ChangeLog

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Change Log

vs1.2.10 [2005.01.23]

• stricter barrier checking

vs1.29 [2004.09.29]

• improved devpts security
• warning messages for xid security

vs1.28 [2004.07.04]

• improved procfs security
• improved xattrib security

vs1.3.9 [2004.04.20]

• added the ipv6 secure patch
• workaround for the woody compiler bug

vs1.27 [2004.03.23]

• 'notail' flag inheritance removed
• bind sequence shouldn't matter anymore
• secure ipv6 on host is now possible

vs1.3.8 [2004.03.01]

• memory enforcement improved (early fail)
• rlimit interface value conversion corrected
• added the bind sequence fix (desired by cathy)
• rare zombie problem with initpid fixed
• sparc support now working
• iattr commands adapted to path
• 64bit syscall return fixed (now long)

vs1.3.7 [2004.02.09]

• small bugfix in the memory enforcement
• support for xfs IUNLINK and BARRIER
• advanced network source selection

vs1.26 [2004.02.06]

• a better? security bugfix for chmod()

vs1.25 [2004.02.06]

• security bugfix for chmod()

vs1.3.6 [2004.01.23]

• heavy restructuring (revolution part II)
• memory accounting and resource limits
• xfs iunlink support
• finalized next gen procfs
• inode syscall command
• uts and context name syscall commands

vs1.24 [2004.01.17]

• bugfix for lockup introduced in vs1.23

vs1.3.5 [2004.01.14]

• next generation procfs
• procfs security features

vs1.23 [2004.01.12]

• procfs security features
• possible SMP race fixed

vs1.3.4 [2004.01.06]

• cleanup of the ili stuff
• small vshelper interface change
• XFS support [ck1]

vs1.3.3 [2004.01.04]

• major procfs race fixes

(many thanks to Nathan Faber for testing)

• generalized procfs entries
• fixed nproc issue

vs1.3.2 [2004.01.02]

• inlines and debug cleanup
• vx_verify() fault tracking
• O(1) scheduler support [for ck1]

vs1.3.1 [2003.12.25]

• core ip_info struct adapted
• reintroduced vx_id for task
• added strict vx_info lcoking
• finally fixed dynamic allocation
• heavy cleanup, improved compatibility

vs1.22 [2003.12.13]

• fixed locking issue tasklist_lock/uts_sem

(kudos go to Jonathan Sambrook)

vs1.3.0 [2003.12.11] (based on vs1.21)

• core vx_info struct changed
• compatibility layer added (emulation)
• xid_t introduced, and integrated
• new procfs representation of context
• added checks in arch/*/kernel/ptrace.c
• uptime patches included (for test)
• experimental patch to ease local loopback

(kudos go to Oliver Seufer)

vs1.21 [2003.12.11]

• small bugfix in tcp_ipv4_addr_conflict()

(thanks to Jan Zuchhold)

vs1.20 [2003.12.05] (based on vs1.1.6)

• removed the uptime fakes
• tiny feature enhance for kill_ctx()

vs1.1.6 [2003.11.28] (release candidate)

• critical bugfix in tcp6_get_info()
• critical bugfix SMP deadlock, dyn.
• bugfix dyn. wraparound lockup
• changed vmalloc to kmalloc
• added send signal to context

vs1.1.5 [2003.11.19]

• critical bugfix in tcp_get_info()

(thanks to James MacLean)

• bugfix in vroot device
• micro cleanups

vs1.1.4 [2003.11.19]

• hopefully final codebase cleanup
• small bugfix in switch_user_struct()
• removed duplicate MAX_S_CONTEXT
• max_vroot cleanup
• vshelper comment cleanup

vs1.1.3 [2003.11.16]

• included vroot device vr0.14
• included uptime patches (fixed)
• included reboot userspace helper
• reduced context includes
• parisc support

vs1.1.2 [2003.11.14]

• fixed compat quota capability
• fixed vserver syscall name
• added missing include for route.h

vs1.1.1 [2003.11.12]

• restructuring part II
• context code separation
• limit/kill syscall templates
• dynamic id range moved to 49152-
• ppc64 support

vs1.1.0 [2003.11.04] (based on c17h)

• syscall switch
• restructuring part I
• x86_64 support

vs1.00 [2003.11.01] (based on c17f)

• some code cleanups

c17h [2003.10.21]

• minor fix in vc_get_version() defines
• cleanup (better splitting)
• 2.4.20/21/22/23-pre7

c17g

• the new syscall switch is in place, which allows

to multiplex one syscall (sys_virtual_context, 273)

for different purposes.

c17f

• support for syscalls on different platforms

Alpha, i386, PPC, Sparc, Sparc64, x86_64

• heavy cleanup and splitup
• 2.4.20/21/22/23-pre5

ctx-17c [2003.08.10]

• proper selection of the source IP based on routing information
• fixed scoring in udp_v4_lookup_longway()

c17e

• heavy cleanup and splitup
• code restructuring

c17b [2003.07.21]

• fixed leak in ip_route_connect()

c17a (based on ctx17)

• adapted ctx17a extensions

ctx-17a [2003.07.18]

• per iproot mask was added

ctx-17 (a long time ago ;)