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MP-safe tcp_input() committed

4 hónap 2 hét óta
As we saw recently in the Graphed and measured: running TCP input in parallel story, Alexander Bluhm (bluhm@) has been working on parallel TCP input, finally making tcp_input() MP-safe. This work has now been committed,

List: openbsd-cvs Subject: CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src From: Alexander Bluhm <bluhm () openbsd ! org> Date: 2025-04-26 13:58:08 CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: bluhm@cvs.openbsd.org 2025/04/26 07:58:08 Modified files: sys/netinet : in_proto.c sys/netinet6 : in6_proto.c Log message: Run TCP input in parallel on multiple CPUs.

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Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc4

4 hónap 2 hét óta
The 6.15-rc4 kernel prepatch is out for testing. "So let's see if this rc ends up avoiding any silly issues - things certainly look pretty normal, and there were no hurried last-minute changes this week due to system upgrades".
corbet

OpenBSD 7.7 Released

4 hónap 2 hét óta

The OpenBSD project has announced OpenBSD 7.7, its 58th release.

The new release contains a number of significant improvements, including but certainly not limited to:

See the full changelog for more details of the changes made over this latest six month development cycle.

The Installation Guide details how to get the system up and running with a fresh install, while those who already run earlier releases should follow the Upgrade Guide, in most cases using sysupgrade(8).

Readers are encouraged to celebrate the new release by donating to the project to support further development of our favourite OS!

[$] Debian debates AI models and the DFSG

4 hónap 3 hét óta

The Debian project is discussing a General Resolution (GR) that would, if approved, clarify that AI models must include training data to be compliant with the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) and be distributed by Debian as free software. While GR discussions are sometimes contentious, the discussion around the proposal from Debian developer Mo Zhou has been anything but—there seems to be consensus that AI models are not DFSG-compliant if they lack training data. There are, however, some questions about the exact language and questions about the impact the GR will have on existing packages in the Debian archive.

jzb

Security updates for Friday

4 hónap 3 hét óta
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (thunderbird), Debian (libbpf), Fedora (golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb, ImageMagick, mingw-libsoup, mingw-poppler, and pgbouncer), SUSE (glib2, govulncheck-vulndb, libsoup-2_4-1, libxml2-2, mozjs60, ruby2.5, and thunderbird), and Ubuntu (linux, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-iot, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oracle-5.15, openssh, and php-twig).
corbet

Introducing an OpenBSD LLDP daemon

4 hónap 3 hét óta
Our favorite operating system may be on the verge of having a LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) daemon added to the base system. David Gwynne (dlg@) is circulating a patch on tech@ that introduces the daemon,

List: openbsd-tech Subject: LLDP daemon and display tool From: David Gwynne <david () gwynne ! id ! au> Date: 2025-04-24 3:49:53 this adds a small daemon and command line tool for receiving and displaying LLDP messages from neighbors connected to Ethernet interfaces. the daemon is called olldpd(8) to avoid colliding with the existing lldpd from ports. the command line tool is lldp(8). it uses the AF_FRAME sockets that were recently added rather than BPF. this means it retains fewer privileges while it's running because it doesn't have to open and configure BPF devices when new interfaces appear in the system. avoiding BPF means it has basically 0 impact on the kernel packet path because AF_FRAME is handled as a last resort for packets rather than up front for every packet on an interface.

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