernet E610 family of devices, including new PCI IDs for backplane, SFP, 10 GbE, 2.5 GbE, and SGMII variants.
+This enables link speeds of 2.5G, 5G, and 10G on supported hardware.
+gitref:a728b96686e6[repository=src].
+{{< sponsored "Intel Corporation" >}}
-The man:mfi[4] driver now supports the Fujitsu RAID Controller SAS 6Gbit/s 1GB (D3116) by adding its subvendor and subdevice IDs.
+The man:mfi[4] and man:mrsas[4] drivers now supports the Fujitsu RAID Controller SAS 6Gbit/s 1GB (D3116), which is used in Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers like the RX300 S7.
+gitref:653099bcc191[repository=src],
gitref:3690911c355a[repository=src].
-The NVMe driver now supports BAR5 for Table BIR and PBA BIR, enabling FreeBSD on Google Compute Engine C4 machines.
+The man:nvme[4] driver now supports BAR5 for Table BIR and PBA BIR, enabling FreeBSD on Google Compute Engine C4 machines.
gitref:dca645cd3112[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "Google" >}}
-The man:qat[4] driver now supports the 402xx device (IDs 0x4944/0x4945) under the existing qat_4xxx driver, and adds required firmware files.
+The man:qat[4] driver now supports the 402xx device (IDs 0x4944/0x4945) under the existing qat_4xxx driver.
gitref:af51f41346ad[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "Intel Corporation" >}}
@@ -402,21 +423,11 @@ The man:smartpqi[4] driver is updated to version 4660.0.2002, providing updated
gitref:ec98cb56861f[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "Microchip Technology Inc." >}}
-The man:ix[4] and man:ixv[4] drivers add support for the Intel Ethernet E610 family of devices, including new PCI IDs for backplane, SFP, 10 GbE, 2.5 GbE, and SGMII variants. This enables link speeds of 2.5G, 5G, and 10G on supported hardware.
-gitref:a728b96686e6[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "Intel Corporation" >}}
-
-The man:epair[4] driver now supports stable MAC addresses via the `net.link.epair.ether_gen_addr` sysctl. This helps maintain consistent DHCP and dynamic DNS assignments when epair interfaces are recreated, such as after jail restarts. The default behavior remains random MAC generation, but setting the sysctl to 1 enables stable addresses.
-gitref:02f70f6633fd[repository=src].
-
-The man:iwlwifi[4] driver now includes ACPI support, enabling regulatory features for 802.11ax, 802.11be, and Per Platform Antenna Gain (PPAG) settings.
-gitref:c4496f82680c[repository=src].
-{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
-
[[drivers-removals]]
=== Deprecated and Removed Drivers
-The in-kernel MIDI sequencer is deprecated. This change adds a deprecation notice to the kernel and may affect applications that rely on this legacy interface.
+The in-kernel MIDI sequencer is deprecated.
+This change adds a deprecation notice to the kernel and may affect applications that rely on this legacy interface.
gitref:ab9c9443eec5[repository=src].
{{< sponsored "The FreeBSD Foundation" >}}
@@ -428,14 +439,17 @@ This section covers changes and additions to file systems and other storage subs
[[storage-general]]
=== General Storage
-The new 9P filesystem implementation (man:p9fs[4]) has been added for use with bhyve virtio-9p devices. It allows guests to access host files via share mappings and can be used as a root or non-root filesystem. The driver is loaded via `virtio_p9fs_load=YES` in [.filename]#loader.conf#.
+The 9P filesystem (man:p9fs[4]) has been added for use with man:bhyve[8] virtio-9p devices.
+It allows guests to access host files via share mappings, and can be used as a root or non-root filesystem.
+The driver is loaded via `virtio_p9fs_load=YES` in [.filename]#loader.conf#.
gitref:615fba7c6b39[repository=src].
-The man:tarfs[4] filesystem now correctly handles large files exceeding 4 GB and 8 GB limits. It fixes decompression errors when seeking beyond 4 GB in zstd-compressed tarballs and properly processes extended header records for files larger than 8 GB.
+The man:tarfs[4] filesystem now correctly handles large files exceeding 4 GB and 8 GB limits.
+It fixes decompression errors when seeking beyond 4 GB in zstd-compressed tarballs and properly processes extended header records for files larger than 8 GB.
gitref:35c612fbabd8[repository=src].
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-The man:nullfs[4] and man:unionfs[4] filesystems now perform stricter checks for jail root vnodes during dotdot lookups, preventing a potential chroot escape vulnerability.
