update release notes in prep for 0.7.9 release

[musl] / WHATSNEW

diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index da17d1c..3b6680a 100644 (file)
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ prototypes for nonstandard and obsolete functions
 
 
 
 
 
 

-next release - more bug fixes
+0.7.7 - more bug fixes and program-compatibility improvements

 
 fixed floating point formatting and rounding bugs in printf.
 
 
 fixed floating point formatting and rounding bugs in printf.
 


@@ -143,3 +143,69 @@ crashes scanning tiny strings at the end of a page when the next page
 is not readable, or on archs (not yet supported) that forbid
 misaligned reads.
 
 is not readable, or on archs (not yet supported) that forbid
 misaligned reads.
 

+fixed breakage of statvfs on x86_64
+
+fixed crash in getmntent_r
+
+fixed bug in POSIX timers created with NULL sigevent argument
+
+improved semaphore performance, and sem_wait is now interruptable by
+signals, as required by POSIX.
+
+added many compatibility and system-level interfaces, increasing the
+proportion of busybox that works with musl.
+
+
+
+0.7.8 - more bug fixes and compatibility improvements
+
+fixed problems with ipv6 dns and address printing code that made ipv6
+support practically unusable, and some other getaddrinfo bugs.
+
+fixed broken sendmsg/recvmsg functions on x86_64 (caused by incorrect
+msghdr structure).
+
+fixed broken sigsetjmp asm on x86_64.
+
+worked around a problem with input buffering on terminals reblocking
+after getting a blank line, due to a bug in the linux readv syscall.
+
+various improvements to the "rsyscall" system used to implement
+threaded setuid, setgid, etc.
+
+exiting/cancelling the a timer handler thread no longer kills the
+timer.
+
+fixed incorrect trailing zeros on some %g conversions in printf.
+
+fixed buggy byte-swapping functions and moved them to inlines in
+byteswap.h.
+
+many small improvements to header/application compatibility, support
+for nonstandard macros, etc.
+
+
+
+0.7.9 - new cancellation, bug fixes, compatibility, optimization, cleanup
+
+major changes to pthread cancellation handling which simplify and
+reduce code size while ensuring no resource leaks or dangerous
+behavior with signals.
+
+better code factorization for smaller static binary sizes, especially
+in the presence of library code that is thread-aware but never
+actually creates any threads.
+
+optimizations for size and performance in many syscall wrappers and
+pthread functions.
+
+fixed fcntl locking on x86_64.
+
+fixed syslog implementation to work correctly with busybox syslogd and
+presumably all other syslogd implementations using /dev/log.
+
+fixed major problems, including wrong public struct definitions, in
+sysvipc interfaces.
+
+improved timers with thread delivery to avoid some issues with reusing
+the same thread for all expirations.