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New release note: SMPng on alpha.

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MFC noted:  wx(4) hardware support.
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<para arch="i386">A driver for AGP hardware has been added. &merged;</para>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP Next
Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in kernel, without
the need for spin locks that can dramatically reduce the
efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt handlers now have
contexts associated with them that allow them to be blocked, which
reduces the need to lock out interrupts.</para>
<para>The kernel and modules have been moved to the directory
<filename>/boot/kernel</filename>, so they can be easily
manipulated together. The boot loader has been updated to make
@ -176,6 +168,15 @@
<sect3>
<title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP
Next Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in
kernel, without the need for spin locks that can dramatically
reduce the efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt
handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow them
to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out
interrupts.</para>
<para arch="i386">Support for the 80386 processor has been
removed from the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, as this
code seriously pessimizes performance on other ia32
@ -213,6 +214,9 @@
(EV4 and EV5) to emulate instructions of the newer Alpha CPU
generations. This enables the use of binary-only programs like Adobe
Acrobat 4 on EV4 and EV5.</para>
<para arch="alpha">SMP support for the alpha is now operational.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>

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<para arch="i386">A driver for AGP hardware has been added. &merged;</para>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP Next
Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in kernel, without
the need for spin locks that can dramatically reduce the
efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt handlers now have
contexts associated with them that allow them to be blocked, which
reduces the need to lock out interrupts.</para>
<para>The kernel and modules have been moved to the directory
<filename>/boot/kernel</filename>, so they can be easily
manipulated together. The boot loader has been updated to make
@ -176,6 +168,15 @@
<sect3>
<title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP
Next Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in
kernel, without the need for spin locks that can dramatically
reduce the efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt
handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow them
to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out
interrupts.</para>
<para arch="i386">Support for the 80386 processor has been
removed from the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, as this
code seriously pessimizes performance on other ia32
@ -213,6 +214,9 @@
(EV4 and EV5) to emulate instructions of the newer Alpha CPU
generations. This enables the use of binary-only programs like Adobe
Acrobat 4 on EV4 and EV5.</para>
<para arch="alpha">SMP support for the alpha is now operational.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>

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<para arch="i386">A driver for AGP hardware has been added. &merged;</para>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP Next
Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in kernel, without
the need for spin locks that can dramatically reduce the
efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt handlers now have
contexts associated with them that allow them to be blocked, which
reduces the need to lock out interrupts.</para>
<para>The kernel and modules have been moved to the directory
<filename>/boot/kernel</filename>, so they can be easily
manipulated together. The boot loader has been updated to make
@ -176,6 +168,15 @@
<sect3>
<title>Processor/Motherboard Support</title>
<para>SMP support has been largely reworked, incorporating code
from BSD/OS 5.0. One of the main features of SMPng (<quote>SMP
Next Generation</quote>) is to allow more processes to run in
kernel, without the need for spin locks that can dramatically
reduce the efficiency of multiple processors. Interrupt
handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow them
to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out
interrupts.</para>
<para arch="i386">Support for the 80386 processor has been
removed from the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, as this
code seriously pessimizes performance on other ia32
@ -213,6 +214,9 @@
(EV4 and EV5) to emulate instructions of the newer Alpha CPU
generations. This enables the use of binary-only programs like Adobe
Acrobat 4 on EV4 and EV5.</para>
<para arch="alpha">SMP support for the alpha is now operational.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>

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Interrupt handlers now have contexts associated with them that allow
them to be blocked, which reduces the need to lock out interrupts.
SMP support for the Alpha is now operational.
The kernel and modules have been moved to the directory /boot/kernel,
so they can be easily manipulated together. The boot loader has been
updated to make this change as seamless as possible.
@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ The directory layout preference algorithm for FFS has been changed to
improve its speed on large filesystems.
The wx(4) driver now supports the Intel PRO1000-F and PRO1000-T
(10/100/1000) adapters.
(10/100/1000) adapters. [MERGED]
The labpc(4) driver has been removed due to bitrot.

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@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ The directory layout preference algorithm for FFS has been changed to
improve its speed on large filesystems.
The wx(4) driver now supports the Intel PRO1000-F and PRO1000-T
(10/100/1000) adapters.
(10/100/1000) adapters. [MERGED]
The labpc(4) driver has been removed due to bitrot.