+The man:unionfs[4] and man:nullfs[4] filesystems now perform stricter checks for jail root vnodes during dotdot lookups, preventing a potential chroot escape vulnerability.
gitref:3feafab4a34c[repository=src].
[[boot]]
@@ -446,12 +460,9 @@ This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other boot-related changes.
[[boot-loader]]
=== Boot Loader Changes
-The EFI boot loader now uses firmware-provided Blt functions only when using the Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), avoiding issues on older UGA-based systems like MacBooks.
+The EFI boot loader, man:loader.efi[8], now uses firmware-provided Blt functions only when using the Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), avoiding issues on older UGA-based systems like MacBooks.
gitref:6741fb1bd4f4[repository=src].
-The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W device tree blob is now included on the release SD card images, enabling support for this hardware model.
-gitref:fce5d401a803[repository=src].
-
The man:bsdinstall[8] installer now copies [.filename]#loader.efi# to all ESPs created for multi-volume ZFS datasets, providing boot redundancy if the primary disk fails.
gitref:d8e73f45fc5f[repository=src].
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@@ -468,17 +479,21 @@ This section describes changes that affect networking in FreeBSD.
[[network-general]]
=== General Network
-Compatibility code for IPFW versions prior to FreeBSD 8 has been removed to simplify the codebase. Users or third-party modules that still rely on the old compatibility interfaces must migrate before upgrading.
+Compatibility code for IPFW versions prior to FreeBSD 8 has been removed to simplify the codebase.
+Users or third-party modules that still rely on the old compatibility interfaces must migrate before upgrading.
gitref:57865e505aef[repository=src].
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-[.filename]#sbin/ipfw15# binary has been added with updated KBI for compatibility with 15.0+ kernels. The original man:ipfw[8] binary detects the new KBI and automatically runs ipfw15, ensuring firewall rules can be loaded during upgrades. The utility is also installed as [.filename]#/sbin/dnctl15# for dummynet compatibility.
+A [.filename]#sbin/ipfw15# binary has been added with updated KBI for compatibility with 15.0+ kernels.
+The original man:ipfw[8] binary detects the new KBI and automatically runs ipfw15, ensuring firewall rules can be loaded during upgrades.
+The utility is also installed as [.filename]#/sbin/dnctl15# for dummynet compatibility.
gitref:969e2b406835[repository=src].
[[wireless-networking]]
=== Wireless Networking
-The net80211 subsystem has been updated to properly support VHT160 and VHT80P80 channel widths with modern access points, aligning with changes from 802.11ac-2013 to 802.11-2020. This enables VHT160 and VHT80P80 in the LinuxKPI 802.11 driver compatibility code, affecting wireless performance and compatibility.
+The net80211 subsystem has been updated to properly support VHT160 and VHT80P80 channel widths with modern access points, aligning with changes from 802.11ac-2013 to 802.11-2020.
+This enables VHT160 and VHT80P80 in the LinuxKPI 802.11 driver compatibility code, affecting wireless performance and compatibility.
gitref:ccdd6285df5d[repository=src].
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@@ -487,12 +502,15 @@ gitref:ccdd6285df5d[repository=src].
This section covers general hardware support for physical machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well as hardware changes and updates that do not otherwise fit in other sections of this document.
+The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W device tree blob is now included on the release SD card images, enabling support for this hardware model.
+gitref:fce5d401a803[repository=src].
+
Please see link:https://www.freebsd.org/releases/{localRel}R/hardware[the list of hardware] supported by {releaseCurrent}, as well as link:https://www.freebsd.org/platforms/[the platforms page] for the complete list of supported CPU architectures.
[[hardware-virtualization]]
=== Virtualization Support
-man:bhyve[8] now reports SVM as disabled in the VM control register, preventing hangs on AMD systems with recent Windows guests.
+The man:bhyve[8] hypervisor now reports SVM as disabled in the VM control register, preventing hangs on AMD systems with recent Windows guests.
gitref:321a15380668[repository=src].
[[documentation]]
@@ -500,26 +518,26 @@ gitref:321a15380668[repository=src].
This section covers changes to manual (man:man[1]) pages and other documentation shipped with the base system.
-[[man-pages]]
-=== Man Pages
-
-Updates the UPDATING file to document that example files are now installed in [.filename]#/usr/share/examples# as intended, due to a prior fix in the build system.
+[.filename]#/usr/share/examples# has reappeared on systems installed with base system packages.
gitref:d149be3a0cbe[repository=src].
+[[man-pages]]
+=== Manual Pages
+
The shell man:builtin[1] command manual has been streamlined and gained a new section on built-in keyboard bindings.
-gitref:b98efcdb6210[repository=src]
+gitref:b98efcdb6210[repository=src].
