Commit cbf9157d authored by Roger Dingledine's avatar Roger Dingledine
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clean 0.2.2.7-alpha changelog; add 0.2.2.6 blurb

also reorder the stable changelog entries so they're in temporal order
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Changes in version 0.2.2.7-alpha - 2010-01-??
Changes in version 0.2.2.7-alpha - 2010-01-19
  o Major features (performance):
    - When choosing which cells to relay first, we can now favor circuits
      that have been quiet recently, so as to get lower latency for
      low-volume circuits.  By default, relays enable or disable this
      feature based on a setting in the consensus.  Preliminary testing
      suggests that this should make the network feel faster as more relays
      use it.  You can override this default by using the new
      "CircuitPriorityHalflife" config option.  Design and code by Ian
      Goldberg, Can Tang, and Chris Alexander.
    - When choosing which cells to relay first, relays can now favor
      circuits that have been quiet recently, to provide lower latency
      for low-volume circuits. By default, relays enable or disable this
      feature based on a setting in the consensus. You can override
      this default by using the new "CircuitPriorityHalflife" config
      option. Design and code by Ian Goldberg, Can Tang, and Chris
      Alexander.
    - Add separate per-conn write limiting to go with the per-conn read
      limiting. We added a global write limit in Tor 0.1.2.5-alpha,
      but never per-conn write limits.
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.7-alpha - 2010-01-??
      controlled in the consensus so we can turn it on and off for
      experiments. It's starting out off. Based on proposal 163.

  o Major features (relay selection):
  o Major features (relay selection options):
    - Switch to a StrictNodes config option, rather than the previous
      "StrictEntryNodes" / "StrictExitNodes" separation that was missing a
      "StrictExcludeNodes" option.
@@ -52,6 +51,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.7-alpha - 2010-01-??
  o Minor bugfixes:
    - Fix compilation on OS X 10.3, which has a stub mlockall() but
      hides it. Bugfix on 0.2.2.6-alpha.
    - Fix compilation on Solaris by removing support for the
      DisableAllSwap config option. Solaris doesn't have an rlimit for
      mlockall, so we cannot use it safely. Bugfix on 0.2.2.6-alpha.
    - After we free an internal connection structure, overwrite it
      with a different memory value than we use for overwriting a freed
      internal circuit structure. Should help with debugging. Suggested
@@ -71,9 +73,6 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.7-alpha - 2010-01-??
      but there is non-exit bandwidth, or no guard bandwidth but there
      is non-guard bandwidth, don't crash during path selection. Bugfix
      on 0.2.0.3-alpha.
    - Fix compilation on Solaris by removing support for the
      DisableAllSwap config option. Solaris doesn't have an rlimit for
      mlockall, so we cannot use it safely. Bugfix on 0.2.2.6-alpha.

  o Removed features:
    - Remove the HSAuthorityRecordStats option that version 0 hidden
@@ -97,7 +96,40 @@ Changes in version 0.2.1.22 - 2010-01-19
      bridge identities they track. Bugfix on 0.2.1.6-alpha.


Changes in version 0.2.1.21 - 2009-12-21
  Tor 0.2.1.21 fixes an incompatibility with the most recent OpenSSL
  library. If you use Tor on Linux / Unix and you're getting SSL
  renegotiation errors, upgrading should help. We also recommend an
  upgrade if you're an exit relay.

  o Major bugfixes:
    - Work around a security feature in OpenSSL 0.9.8l that prevents our
      handshake from working unless we explicitly tell OpenSSL that we
      are using SSL renegotiation safely. We are, of course, but OpenSSL
      0.9.8l won't work unless we say we are.
    - Avoid crashing if the client is trying to upload many bytes and the
      circuit gets torn down at the same time, or if the flip side
      happens on the exit relay. Bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha; fixes bug 1150.

  o Minor bugfixes:
    - Do not refuse to learn about authority certs and v2 networkstatus
      documents that are older than the latest consensus. This bug might
      have degraded client bootstrapping. Bugfix on 0.2.0.10-alpha.
      Spotted and fixed by xmux.
    - Fix a couple of very-hard-to-trigger memory leaks, and one hard-to-
      trigger platform-specific option misparsing case found by Coverity
      Scan.
    - Fix a compilation warning on Fedora 12 by removing an impossible-to-
      trigger assert. Fixes bug 1173.


