* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.8): Document /proc/sys.

diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-02-15  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+       * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.8): Document /proc/sys.
+
 2011-02-10  Eric Blake  <eblake@redhat.com>
 
        * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.8): Document strerror_r fixes.

diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml b/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml
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@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ defined, it retains the previous behavior of returning char *
 it now obeys POSIX semantics of returning int.
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>
+/proc/sys now allows unfiltered access to the native NT namespace.  Access
+restrictions still apply.  Direct device access via /proc/sys is not yet
+supported.  File system access via block devices works.  For instance
+(note the trailing backslash!)
+<screen>
+bash$ cd /proc/sys/Device/HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1/
+</screen>
+</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>
 Other new APIs: llround, llroundf, madvise, pthread_yield.
 Export program_invocation_name, program_invocation_short_name.