[newlib-cygwin] Cygwin: update release notes for 3.2.0

Ken Brown kbrown@sourceware.org
Mon Mar 8 14:54:57 GMT 2021


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=newlib-cygwin.git;h=a9ff2cad68fa38d002b50e28e510c192beec787f

commit a9ff2cad68fa38d002b50e28e510c192beec787f
Author: Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu>
Date:   Mon Mar 8 09:51:32 2021 -0500

    Cygwin: update release notes for 3.2.0

Diff:
---
 winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+)

diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0
index 5d010feeb..f888ff8fb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ What's new:
   that these keys/signals are handled only when app calls read() or
   select(). Now, these work even if app does not call read() or select().
 
+- fchmodat(2) now has limited support for the AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW flag.
+
+- Cygwin now recognizes native Windows AF_UNIX sockets (as regular
+  files, not as socket files).  This allows tools like 'ls' and 'rm'
+  to work.
+
 What changed:
 -------------
 
@@ -31,6 +37,14 @@ What changed:
 - Utilize Windows 10 1809 FILE_DISPOSITION_IGNORE_READONLY_ATTRIBUTE
   flag to allow simpler unlink of files with DOS readonly flags set.
 
+- getdtablesize(3), sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX), and
+  getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE) now return the true limit on the number of
+  open descriptors, 3200.  Previously they returned the current size
+  of Cygwin's internal file descriptor table, which can grow
+  dynamically.
+
+- facl(2) now fails with EBADF on a file opened with O_PATH.
+
 
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
@@ -74,3 +88,8 @@ Bug Fixes
 
 - Fix potential handle leaks when dup'ing descriptors
   Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-February/012041.html
+
+- Fix a bug that could cause fstat(2) to return incorrect results on a FIFO.
+
+- Fix some system calls on AF_LOCAL sockets that are not socket files.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-February/012066.html
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index a1b681b55..d0fc15e94 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,27 @@ Utilize Windows 10 1809 FILE_DISPOSITION_IGNORE_READONLY_ATTRIBUTE flag
 to allow simpler unlink of files with DOS readonly flags set.
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>
+fchmodat(2) now has limited support for the AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW flag.
+</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+getdtablesize(3), sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX), and getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE)
+now return the true limit on the number of open descriptors, 3200.
+Previously they returned the current size of Cygwin's internal file
+descriptor table, which can grow dynamically.
+</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+Cygwin now recognizes native Windows AF_UNIX sockets (as regular
+files, not as socket files).  This allows tools like 'ls' and 'rm' to
+work.
+</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+facl(2) now fails with EBADF on a file opened with O_PATH.
+</para></listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>
 
 </sect2>


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