From 35620515a8ce0f83f0467968f01383c8f53d44dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Felker Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:37:45 -0500 Subject: update release notes for 0.8.4 --- WHATSNEW | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'WHATSNEW') diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW index 469a0fa7..969f51d2 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW +++ b/WHATSNEW @@ -361,11 +361,12 @@ bug fixes: -0.8.4 release notes (coming soon) +0.8.4 release notes new features: - arm dynamic linker support - process-shared pthread barriers now work +- efficient futex-requeue-based cond var broadcast - more optional cancellation points are now cancellable - printf accepts null pointers with %s, prints as "(null)" - recursive mutexes are now fully reentrant @@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ new features: - dynamic linker now gold-compatible - prlimit syscall - support for large limits with setrlimit/getrlimit (even on 32-bit) +- glob now supports GLOB_PERIOD option (GNU extension) bug fixes: - many serious issues in condition variables @@ -381,10 +383,10 @@ bug fixes: - various small header files bugs/omissions - wrong failure return for pthread_create - path handling issues on execvp -- lock count corruption with robust recursive mutexes +- lock count corruption with robust recursive mutexes on owner death - integer overflows in atoi, etc. reading most-negative value - spurious mremaps on every realloc of large memory chunks +- pthread cancellation failure in single-threaded programs security: - avoid fd_set overflow in dns lookups - -- cgit v1.2.1