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	Release notes for FreeBSD 16.0.			Release notes for FreeBSD 16.0.

	This file describes new user-visible features, changes and updates relevant to			This file describes new user-visible features, changes and updates relevant to
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				dbac191956f9, fe21dbf70aa8:
				Support for the kcmp(2) system call and fcntl(F_DUPFD_QUERY) for Linux
				binaries.

				a86dc94b84d1:
				tzdata2025c was imported.

				a98e5d785001:
				Add strdupa(3) and strndupa(3) macros for compatability with glibc.

				e967a2a03677:
				divert socket compat removal, consumers must use PF_DIVERT instead of
				PF_INET.
				glebiusUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions IMHO, PF_DIVERT and PF_INET are preferred spellings when we talk about socket(2) as it stands for "protocol family". The AF stands for "address family" and is preferred for sa_family member in struct sockaddr. P.S. I know they are the same always :) glebius: IMHO, PF_DIVERT and PF_INET are preferred spellings when we talk about socket(2) as it stands…
				markjAuthorUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions Will update. But why are we breaking compat like this? I have at least one python test script which is broken now. markj: Will update. But why are we breaking compat like this? I have at least one python test script…
				glebiusUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions python knows PF_DIVERT for three years already. I'm fine with adding compat back, but I want distinct FreeBSD release when we remove it. Otherwise it becomes a forever story. glebius: python knows PF_DIVERT for three years already. I'm fine with adding compat back, but I want…
				impUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions People have been confusing these two constants since 4.2BSD. imp: People have been confusing these two constants since 4.2BSD.

				4453ec5b8716b, 2a3b1641756a:
				The reboot(8) and halt(8) commands now perform a graceful shutdown similar
				to the shutdown(8) command including invoking rc.d scripts to shutdown
				services. The fastboot(8) and fasthalt(8) commands still perform a "fast"
				reboot or shutdown.

				d9788eabffa4:
				ipfilter cannot be used in a jail by default.

				0ff0c19e7f70:
				ipfs(8) is no longer built by default.

				575efcfff22f:
				sendfile(2)'s SF_SYNC flag was removed.

				057dae35ffc6, 51a01f3debff, ca3e47b0ea68:
				hwpmc(4) support for Intel Alder Lake 6-B7, 6-BA, and 6-BF CPU
				hwpmc(4) support for Intel Emerald Rapids CPUs
				hwpmc(4) support for Intel Alder Lake-N CPUs

				1ecf01065b45:
				New library libuvmem provides the vmem(9) API to userspace applications.

				b6cad334e64:
				Make game controller devices accessible by members of the "game" group
				by default.

				791c531402bd:
				Add driver for Feature Integration Technology Inc. (aka Fintek) F81232
				USB to serial devices.

				ec0cd287f55f:
				Support for NVMe/TCP offload on Chelsio T7 adapters. The nvmf_che(4)
				module enables T7 adapters to process NVMe/TCP PDUs directly similar to
				the PDU offload provided by cxgbei(4) for iSCSI.