OpenBSD 6.0即将发布，多项功能改进增

OpenBSD 6.0 即将发布，OpenBSD是 一个从NetBSD衍生出来的类Unix操作系统。专案领导人Theo de Raadt在1995年]发起了OpenBSD专案，希望创造一个注重安全的操作系统，此外OpenBSD也以高品质的文件、坚持开放程式码以及严格的软 件授权著名。OpenBSD的吉祥物是河豚。

OpenBSD 6.0 正式发布预计在9月1日，将会带来如下改进：

• New/extended platforms:

  • Removed.

  • EFI bootloader added, kernels are now loaded from FFS instead of FAT or EXT filesystems, without U-Boot headers.

  • A single kernel and ramdisk are now used for all SoCs.

  • Hardware is dynamically enumerated via Flattened Device Tree (FDT) instead of via static tables based on board id numbers.

  • Miniroot installer images include U-Boot 2016.07 with support for EFI payloads.

  • armv7:

  • vax:

• Improved hardware support, including:

  • New bytgpio(4) driver for the Intel Bay Trail GPIO controller.

  • New chvgpio(4)  driver for the Intel Cherry View GPIO controller.

  • New maxrtc(4)  driver for the Maxim DS1307 real time clock.

  • New nvme(4) driver for the Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) host controller interface.

  • New pcfrtc(4) driver for the NXP PCF8523 real time clock.

  • New umb(4) driver for the Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM).

  • New ure(4) driver for RealTek RTL8152 based 10/100 USB Ethernet devices.

  • New utvfu(4)  driver for audio/video capture devices based on the Fushicai USBTV007.

  • The iwm(4) driver supports more models, notably the Intel Wireless 3165 and 8260.

  • Support for I2C HID devices with GPIO signalled interrupts ha been added to dwiic(4).

  • Support for larger bus widths, high speed modes, and DMA transfers has been added to        sdmmc(4), sdhc(4), and imxesdhc(4).

了解更多改进信息，可查看完整预发布说明。