Changes in version 0.2.2.6-alpha - 2009-11-19
  Tor 0.2.2.6-alpha lays the groundwork for many upcoming features:
  support for the new lower-footprint "microdescriptor" directory design,
  future-proofing our consensus format against new hash functions or
  other changes, and an Android port. It also makes Tor compatible with
  the upcoming OpenSSL 0.9.8l release, and fixes a variety of bugs.

  o Major features:
    - Directory authorities can now create, vote on, and serve multiple
      parallel formats of directory data as part of their voting process.
@@ -154,6 +186,81 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.6-alpha - 2009-11-19
      introduced in 0.2.2.1-alpha. Found via valgrind.


Changes in version 0.2.1.20 - 2009-10-15
  Tor 0.2.1.20 fixes a crash bug when you're accessing many hidden
  services at once, prepares for more performance improvements, and
  fixes a bunch of smaller bugs.

  The Windows and OS X bundles also include a more recent Vidalia,
  and switch from Privoxy to Polipo.

  The OS X installers are now drag and drop. It's best to un-install
  Tor/Vidalia and then install this new bundle, rather than upgrade. If
  you want to upgrade, you'll need to update the paths for Tor and Polipo
  in the Vidalia Settings window.

  o Major bugfixes:
    - Send circuit or stream sendme cells when our window has decreased
      by 100 cells, not when it has decreased by 101 cells. Bug uncovered
      by Karsten when testing the "reduce circuit window" performance
      patch. Bugfix on the 54th commit on Tor -- from July 2002,
      before the release of Tor 0.0.0. This is the new winner of the
      oldest-bug prize.
    - Fix a remotely triggerable memory leak when a consensus document
      contains more than one signature from the same voter. Bugfix on
      0.2.0.3-alpha.
    - Avoid segfault in rare cases when finishing an introduction circuit
      as a client and finding out that we don't have an introduction key
      for it. Fixes bug 1073. Reported by Aaron Swartz.

  o Major features:
    - Tor now reads the "circwindow" parameter out of the consensus,
      and uses that value for its circuit package window rather than the
      default of 1000 cells. Begins the implementation of proposal 168.

  o New directory authorities:
    - Set up urras (run by Jacob Appelbaum) as the seventh v3 directory
      authority.
    - Move moria1 and tonga to alternate IP addresses.

  o Minor bugfixes:
    - Fix a signed/unsigned compile warning in 0.2.1.19.
    - Fix possible segmentation fault on directory authorities. Bugfix on
      0.2.1.14-rc.
    - Fix an extremely rare infinite recursion bug that could occur if
      we tried to log a message after shutting down the log subsystem.
      Found by Matt Edman. Bugfix on 0.2.0.16-alpha.
    - Fix an obscure bug where hidden services on 64-bit big-endian
      systems might mis-read the timestamp in v3 introduce cells, and
      refuse to connect back to the client. Discovered by "rotor".
      Bugfix on 0.2.1.6-alpha.
    - We were triggering a CLOCK_SKEW controller status event whenever
      we connect via the v2 connection protocol to any relay that has
      a wrong clock. Instead, we should only inform the controller when
      it's a trusted authority that claims our clock is wrong. Bugfix
      on 0.2.0.20-rc; starts to fix bug 1074. Reported by SwissTorExit.
    - We were telling the controller about CHECKING_REACHABILITY and
      REACHABILITY_FAILED status events whenever we launch a testing
      circuit or notice that one has failed. Instead, only tell the
      controller when we want to inform the user of overall success or
      overall failure. Bugfix on 0.1.2.6-alpha. Fixes bug 1075. Reported
      by SwissTorExit.
    - Don't warn when we're using a circuit that ends with a node
      excluded in ExcludeExitNodes, but the circuit is not used to access
      the outside world. This should help fix bug 1090. Bugfix on
      0.2.1.6-alpha.
    - Work around a small memory leak in some versions of OpenSSL that
      stopped the memory used by the hostname TLS extension from being
      freed.

  o Minor features:
    - Add a "getinfo status/accepted-server-descriptor" controller
      command, which is the recommended way for controllers to learn
      whether our server descriptor has been successfully received by at
      least on directory authority. Un-recommend good-server-descriptor
      getinfo and status events until we have a better design for them.


