X-Git-Url: http://nsz.repo.hu/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=WHATSNEW;h=55817aa962b02b1c48cdffb186cba56d02223c16;hb=98c5583ad5d633166e28034c0a3544ad48b532b6;hp=64a3e908198331493cc4331129bec4a1fc68ece2;hpb=d09d068f9b01509da0e40405081157f0fcd39324;p=musl diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW index 64a3e908..55817aa9 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW +++ b/WHATSNEW @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 0.5.0 - initial release + + 0.5.9 - signal ABI bugfix, various cleanup and fixes: sigset_t was wrongly defined as 1024 bytes instead of 1024 bits, @@ -23,7 +25,9 @@ respectively. many internal improvements have been made to the syscall-related code in preparation for porting to x86_64 and other archs. -upcoming 0.6.0 - x86_64 port, various important fixes + + +0.6.0 - x86_64 port, various important bugs fixed new x86_64 (amd64) architecture port, contributed by Nicholas J. Kain, along with PORTING guide. source tree layout and build system have @@ -38,3 +42,66 @@ internal compiler error) in some versions of gcc. fixed a major bug in the printf %n specifier that prevented it from working and caused memory corruption. + + + +0.7.0 - major improvements to posix conformance and completeness + +implemented posix shared memory and semaphore interfaces. + +implemented all remaining required pthread and clock interfaces. + +major fixes to signal semantics. + +greatly improved temporary file name generation for safety against +denial of service due to intentional name collisions. + +added syscall wrappers for the linux inotify interface. + +malloc(0) now returns a non-null pointer. + +fixed printf %n specifier (again), pthread_once (it was always +hanging), and non-default-type mutex behavior. + +added ucontext/sigcontext support in headers to facilitate building +libgcc with dwarf2 unwind support, and possibly other low-level tools. + +improved musl-gcc compiler wrapper. + +implemented many small missing functions here and there, minor header +fixes, etc. + + + +0.7.1 - improvements to completeness, bug fixes + +implemented flockfile, wprintf, and robust mutex functions. + +fixed stack corruption bug in times(), minor header bugs, and some +error return value bugs in thread interfaces. + + + +0.7.5 - new features, major optimization, and robustness + +implemented POSIX timers. + +optimized and simplified many thread-related functions. + +eliminated resource leak races in thread cancellation. (almost all +existing implementations, including glibc, have these leaks.) + +overhauled stdio implementation to take advantage of readv/writev for +reduced syscall load, and improved stdio's handling of error status. + +added syscall header and interface for applications to use and +greatly simplified internal system for making syscalls. + +strangthened tmpnam/tempnam/tmpfile filename generation and made the +straight C functions not depend on POSIX symbols. + +fixed pthread cancellation ABI on i386 to match the LSB/glibc ABI + +better double-free handling in malloc + +various minor bug fixes