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<p>&os;/EC2 is now part of the regular &os; release build, <p>&os;/EC2 is now part of the regular &os; release build,
with snapshots and releases being automatically uploaded and with snapshots and releases being automatically uploaded and
copied to all available regions. Due to legal restrictions copied to all available regions. Due to legal restrictions,
this does not currently include the GovCloud or China this does not currently include the GovCloud or China
(Beijing) regions; anyone wishing to use &os; in those regions (Beijing) regions; anyone wishing to use &os; in those regions
is encouraged to contact the author.</p> is encouraged to contact the author.</p>
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<p>The AWS Marketplace reports that approximately 800 users <p>The AWS Marketplace reports that approximately 800 users
are running roughly 2000 &os; EC2 instances. This does not are running roughly 2000 &os; EC2 instances. This does not
count the likely significantly larger number of EC2 instances count the likely significantly larger number of EC2 instances
launched "directly" through the EC2 API and Console, but at launched &quot;directly&quot; through the EC2 API and Console, but at
least places a lower bound on usage.</p> least places a lower bound on usage.</p>
<p>&os; 11.0-RELEASE shipped with support for the "enhanced <p>&os; 11.0-RELEASE shipped with support for the &quot;enhanced
networking" support in EC2 C3, C4, R3, I2, D2, and M4 networking&quot; support in EC2 C3, C4, R3, I2, D2, and M4
(excluding m4.16xlarge) instances. This provides (excluding m4.16xlarge) instances. This provides
significantly higher network performance than the virtual significantly higher network performance than the virtual
networking available on older EC2 instances and with older networking available on older EC2 instances and with older
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&os;/EC2 configuration.</task> &os;/EC2 configuration.</task>
<task>Continue ongoing interoperability testing between &os;'s <task>Continue ongoing interoperability testing between &os;'s
NFS client and Amazon Elastic File System NFS client and the Amazon Elastic File System
(NFS-as-a-service).</task> (NFS-as-a-service).</task>
</help> </help>
</project> </project>
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GEOM-based RAID arrays? Is such information even exported GEOM-based RAID arrays? Is such information even exported
through <tt>sysctl</tt>?</task> through <tt>sysctl</tt>?</task>
<task>Prometheus uses a pretty nifty format for exporting <task>Prometheus uses a rather clever format for exporting
histograms. Histograms are useful for expressing the amount histograms. Histograms are useful for expressing the amount
of time taken to complete certain events (for example, disk of time taken to complete certain events (for example, disk
operations). Would it be possible to add histograms as native operations). Would it be possible to add histograms as native
datatypes to sysctl? If so, is there any chance they can be data types to <tt>sysctl</tt>? If so, is there any chance they can be
implemented without picking up any kernel locks?</task> implemented without picking up any kernel locks?</task>
</help> </help>
</project> </project>
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and releases. Currently only 11.0-RELEASE-amd64 gets tested and releases. Currently only 11.0-RELEASE-amd64 gets tested
via an automated Jenkins job.</task> via an automated Jenkins job.</task>
<task>As every commit to libarchive may influence the build <task>As every commit to <tt>libarchive</tt> may influence the build
process of &os; ports, the ability to trigger a process of &os; ports, the ability to trigger a
(semi-)automated exp-run for the ports tree would be (semi-)automated exp-run for the ports tree would be
great.</task> great.</task>
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</links> </links>
<body> <body>
<p>This project provides native virtualized interfaces
for &os; systems running on Hyper-V virtualization, improving
on the performance of traditional emulated evices.</p>
<p>Per-ring polling, multi-packet RNDIS messages, and system RSS <p>Per-ring polling, multi-packet RNDIS messages, and system RSS
integration have been implemented, further optimizing the integration have been implemented, further optimizing the
throughput and latency of the Hyper-V network driver.</p> throughput and latency of the Hyper-V network driver.</p>
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</contact> </contact>
<body> <body>
<p>The port has been updated to GDB 7.12.</p> <p>The <tt>devel/gdb</tt> port has been updated to GDB 7.12.</p>
<p>7.12 includes additional fixes related to tracing <p>7.12 includes additional fixes related to tracing
<tt>vfork()</tt>s. Some of these fixes depend on changes to <tt>vfork()</tt>s. Some of these fixes depend on changes to
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<task>Apply the changes discussed in <task>Apply the changes discussed in
<a href="https://reviews.FreeBSD.org/D8416">D8416</a> <a href="https://reviews.FreeBSD.org/D8416">D8416</a>
(simplify the <tt>MASTER_SITES</tt> macro in port (simplify the <tt>MASTER_SITES</tt> macro in port
Makefiles)</task> Makefiles).</task>
<task>Commit the stable panel plugins</task> <task>Commit the stable panel plugins.</task>
</help> </help>
</project> </project>
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</help> </help>
<sponsor> <sponsor>
Portions of this work were sponsored by DARPA/AFRL. DARPA/AFRL (in part)
</sponsor> </sponsor>
</project> </project>
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<li> <li>
The European Court of Justice's &quot;Right to be The European Court of Justice's &quot;Right to be
Forgotten&quot; only applies to search engines, and the &os; Forgotten&quot; only applies to search engines, and the &os;
project is not one of those, so need not take any project is not one of those, so it need not take any
action. action.
