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1(4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
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3(4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
4(4.2.4p5) 2008/08/17 Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
5
6* [BUG 1051] Month off by one in leap second message written to clockstats
7  file fixed.
8* [Bug 450] Windows only: Under original Windows NT we must not discard the
9  wildcard socket to workaround a bug in NT's getsockname().
10* [Bug 1038] Built-in getpass() function also prompts for password if
11  not built with DEBUG.
12* [Bug 841] Obsolete the "dynamic" keyword and make deferred binding
13  to local interfaces the default.
14  Emit a warning if that keyword is used for configuration.
15* [Bug 959] Refclock on Windows not properly releasing recvbuffs.
16* [Bug 993] Fix memory leak when fetching system messages.
17* [Bug 987] Wake up the resolver thread/process when a new interface has
18  become available.
19* Correctly apply negative-sawtooth for oncore 12 channel receiver.
20* Startup code for original LinuxPPS removed.  LinuxPPS now conforms to
21  the PPSAPI.
22* [Bug 1000] allow implicit receive buffer allocation for Windows.
23  fixes startup for windows systems with many interfaces.
24  reduces dropped packets on network bursts.
25  additionally fix timer() starvation during high load.
26* [Bug 990] drop minimum time restriction for interface update interval.
27* [Bug 977] Fix mismatching #ifdefs for builds without IPv6.
28* Update the copyright year.
29* Build system cleanup (make autogen-generated files writable).
30* [Bug 957] Windows only: Let command line parameters from the Windows SCM GUI
31  override the standard parameters from the ImagePath registry key.
32* Fixes for ntpdate:
33* [Bug 532] nptdate timeout is too long if several servers are supplied.
34* [Bug 698] timeBeginPeriod is called without timeEndPeriod in some NTP tools.
35* [Bug 857] ntpdate debug mode adjusts system clock when it shouldn't.
36* [Bug 908] ntpdate crashes sometimes.
37* [Bug 982] ntpdate(and ntptimeset) buffer overrun if HAVE_POLL_H isn't set
38  (dup of 908).
39* [Bug 997] ntpdate buffer too small and unsafe.
40* ntpdate.c: Under Windows check whether NTP port in use under same conditions
41  as under other OSs.
42* ntpdate.c: Fixed some typos and indents (tabs/spaces).
43
44---
45(4.2.4p4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
46
47* [Bug 902] Fix problems with the -6 flag.
48* Updated include/copyright.def (owner and year).
49* [Bug 878] Avoid ntpdc use of refid value as unterminated string.
50* [Bug 881] Corrected display of pll offset on 64bit systems.
51* [Bug 886] Corrected sign handling on 64bit in ntpdc loopinfo command.
52* [Bug 889] avoid malloc() interrupted by SIGIO risk
53* ntpd/refclock_parse.c: cleanup shutdown while the file descriptor is still open.
54* [Bug 885] use emalloc() to get a message at the end of the memory
55            unsigned types cannot be less than 0
56            default_ai_family is a short
57            lose trailing , from enum list
58	    clarify ntp_restrict.c for easier automated analysis
59* [Bug 884] don't access recv buffers after having them passed to the free list.
60* [Bug 882] allow loopback interfaces to share addresses with other interfaces.
61
62---
63(4.2.4p3) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
64
65* [Bug 863] unable to stop ntpd on Windows as the handle reference for events
66	    changed
67
68---
69(4.2.4p2) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
70
71* [Bug 854] Broadcast address was not correctly set for interface addresses
72* [Bug 829] reduce syslog noise, while there fix Enabled/Disable logging
73	    to reflect the actual configuration.
74* [Bug 795] Moved declaration of variable to top of function.
75* [Bug 789] Fix multicast client crypto authentication and make sure arriving
76	    multicast packets do not disturb the autokey dance.
77* [Bug 785] improve handling of multicast interfaces
78	    (multicast routers still need to run a multicast routing
79	    software/daemon)
80* [Bug 527] Don't write from source address length to wrong location
81* Upgraded autogen and libopts.
