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-GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2009-3-14
+GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2009-4-6
Copyright (C) 1992-2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
See the end for copying conditions.
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ using `glibc' in the "product" field.
Version 2.10
+* New interfaces: preadv, preadv64, pwritev, pwritev64
+ Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
+
* New Linux interfaces: accept4, fallocate, fallocate64.
+ Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
* Correct declarations of string function when used in C++ code. This
- could lead to compile error for invalid C++ code.
+ could lead to compile errors for invalid C++ code.
* XPG7/POSIX 2008 compilation environment. Many GNU-specific functions are
now in POSIX.
@@ -24,7 +28,17 @@ Version 2.10
* Support for selecting between multiple function definitions at runtime
using STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols. Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
-* New locale: nan_TW@latin
+* The libcrypt library can now use the hash function implementations in
+ NSS. Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
+
+* The malloc implementation can be compiled to be less memory efficient
+ but higher performing in multi-threaded programs.
+ Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
+
+* New locales: nan_TW@latin, ks_IN
+
+* Faster strlen and strchr on x86-64.
+ Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
Version 2.9