git: 7cfadd031d - main - 14.2/relnotes: Add some more notable changes
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:12:30 UTC
The branch main has been updated by cperciva: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=7cfadd031dbb440730b95ff779ef881d7732821c commit 7cfadd031dbb440730b95ff779ef881d7732821c Author: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-11-27 19:08:59 +0000 Commit: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-11-27 19:08:59 +0000 14.2/relnotes: Add some more notable changes OCI containers, nuageinit OpenStack network config support, GPIO _AEI, installer firmware download/install, ena driver update, BIOS loader support for gzip+bzip2. --- website/content/en/releases/14.2R/relnotes.adoc | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.2R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.2R/relnotes.adoc index 6dd45e75a2..f9711349b1 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/14.2R/relnotes.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/14.2R/relnotes.adoc @@ -238,6 +238,21 @@ gitref:3958be5c29da[repository=src] [[userland-libraries]] === Runtime Libraries and API +[[cloud]] +== Cloud Support + +This section covers changes in support for cloud environments. + +The `nuageinit` startup script now supports OpenStack network config. +gitref:ea310d18b222[repository=src] + +The FreeBSD project is now publishing OCI-compatible container images. +gitref:8a688fcc242e[repository=src] + +The "shutdown" and "reboot" API in the Amazon EC2 cloud now work for arm64 instances. +Older instances upgraded to FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} will need to have `debug.acpi.quirks="8"` set in `/boot/loader.conf`. +gitref:28b881840df7[repository=src] + [[kernel]] == Kernel @@ -251,18 +266,24 @@ This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system tuning, and system This section covers changes and additions to devices and device drivers since {releasePrev}. +[[drivers-device]] +=== Device Drivers + +`ena` has been upgraded to 2.8.0. +gitref:6bf02434bd9a[repository=src] + `ice` has been upgraded to 1.43.2-k. gitref:38a1655adcb3[repository=src] `ice_ddp` has been upgraded to 1.3.41.0. gitref:a9d78bb714e3[repository=src] -[[drivers-device]] -=== Device Drivers - Meteor Lake support has been added to the man:ig4[4] driver. gitref:56f0fc0011c2[repository=src] +Support for ACPI GPIO _AEI objects has been added. +gitref:1db6ffb2a482[repository=src] + [[drivers-removals]] === Deprecated and Removed Drivers @@ -294,6 +315,10 @@ This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other boot-related changes. [[boot-loader]] === Boot Loader Changes +The BIOS boot loader now supports gzip and bzip2, but does not support graphics mode. +(The EFI boot loader is unchanged with support for all of those.) +gitref:4d3b05a8530e[repository=src] + [[network]] == Networking @@ -341,6 +366,12 @@ This section covers changes to manual (man:man[1]) pages and other documentation This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Ports Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and installation tools. +[[Installer]] +=== Installer + +The FreeBSD installer, man:bsdinstall[8], now supports downloading and installing firmware packages after the FreeBSD base system installation is complete. +gitref:03c07bdc8b31[repository=src] + [[ports-packages]] === Packaging Changes