82* [Bug 811] ntpd should not read a .ntprc file.
83
84---
85(4.2.4p1) (skipped)
86
87---
88(4.2.4p0) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
89
90* [Bug 793] Update Hans Lambermont's email address in ntpsweep.
91* [Bug 776] Remove unimplemented "rate" flag from ntpdate.
92* [Bug 586] Avoid lookups if AI_NUMERICHOST is set.
93* [Bug 770] Fix numeric parameters to ntp-keygen (Alain Guibert).
94* [Bug 768] Fix io_setbclient() error message.
95* [Bug 765] Use net_bind_service capability on linux.
96* [Bug 760] The background resolver must be aware of the 'dynamic' keyword.
97* [Bug 753] make union timestamp anonymous (Philip Prindeville).
98* confopt.html: move description for "dynamic" keyword into the right section.
99* pick the right type for the recv*() length argument.
100
101---
102(4.2.4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
103
104* monopt.html fixes from Dave Mills.
105* [Bug 452] Do not report kernel PLL/FLL flips.
106* [Bug 746] Expert mouseCLOCK USB v2.0 support added.'
107* driver8.html updates.
108* [Bug 747] Drop <NOBR> tags from ntpdc.html.
109* sntp now uses the returned precision to control decimal places.
110* sntp -u will use an unprivileged port for its queries.
111* [Bug 741] "burst" doesn't work with !unfit peers.
112* [Bug 735] Fix a make/gmake VPATH issue on Solaris.
113* [Bug 739] ntpd -x should not take an argument.
114* [Bug 737] Some systems need help providing struct iovec.
115* [Bug 717] Fix libopts compile problem.
116* [Bug 728] parse documentation fixes.
117* [Bug 734] setsockopt(..., IP_MULTICAST_IF, ...) fails on 64-bit platforms.
118* [Bug 732] C-DEX JST2000 patch from Hideo Kuramatsu.
119* [Bug 721] check for __ss_family and __ss_len separately.
120* [Bug 666] ntpq opeers displays jitter rather than dispersion.
121* [Bug 718] Use the recommended type for the saddrlen arg to getsockname().
122* [Bug 715] Fix a multicast issue under Linux.
123* [Bug 690] Fix a Windows DNS lookup buffer overflow.
124* [Bug 670] Resolved a Windows issue with the dynamic interface rescan code.
125* K&R C support is being deprecated.
126* [Bug 714] ntpq -p should conflict with -i, not -c.
127* WWV refclock improvements from Dave Mills.
128* [Bug 708] Use thread affinity only for the clock interpolation thread.
129* [Bug 706] ntpd can be running several times in parallel.
130* [Bug 704] Documentation typos.
131* [Bug 701] coverity: NULL dereference in ntp_peer.c
132* [Bug 695] libopts does not protect against macro collisions.
133* [Bug 693] __adjtimex is independent of ntp_{adj,get}time.
134* [Bug 692] sys_limitrejected was not being incremented.
135* [Bug 691] restrictions() assumption not always valid.
136* [Bug 689] Deprecate HEATH GC-1001 II; the driver never worked.
137* [Bug 688] Fix documentation typos.
138* [Bug 686] Handle leap seconds better under Windows.
139* [Bug 685] Use the Windows multimedia timer.
140* [Bug 684] Only allow debug options if debugging is enabled.
141* [Bug 683] Use the right version string.
142* [Bug 680] Fix the generated version string on Windows.
143* [Bug 678] Use the correct size for control messages.
144* [Bug 677] Do not check uint_t in configure.ac.
145* [Bug 676] Use the right value for msg_namelen.
146* [Bug 675] Make sure ntpd builds without debugging.
147* [Bug 672] Fix cross-platform structure padding/size differences.
148* [Bug 660] New TIMESTAMP code fails tp build on Solaris Express.
149* [Bug 659] libopts does not build under Windows.
150* [Bug 658] HP-UX with cc needs -Wp,-H8166 in CFLAGS.
151* [Bug 656] ntpdate doesn't work with multicast address.
