From e0ea6e386a15bbb932094fa28477fe2967219db4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter van Dijk Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 10:26:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update release date; mention new zone cache feature --- docs/changelog/4.5.rst | 8 ++++++-- docs/secpoll.zone | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/changelog/4.5.rst b/docs/changelog/4.5.rst index 77ed8eda16..c858308b06 100644 --- a/docs/changelog/4.5.rst +++ b/docs/changelog/4.5.rst @@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ Changelogs for 4.5.x .. changelog:: :version: 4.5.0-alpha1 - :released: 15th of May 2021 + :released: 27th of May 2021 This is version 4.5.0-alpha1 of the Authoritative Server. This release contains a ton of improvements and bug fixes compared to 4.4, but very few user visible changes. + The one notable feature is the 'zone cache', which allows PowerDNS to keep a list of zones in memory, updated periodically. + With this cache, PowerDNS can avoid hitting the database with queries for unknown domains. + In some setups, and some attack scenarios, this can make a serious performance difference. + Please make sure to read the :doc:`upgrade notes <../upgrading>` before upgrading. .. change:: @@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ Changelogs for 4.5.x :tags: New Features :pullreq: 9464, 10432 - Add a cache of all domains, avoiding backend lookups for domains that do not exist, and for non-existing subdomains. (Chris Hofstaedtler) + Add a cache of all zones, avoiding backend lookups for zones that do not exist, and for non-existing subzones. (Chris Hofstaedtler) .. change:: :tags: Improvements diff --git a/docs/secpoll.zone b/docs/secpoll.zone index b7bfcc0f14..c846dbacc3 100644 --- a/docs/secpoll.zone +++ b/docs/secpoll.zone @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -@ 86400 IN SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. pieter\.lexis.powerdns.com. 2021052600 10800 3600 604800 10800 +@ 86400 IN SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. pieter\.lexis.powerdns.com. 2021052700 10800 3600 604800 10800 @ 3600 IN NS pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. @ 3600 IN NS pdns-public-ns2.powerdns.com. -- 2.47.2