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
Core is following closely discussions within the LLVM Core is following closely discussions within the LLVM
project regarding a change of license which if implemented, project regarding a change of license which, if implemented,
might require an audit of the entire ports tree to discover might require an audit of the entire ports tree to discover
all packages that contain binaries linked against libc++ and all packages that contain binaries linked against libc++ and
ensure that they are licensed compatibly with LLVM. ensure that they are licensed compatibly with LLVM.
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<p>Object Storage</p> <p>Object Storage</p>
<p>Ceph provides seamless access to objects using native <p>Ceph provides seamless access to objects using native
language bindings or radosgw, a REST interface that is language bindings or <tt>radosgw</tt>, a REST interface that is
compatible with applications written for S3 and compatible with applications written for S3 and
Swift.</p> Swift.</p>
</li> </li>
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that are running ZFS. User stations would be running that are running ZFS. User stations would be running
<tt>bhyve</tt> on RBD disks that are stored in Ceph.</p> <tt>bhyve</tt> on RBD disks that are stored in Ceph.</p>
<p>The &os; build will build most of the tools in Ceph. Note <p>The &os; build includes most of the tools in Ceph. Note
that the RBD-dependent items will not work, since &os; does that the RBD-dependent items will not work, since &os; does
not have RBD (yet).</p> not have RBD (yet).</p>
<p>Most notable progress since the last report:</p> <p>The most notable progress since the last report:</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li> <li>
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its clang 3.9.0, but 11-RELEASE will probably also work, given its clang 3.9.0, but 11-RELEASE will probably also work, given
experience with clang 3.7.0 from 11-CURRENT. Interestingly, experience with clang 3.7.0 from 11-CURRENT. Interestingly,
when 12-CURRENT had clang 3.8.0, that did not work as well as when 12-CURRENT had clang 3.8.0, that did not work as well as
either 3.7.0 or 3.9.0..</p> either 3.7.0 or 3.9.0. The clang 3.4 present in 10-STABLE
does not have the required capabilities to compile
<p>The clang 3.4 present in 10-STABLE does not have the everything.</p>
required capabilities to compile everything.</p>
<p>The following setup will get things running for &os;:</p> <p>The following setup will get things running for &os;:</p>
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developed akin to &os;'s <tt>ggate</tt>.</task> developed akin to &os;'s <tt>ggate</tt>.</task>
<task>Investigate the keystore, which could be embedded in the <task>Investigate the keystore, which could be embedded in the
kernel on Linux, and currently prevents building Cephfs and kernel on Linux, and currently prevents building CephFS and
some other components. The first question whether it is some other components. The first question whether it is
really required, or if only KRBD require it.</task> really required, or if only KRBD require it.</task>
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unit up to Kaby Lake CPUs. To facilitate out-of-the-box unit up to Kaby Lake CPUs. To facilitate out-of-the-box
support on CURRENT, most of the branch-local VM changes were support on CURRENT, most of the branch-local VM changes were
reverted and the graphics fault routines converted to use reverted and the graphics fault routines converted to use
pg_populate. This new interface is the source of a couple of <tt>pg_populate</tt>. This new interface is the source of a couple of
regressions causing panics on i915 and severe artifacts with regressions causing panics on <tt>i915</tt> and severe artifacts with
amdgpu on integrated GPUs. Mark Johnston (markj@) has <tt>amdgpu</tt> on integrated GPUs. Mark Johnston (markj@) has
volunteered to analyze these issues. Please show your support volunteered to analyze these issues. Please show your support
and encouragement to Mark for helping to move this project and encouragement to Mark for helping to move this project
towards the finish line.</p> towards the finish line.</p>
<p>The xserver-mesa-next-udev branch was created for the ports <p>The xserver-mesa-next-udev branch was created for the ports
development repository, and holds Mesa 13.0 and fixes for development repository, and holds Mesa 13.0 and fixes for
newer AMD GPUs. It uses a fork of the libudev-devd shim, also newer AMD GPUs. It uses a fork of the <tt>libudev-devd</tt> shim, also
bringing Mesa closer to Linux upstream. I plan to keep bringing Mesa closer to the Linux upstream. I plan to keep
updating <tt>drm</tt> and <tt>amdgpu</tt> (for use on my updating <tt>drm</tt> and <tt>amdgpu</tt> (for use on my
desktop and potentially longer term for GPGPU computations) as desktop and potentially longer term for GPGPU computations) as
well as work with Mark to address the existing bugs in well as work with Mark to address the existing bugs in
<tt>i915</tt> (assuming that two new porters are approved). <tt>i915</tt> (assuming that two new porters are approved).