152* [Bug 638] STREAMS_TLI is deprecated - remove it.
153* [Bug 635] Fix tOptions definition.
154* [Bug 628] Fallback to ntp discipline not working for large offsets.
155* [Bug 622] Dynamic interface tracking for ntpd.
156* [Bug 603] Don't link with libelf if it's not needed.
157* [Bug 523] ntpd service under Windows does't shut down properly.
158* [Bug 500] sntp should always be built.
159* [Bug 479] Fix the -P option.
160* [Bug 421] Support the bc637PCI-U card.
161* [Bug 342] Deprecate broken TRAK refclock driver.
162* [Bug 340] Deprecate broken MSF EES refclock driver.
163* [Bug 153] Don't do DNS lookups on address masks.
164* [Bug 143] Fix interrupted system call on HP-UX.
165* [Bug 42] Distribution tarballs should be signed.
166* Support separate PPS devices for PARSE refclocks.
167* [Bug 637, 51?] Dynamic interface scanning can now be done.
168* Options processing now uses GNU AutoGen.
169
170---
171(4.2.2p4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
172
173 * [Bug 710] compat getnameinfo() has off-by-one error
174 * [Bug 690] Buffer overflow in Windows when doing DNS Lookups
175
176---
177(4.2.2p3) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
178
179 * Make the ChangeLog file cleaner and easier to read
180 * [Bug 601] ntpq's decodeint uses an extra level of indirection
181 * [Bug 657] Different OSes need different sized args for IP_MULTICAST_LOOP
182 * release engineering/build changes
183 * Documentation fixes
184 * Get sntp working under AIX-5
185
186---
187(4.2.2p2) (broken)
188
189 * Get sntp working under AIX-5
190
191---
192(4.2.2p1)
193
194 * [Bug 661] Use environment variable to specify the base path to openssl.
195 * Resolve an ambiguity in the copyright notice
196 * Added some new documentation files
197 * URL cleanup in the documentation
198 * [Bug 657]: IP_MULTICAST_LOOP uses a u_char value/size
199 * quiet gcc4 complaints
200 * more Coverity fixes
201 * [Bug 614] manage file descriptors better
202 * [Bug 632] update kernel PPS offsets when PPS offset is re-configured
203 * [Bug 637] Ignore UP in*addr_any interfaces
204 * [Bug 633] Avoid writing files in srcdir
205 * release engineering/build changes
206
207---
208(4.2.2)
209
210 * SNTP
211 * Many bugfixes
212 * Implements the current "goal state" of NTPv4
213 * Autokey improvements
214 * Much better IPv6 support
215 * [Bug 360] ntpd loses handles with LAN connection disabled.
216 * [Bug 239] Fix intermittent autokey failure with multicast clients.
217 * Rewrite of the multicast code
218 * New version numbering scheme
219
220---
221(4.2.0)
222
223* More stuff than I have time to document
224* IPv6 support
225* Bugfixes
226* call-gap filtering
227* wwv and chu refclock improvements
228* OpenSSL integration
229
230---
231(4.1.2)
232
233* clock state machine bugfix
234* Lose the source port check on incoming packets
235* (x)ntpdc compatibility patch
236* Virtual IP improvements
237* ntp_loopfilter fixes and improvements
238* ntpdc improvements
239* GOES refclock fix
240* JJY driver
241* Jupiter refclock fixes
242* Neoclock4X refclock fixes
243* AIX 5 port
244* bsdi port fixes
245* Cray unicos port upgrade
246* HP MPE/iX port
247* Win/NT port upgrade
248* Dynix PTX port fixes
249* Document conversion from CVS to BK
250* readline support for ntpq
251
252---
253(4.1.0)
254
255* CERT problem fixed (99k23)
256
257* Huff-n-Puff filter
258* Preparation for OpenSSL support
259* Resolver changes/improvements are not backward compatible with mode 7
260  requests (which are implementation-specific anyway)
261* leap second stuff
262* manycast should work now
263* ntp-genkeys does new good things.
