From 87c589a9c86356f91cab1501304eff0c302a052c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Stone Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:32:28 -0700 Subject: Reformat the module signing NEWS --- NEWS | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 664753d3..604cad70 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ * What's new -- Module signing: If the appropriate nss libraries are available on your system, - stap will sign each compiled module using a self-generated certificate. - This is the first step toward extending authority to load certain modules to - unprivileged users. For now, if the system administrator adds a certificate - to a database of trusted signers (stap-authorize-signing-cert), modules signed - using that certificate will be verified by staprun against tampering. - Otherwise, you should notice no difference in the operation of stap or staprun. +- Module signing: If the appropriate nss libraries are available on your + system, stap will sign each compiled module using a self-generated + certificate. This is the first step toward extending authority to + load certain modules to unprivileged users. For now, if the system + administrator adds a certificate to a database of trusted signers + (stap-authorize-signing-cert), modules signed using that certificate + will be verified by staprun against tampering. Otherwise, you should + notice no difference in the operation of stap or staprun. * What's new in version 0.9.7 -- cgit From 6766808e165cd3ba3c8d514529e292761e7cb650 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Stone Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:40:19 -0700 Subject: Add nd_syscalls NEWS --- NEWS | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 604cad70..6388cc9f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ * What's new +- Dwarfless syscalls: The nd_syscalls tapset is now available to probe + system calls without requiring kernel debugging information. All of + the same probepoints in the normal syscalls tapset are available with + an "nd_" prefix, e.g. syscall.open becomes nd_syscall.open. Most + syscall arguments are also available by name in nd_syscalls. + - Module signing: If the appropriate nss libraries are available on your system, stap will sign each compiled module using a self-generated certificate. This is the first step toward extending authority to -- cgit