-The man:newaliases[1] man page has been updated to clarify that it is for man:sendmail[8].
+The man:newaliases[1] manual has been updated to clarify that it is for man:sendmail[8].
gitref:e3df9a78da6b[repository=src].
-The man:ps[1] man page now documents that `-a` and `-A` show all processes regardless of other selection options, and clarifies the behavior of `-J`.
+The man:ps[1] manual now documents that `-A` and `-a` show all processes regardless of other selection options, and clarifies the behavior of `-J`.
gitref:f18a49a747f7[repository=src].
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-The man:write[2] manual page now includes a new section describing the atomicity guarantees of write operations.
+The man:write[2] manual now includes a new section describing the atomicity guarantees of write operations.
gitref:c19f161f5f65[repository=src].
-Manual pages for several DTrace providers have been added, including man:dtrace_fbt[4] (function boundary tracing), man:dtrace_vfs[4] (VFS activity), man:dtrace_pid[4] (user-level process tracing),man:dtrace_priv[4] (privilege checks), and man:dtrace_callout_execute[4] (callout handler execution).
+Manuals for several DTrace providers have been added, including man:dtrace_fbt[4] (function boundary tracing), man:dtrace_vfs[4] (VFS activity), man:dtrace_pid[4] (user-level process tracing),man:dtrace_priv[4] (privilege checks), and man:dtrace_callout_execute[4] (callout handler execution).
gitref:0c91fa982437[repository=src],
gitref:04bb91e9c5f7[repository=src],
gitref:ff6b04c37e78[repository=src],
@@ -534,31 +552,32 @@ gitref:d0e29f92f7a2[repository=src],
gitref:5e0e046d95a9[repository=src],
gitref:ded154a1df97[repository=src].
-man:linuxkpi[4] and man:linuxkpi_wlan[4] manual pages have been added providing brief documentation on the LinuxKPI and its 802.11 compatibility features.
+man:linuxkpi[4] and man:linuxkpi_wlan[4] manuals have been added, providing brief documentation on the LinuxKPI and its 802.11 compatibility features.
gitref:669062384f55[repository=src].
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-The man:vt[4] manual page now includes an example on increasing scrollback size and a section explaining console fonts, covering conversion, support, and usage.
-gitref:ce92b9d8332a[repository=src].
-gitref:c330c43e58d7[repository=src].
-
-The man:cdboot[8] manual page has been added, documenting the previously undocumented cdboot utility.
+The man:cdboot[8] manual has been added, documenting the previously undocumented cdboot utility.
gitref:d659366cc62a[repository=src].
-The man:crash[8] manual page has been updated to reflect current system behavior, removing references to obsolete panic messages and updating guidance on recovery media.
+The man:crash[8] manual has been updated to reflect current system behavior, removing references to obsolete panic messages and updating guidance on recovery media.
gitref:4f2140aa9677[repository=src].
-The man:dumpon[8] manual page now shows settings to adjust the behavior of man:crash[8] dumps.
+The man:dumpon[8] manual now shows settings to adjust the behavior of man:crash[8] dumps.
gitref:7c8717183536[repository=src].
-The man:ipfw[8] manual page now documents how to delete a NAT configuration instance.
+The man:ipfw[8] manual now documents how to delete a NAT configuration instance.
gitref:186ac4724746[repository=src].
-The man:mtree[8] utility's man page is updated to clarify that the `type` keyword remains mandatory and is not removed by `-R all`. This ensures consistent behavior and prevents potential misinterpretation of the command.
+The man:mtree[8] manual now clarifies that the `type` keyword remains mandatory and is not removed by `-R all`.
+This ensures consistent behavior and prevents potential misinterpretation of the command.
gitref:f957857c4835[repository=src].
-The man:pf.conf[5] man page now documents that network address ranges used as items in list macros must be quoted with additional single quotes.
+The man:pf.conf[5] manual now documents that network address ranges used as items in list macros must be quoted with additional single quotes.
gitref:0077daf9cdc4[repository=src].
-The man:pw[8] manual page now clarifies the acceptable formats for member lists with the `-M`, `-m`, and `-d` flags of the `groupadd` and `groupmod` options.
+The man:pw[8] manual now clarifies the acceptable formats for member lists with the `-M`, `-m`, and `-d` flags of the `groupadd` and `groupmod` options.
gitref:78343cd2a0f1[repository=src].
+
+The man:vt[4] manual now includes an example on increasing scrollback size and a section explaining console fonts, covering conversion, support, and usage.
+gitref:ce92b9d8332a[repository=src],
+gitref:c330c43e58d7[repository=src].