However, the Linux <tt>i915</tt> developers seems to However, the Linux <tt>i915</tt> developers seem to
aggressively explore the space of possible implementations and aggressively explore the space of possible implementations and
use of Linux internal APIs, making it prohibitively time use of Linux internal APIs, making it prohibitively time
consuming to track upstream. I am helping someone to learn consuming to track upstream. I am helping someone to learn
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</contact> </contact>
<links> <links>
<url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/LLD">&os; lld Wiki Page</url> <url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/LLD">&os; LLD Wiki Page</url>
<url href="http://llvm.org/pr23214">&os;/LLD Tracking PR (LLVM Bugzilla)</url> <url href="http://llvm.org/pr23214">&os;/LLD Tracking PR (LLVM Bugzilla)</url>
</links> </links>
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<task>Fix <tt>libtool</tt> to detect LLD and pass the same <task>Fix <tt>libtool</tt> to detect LLD and pass the same
command line arguments as for GNU ld and gold.</task> command line arguments as for GNU ld and gold.</task>
<task>Investigate remaining amd64 port build <task>Investigate the remaining amd64 port build
failures.</task> failures.</task>
<task>Investigate and improve LLD on arm64, i386, arm, and <task>Investigate and improve LLD on arm64, i386, arm, and
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<p><tt>lang/gcc6</tt> has been updated first to GCC 6.2 and then <p><tt>lang/gcc6</tt> has been updated first to GCC 6.2 and then
GCC 6.3, bringing a fair number of fixes, and should now be GCC 6.3, bringing a fair number of fixes, and should now be
finely suitable for production use.</p> suitable for production use.</p>
</body> </body>
<help> <help>
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of Nuget packages. This extension has been used adopted by of Nuget packages. This extension has been used adopted by
FSharp, MonoDevelop and OpenRA.</p> FSharp, MonoDevelop and OpenRA.</p>
<p>Work has started on porting the Microsoft's open-sourced <p>Work has started on porting Microsoft's open-sourced
Dotnet Core. Thanks to the work of another team, the native Dotnet Core. Thanks to the work of another team, the native
components of <tt>coreclr</tt> and <tt>corefx</tt> already components of <tt>coreclr</tt> and <tt>corefx</tt> already
support &os;, however there is further work required in support &os;, however, there is further work required in
bootstrapping the build process and compiling the managed bootstrapping the build process and compiling the managed
code.</p> code.</p>
</body> </body>
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</contact> </contact>
<links> <links>
<url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/arm64">&os; arm64 Wiki Entry</url> <url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/arm64">&os; arm64 Wiki Page</url>
</links> </links>
<body> <body>
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kernel subsystems, add features and functionality, and fix kernel subsystems, add features and functionality, and fix
problems. This also includes funding separate project grants problems. This also includes funding separate project grants
like the arm64 port, <tt>blacklistd</tt> access control like the arm64 port, <tt>blacklistd</tt> access control
daemon, and integration of VIMAGE support, to make sure &os; daemon, and integration of VIMAGE support, to make sure that &os;
remains a viable solution for research, education, computing, remains a viable solution for research, education, computing,
products and more.</p> products and more.</p>
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<li>Toolchain work</li> <li>Toolchain work</li>
<li><tt>lacklistd</tt> access control daemon</li> <li><tt>blacklistd</tt> access control daemon</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>The Foundation team worked on a technology roadmap for <p>The Foundation team worked on a technology roadmap for
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reliable releases over the last few years.</p> reliable releases over the last few years.</p>
<p>Last quarter, our full-time staff member worked with the <p>Last quarter, our full-time staff member worked with the
&os; Release Engineering and Security Teams to finalize the &os; Release Engineering and Security Teams to finalize
11.0-RELEASE. He also added support for the powerpcspe 11.0-RELEASE. He also added support for the powerpcspe
architecture to the 12-CURRENT snapshot builds, and continued architecture to the 12-CURRENT snapshot builds, and continued
work on packaging the base system with <tt>pkg(8)</tt>. He work on packaging the base system with <tt>pkg(8)</tt>. He
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facilitate collaboration between developers and commercial facilitate collaboration between developers and commercial
users. This all helps provide a healthy ecosystem. We users. This all helps provide a healthy ecosystem. We
support the non-&os; events to promote and raise awareness support the non-&os; events to promote and raise awareness
about &os;, to increase the use of &os; in different of &os;, to increase the use of &os; in different
applications, and to recruit more contributors to the applications, and to recruit more contributors to the
Project.</p> Project.</p>