Add lock elision to NEWS file

[thirdparty/glibc.git] / NEWS

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6de51bf7e0c7ca4e463fecb00556f74dc5710b47..56ce7ef147d895ab30a0cf7a601cde865d225434 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,18 +9,19 @@ Version 2.18
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  2546, 2560, 5159, 6809, 10060, 10062, 10357, 10686, 11120, 11561, 12387,
-  12515, 12723, 13550, 13889, 13951, 13988, 14142, 14176, 14200, 14256,
-  14280, 14293, 14317, 14327, 14478, 14496, 14582, 14686, 14812, 14888,
-  14894, 14908, 14920, 14952, 14964, 14981, 14982, 14985, 14991, 14994,
-  14996, 15000, 15003, 15006, 15007, 15014, 15020, 15023, 15036, 15054,
-  15055, 15062, 15078, 15084, 15085, 15086, 15100, 15160, 15214, 15221,
-  15232, 15234, 15283, 15285, 15287, 15304, 15305, 15307, 15309, 15327,
-  15330, 15335, 15336, 15337, 15339, 15342, 15346, 15359, 15361, 15366,
-  15380, 15381, 15394, 15395, 15405, 15406, 15409, 15416, 15418, 15419,
-  15423, 15424, 15426, 15429, 15431, 15432, 15441, 15442, 15448, 15465,
-  15480, 15485, 15488, 15490, 15493, 15497, 15506, 15529, 15536, 15553,
-  15577, 15583, 15618, 15627.
+  2546, 2560, 5159, 6809, 7006, 10060, 10062, 10283, 10357, 10686, 11120,
+  11561, 12310, 12387, 12492, 12515, 12723, 13550, 13889, 13951, 13988,
+  14142, 14176, 14200, 14256, 14280, 14293, 14317, 14327, 14478, 14496,
+  14582, 14686, 14812, 14888, 14894, 14907, 14908, 14909, 14920, 14952,
+  14964, 14981, 14982, 14985, 14991, 14994, 14996, 15000, 15003, 15006,
+  15007, 15014, 15020, 15022, 15023, 15036, 15054, 15055, 15062, 15078,
+  15084, 15085, 15086, 15100, 15160, 15214, 15221, 15232, 15234, 15283,
+  15285, 15287, 15304, 15305, 15307, 15309, 15327, 15330, 15335, 15336,
+  15337, 15339, 15342, 15346, 15359, 15361, 15366, 15380, 15381, 15394,
+  15395, 15405, 15406, 15409, 15416, 15418, 15419, 15423, 15424, 15426,
+  15429, 15431, 15432, 15441, 15442, 15448, 15465, 15480, 15485, 15488,
+  15490, 15492, 15493, 15497, 15506, 15529, 15536, 15553, 15577, 15583,
+  15618, 15627, 15631, 15654, 15655, 15666, 15667, 15674.
 
 * CVE-2013-0242 Buffer overrun in regexp matcher has been fixed (Bugzilla
   #15078).
@@ -38,6 +39,21 @@ Version 2.18
 * Support for priority inherited mutexes in pthread condition variables on
   non-x86 architectures.
 
+* Port to Xilinx MicroBlaze contributed by David Holsgrove.
+
+* Optimized string functions for AArch64.  Implemented by Marcus Shawcroft.
+
+* Optimized string functions for ARM.  Implemented by Will Newton and
+  Richard Henderson.
+
+* Optimized libm functions for SPARC.  Implemented by David S. Miller.
+
+* Support for building more of ARM glibc as Thumb-2 code.  Implemented by
+  Richard Henderson.
+
+* Support for building most of MIPS glibc as MIPS16 code.  Implemented by
+  Chung-Lin Tang, Maciej W. Rozycki and Maxim Kuvyrkov.
+
 * Added a benchmark framework to track performance of functions in glibc.
 
 * New <math.h> macro named issignaling to check for a signaling NaN (sNaN).
@@ -45,6 +61,16 @@ Version 2.18
 
 * On Linux, the clock function now uses the clock_gettime system call
   for improved precision, rather than old times system call.
+
+* Added new API functions pthread_getattr_default_np and
+  pthread_setattr_default_np to get and set the default pthread
+  attributes of a process.
+
+* Added support for TSX lock elision for pthread mutexes on i386 and x86-64.
+  This may improve lock scaling of existing programs on TSX capable systems.
+  When the --enable-lock-elision=yes parameter is specified at configure
+  time lock elision will be enabled by default for all PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
+  mutexes.
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 Version 2.17