264* scripts/ntp-close
265* PPS cleanup and improvements
266* readline support for ntpdc
267* Crypto/authentication rewrite
268* WINNT builds with MD5 by default
269* WINNT no longer requires Perl for building with Visual C++ 6.0
270* algorithmic improvements, bugfixes
271* Solaris dosynctodr info update
272* html/pic/* is *lots* smaller
273* New/updated drivers: Forum Graphic GPS, WWV/H, Heath GC-100 II, HOPF
274  serial and PCI, ONCORE, ulink331
275* Rewrite of the audio drivers
276
277---
278(4.0.99)
279
280* Driver updates: CHU, DCF, GPS/VME, Oncore, PCF, Ulink, WWVB, burst
281  If you use the ONCORE driver with a HARDPPS kernel module,
282  you *must* have a properly specified:
283	pps <filename> [assert/clear] [hardpps]
284  line in the /etc/ntp.conf file.
285* PARSE cleanup
286* PPS cleanup
287* ntpd, ntpq, ntpdate cleanup and fixes
288* NT port improvements
289* AIX, BSDI, DEC OSF, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Reliant, SCO, Solaris port improvements
290
291---
292(4.0.98)
293
294* Solaris kernel FLL bug is fixed in 106541-07
295* Bug/lint cleanup
296* PPS cleanup
297* ReliantUNIX patches
298* NetInfo support
299* Ultralink driver
300* Trimble OEM Ace-II support
301* DCF77 power choices
302* Oncore improvements
303
304---
305(4.0.97)
306
307* NT patches
308* AIX,SunOS,IRIX portability
309* NeXT portability
310* ntptimeset utility added
311* cygwin portability patches
312
313---
314(4.0.96)
315
316* -lnsl, -lsocket, -lgen configuration patches
317* Y2K patches from AT&T
318* Linux portability cruft
319
320---
321(4.0.95)
322
323* NT port cleanup/replacement
324* a few portability fixes
325* VARITEXT Parse clock added
326
327---
328(4.0.94)
329
330* PPS updates (including ntp.config options)
331* Lose the old DES stuff in favor of the (optional) RSAREF stuff
332* html cleanup/updates
333* numerous drivers cleaned up
334* numerous portability patches and code cleanup
335
336---
337(4.0.93)
338
339* Oncore refclock needs PPS or one of two ioctls.
340* Don't make ntptime under Linux.  It doesn't compile for too many folks.
341* Autokey cleanup
342* ReliantUnix patches
343* html cleanup
344* tickadj cleanup
345* PARSE cleanup
346* IRIX -n32 cleanup
347* byte order cleanup
348* ntptrace improvements and patches
349* ntpdc improvements and patches
350* PPS cleanup
351* mx4200 cleanup
352* New clock state machine
353* SCO cleanup
354* Skip alias interfaces
355
356---
357(4.0.92)
358
359* chronolog and dumbclock refclocks
360* SCO updates
361* Cleanup/bugfixes
362* Y2K patches
363* Updated palisade driver
364* Plug memory leak
365* wharton kernel clock
366* Oncore clock upgrades
367* NMEA clock improvements
368* PPS improvements
369* AIX portability patches
370
371---
372(4.0.91)
373
374* New ONCORE driver
375* New MX4200 driver
376* Palisade improvements
377* config file bugfixes and problem reporting
378* autoconf upgrade and cleanup
379* HP-UX, IRIX lint cleanup
380* AIX portability patches
381* NT cleanup
382
383---
384(4.0.90)
385
386* Nanoseconds
387* New palisade driver
388* New Oncore driver
389
390---
391(4.0.73)
392
393* README.hackers added
394* PARSE driver is working again
395* Solaris 2.6 has nasty kernel bugs.  DO NOT enable pll!
396* DES is out of the distribution.
397
398---
399(4.0.72)
400
401* K&R C compiling should work again.
402* IRIG patches.
403* MX4200 driver patches.
404* Jupiter driver added.
405* Palisade driver added.  Needs work (ANSI, ntoh/hton, sizeof double, ???)
406