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2014/08/25

New kernel and new target

You should perform a full world and kernel install if on master.

Several people (including me) have been getting bit by a problem: when performing an installworld with a changed kernel, the vn kernel module is loaded, but it was built by the previous kernel and may cause problems when it doesn’t match up.

To fix that, vn is now built in, instead of being a separate module. The rescue initrd (which is what is being mounted when it has this problem) is now installed via a ‘make rescue‘ command that can wait until a successful installworld and reboot.

2014/08/182014/08/18

Full kernel build for DragonFly

If you are tracking DragonFly master, your next kernel build should be full, not quick.

2014/08/15

DragonFly 3.8.2 images uploaded

It took me a little while, but DragonFly 3.8.2 images are uploaded now to the main site. Check the 3.8.2 changelog if you didn’t before. This is a recommended upgrade for the newer OpenSSL, and should otherwise have little impact on the programs you have installed.

2014/08/082014/08/08

DragonFly 3.8.2 rolled

I’ve tagged DragonFly 3.8.2, which exists mostly to accommodate the latest release of OpenSSL. (Security fixes, which should not be a surprise.) I will build images as soon as I get a chance.

2014/08/072014/08/08

Name your favorite DragonFly features

If you have a particular favorite thing in DragonFly, Damian Vincino would like to know about it.

2014/07/292014/07/29

Rust ported to DragonFly

Rust has been ported to DragonFly by Michael Neumann. His blog has implementation details, and you can pull from his repo to get a buildable version. This may be useful, as he notes, for anyone wanting to build Rust on other BSDs.

2014/07/17

Semaphore test suite added

Thanks to Nicolas Thery, there’s a POSIX semaphore test suite on DragonFly, ported from FreeBSD. Anyone want to integrate it into dfregress?

2014/07/15

SYSRET fixed even if not broken

There’s a recently talked about bug in SYSRET that apparently affects a lot of operating systems, including Linux and several BSDs. It looks like DragonFly is not affected, but Matthew Dillon has put in changes just in case.

2014/07/11

Portable LibreSSL out

The portable (meaning ready to be brought into other operating systems) version of LibreSSL is out.

2014/07/09

pkg and conflicts

Some dports packages can’t be installed in combination with others. The easy way to find the conflict without doing the install? Look for CONFLICTS= in the Makefile. If you don’t have the dports tree on disk, you can always look online.

2014/07/09

LDAP on DragonFly

If you’re looking to use LDAP on DragonFly, follow this thread (read the first, keep going) as people talk about implementing it, what they installed, etc. I haven’t tried it myself, yet.

2014/07/072014/07/06

ACPICA updated to 20140627

ACPICA has been updated by Sascha Wildner to version 20140627, which as you can guess from the version, is the most recent. See the included changelog for what’s different.

2014/07/052014/07/05

In Other BSDS for 2014/07/05

Another ‘quiet’ week – lots of commit activity in the other BSDs, but not a lot to point at directly.

PostgreSQL/FreeBSD performance and scalability on a 40-core machine. (PDF link, via) There’s comparison to DragonFly’s results, mentioned here before. DragonFly’s solution of shared page tables is dismissed because it would require work to do, though I think that’s a symptom of FreeBSD’s more complex locking model rather than complexity of what’s in DragonFly.
pkgsrc-2014Q2 is out.
Here’s some notes on the systemd compatibility GSoC/OpenBSD project.
The FreeBSD ixgbe(4) driver understands RSS, and so does igb(4).
FreeBSD GENERIC kernels can now use vt(4), the replacements for syscons.
FreeBSD images can now boot UEFI.
FreeBSD 9/10 users using the WITH_NEW_XORG option have a temporary binary ports repository to use, to handle the change in the drivers.

2014/06/212014/06/21

In Other BSDs for 2014/06/21

I have a backlog from stuff I missed last week while traveling, so we all benefit!

PC-BSD 10.0.2-RC2 is out.
PC-BSD will be at SouthEast LinuxFest.
Here’s the roadmap for Lumina, PC-BSD’s new desktop environment.
DiscoverBSD’s summary for 2014/06/16.
FreeNAS vs. NAS4Free. Didn’t need to be 8 pages. (via)
Peter’s pf tutorial is very popular.
The freeze for pkgsrc-2014Q2 has started. (I’m a bit late on this one.)
pkgsrc has a new Pkgsrc Management Committee.
This thread, “Best pdf viewer in pkgsrc?” may be useful even if you aren’t on pkgsrc.
NetBSD gained vmx(4) from OpenBSD.
NetBSD now has pigz 2.3.1, which apparently stands for ‘parallel gzip‘.
Here’s one OpenBSD/GSoC project status update; I haven’t seen others.
Another OpenBSD desktop project started.
BoringSSL. (via) Already, benefits.
Ways to test pf.
FreeBSD/gnats has gone away, and none too soon.
Again, I love to see cross–pollination.
The July and August NYCBUG meetings: timekeeping and OpenBSD ports. Here’s some notes on what to expect for the August meeting.

2014/06/17

DragonFly 3.6.3 tagged too

I tagged DragonFly 3.6.3, at Sascha Wildner’s suggestion. Why do that when there’s a 3.8.1 out? This way there’s a version of 3.6 that has all the fixes included, including the recent OpenSSL updates. This ‘final versioning’ should probably be done for every release. I’ll work on final images.

2014/06/162014/06/17

DragonFly 3.8.1 tagged

~~The 3.8.1 tag was planned for tonight; I’m waiting to find out if there needs to be a new set of binary ports for 3.8.1 before I tag.~~

I tagged DragonFly 3.8.1; you can see a list of the changes in the tag message. New images are built. If you are already running 3.8.0, a normal make src-update and rebuild will get you everything.

2014/06/13

DragonFly 3.8.1 by this Monday

Matthew Dillon posted a note about the next point release of DragonFly, coming within a few days. Chunks of it like the recent OpenSSL and Sendmail fixes are already on the 3.8 branch.

I assume I’ll be the one rolling it, and I plan to put together a 3.6.3 tag too, just so there’s a final version of 3.6 that has all changes rolled up.

2014/06/11

Some drivers gone for x86_64

Sascha Wildner has removed some drivers in the x86_64 config. This will only really affect you if you use a custom kernel and still have entries for those drivers in the config file.

2014/06/09

locking(9) man page added

Thanks to Markus Pfeiffer, there is now a locking(9) man page for use the next time you say, “Which is the right lock to use?” Something I see almost monthly.

2014/06/092014/06/10

OpenSSL update

There were more problems found in OpenSSL… right after release of DragonFly 3.8. OpenSSL 1.0.1h has been committed, thanks to Robin Hahling and Sascha Wildner. I’ll be rolling a 3.8.1 release soon.

If you are saying “Hey, what about LibreSSL? And do I write it LibReSSL?”, it’s not set up as a portable release yet. Also, I don’t know the correct capitalization, either. There is some debate about the lack of notification from OpenSSL to LibreSSL, though other vendors were notified days before.