diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 2db2f87a9..c9a975219 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ New in 2.02: * Command for inspecting coreboot tables (`lscoreboot'). * New target default_payload.elf. * Increased maximal core size. + * Prefer pmtimer for TSC calibration. * New/improved platform support: * New `efifwsetup' and `lsefi' commands on EFI platforms. @@ -89,6 +90,12 @@ New in 2.02: * New platform `none' which builds only user level utilities. This is now default if target CPU is not supported. * Support for booting little-endian Linux kernel on powerpc. + * Support network boot with Oracle sun4v vnet devices. + * Added SAS disks to the IEEE 1275 Open Firmware device list. + * Try multiple methods for TSC (timestamp counter) calibration - PIT, pmtimer, + EFI Stall. If everything fails, use hardcoded frequency 800MHz. + * Support Hyper-V Gen2 platforms which lack PIT for TSC calibration. + * Map UEFI Persistent Memory to E820 persistent memory. * Security: * Add optional facility to enforce that all files read by the core image @@ -152,6 +159,7 @@ New in 2.02: system. * emu libusb support removed (was broken and unmaintained). * powerpc64le compile support. + * Use fixed timestamp when generating GRUB image for reproducible builds. * Revision control moved to git.