Changes in version 0.2.2.5-alpha - 2009-10-11
  Tor 0.2.2.5-alpha fixes a few compile problems in 0.2.2.4-alpha.

@@ -410,108 +517,6 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.1-alpha - 2009-08-26
      occurred with the upgrade to Vidalia 0.2.3.


Changes in version 0.2.1.21 - 2009-12-21
  Tor 0.2.1.21 fixes an incompatibility with the most recent OpenSSL
  library. If you use Tor on Linux / Unix and you're getting SSL
  renegotiation errors, upgrading should help. We also recommend an
  upgrade if you're an exit relay.

  o Major bugfixes:
    - Work around a security feature in OpenSSL 0.9.8l that prevents our
      handshake from working unless we explicitly tell OpenSSL that we
      are using SSL renegotiation safely. We are, of course, but OpenSSL
      0.9.8l won't work unless we say we are.
    - Avoid crashing if the client is trying to upload many bytes and the
      circuit gets torn down at the same time, or if the flip side
      happens on the exit relay. Bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha; fixes bug 1150.

  o Minor bugfixes:
    - Do not refuse to learn about authority certs and v2 networkstatus
      documents that are older than the latest consensus. This bug might
      have degraded client bootstrapping. Bugfix on 0.2.0.10-alpha.
      Spotted and fixed by xmux.
    - Fix a couple of very-hard-to-trigger memory leaks, and one hard-to-
      trigger platform-specific option misparsing case found by Coverity
      Scan.
    - Fix a compilation warning on Fedora 12 by removing an impossible-to-
      trigger assert. Fixes bug 1173.


Changes in version 0.2.1.20 - 2009-10-15
  Tor 0.2.1.20 fixes a crash bug when you're accessing many hidden
  services at once, prepares for more performance improvements, and
  fixes a bunch of smaller bugs.

  The Windows and OS X bundles also include a more recent Vidalia,
  and switch from Privoxy to Polipo.

  The OS X installers are now drag and drop. It's best to un-install
  Tor/Vidalia and then install this new bundle, rather than upgrade. If
  you want to upgrade, you'll need to update the paths for Tor and Polipo
  in the Vidalia Settings window.

  o Major bugfixes:
    - Send circuit or stream sendme cells when our window has decreased
      by 100 cells, not when it has decreased by 101 cells. Bug uncovered
      by Karsten when testing the "reduce circuit window" performance
      patch. Bugfix on the 54th commit on Tor -- from July 2002,
      before the release of Tor 0.0.0. This is the new winner of the
      oldest-bug prize.
    - Fix a remotely triggerable memory leak when a consensus document
      contains more than one signature from the same voter. Bugfix on
      0.2.0.3-alpha.
    - Avoid segfault in rare cases when finishing an introduction circuit
      as a client and finding out that we don't have an introduction key
      for it. Fixes bug 1073. Reported by Aaron Swartz.

  o Major features:
    - Tor now reads the "circwindow" parameter out of the consensus,
      and uses that value for its circuit package window rather than the
      default of 1000 cells. Begins the implementation of proposal 168.

  o New directory authorities:
    - Set up urras (run by Jacob Appelbaum) as the seventh v3 directory
      authority.
    - Move moria1 and tonga to alternate IP addresses.

  o Minor bugfixes:
    - Fix a signed/unsigned compile warning in 0.2.1.19.
    - Fix possible segmentation fault on directory authorities. Bugfix on
      0.2.1.14-rc.
    - Fix an extremely rare infinite recursion bug that could occur if
      we tried to log a message after shutting down the log subsystem.
      Found by Matt Edman. Bugfix on 0.2.0.16-alpha.
    - Fix an obscure bug where hidden services on 64-bit big-endian
      systems might mis-read the timestamp in v3 introduce cells, and
      refuse to connect back to the client. Discovered by "rotor".
      Bugfix on 0.2.1.6-alpha.
    - We were triggering a CLOCK_SKEW controller status event whenever
      we connect via the v2 connection protocol to any relay that has
      a wrong clock. Instead, we should only inform the controller when
      it's a trusted authority that claims our clock is wrong. Bugfix
      on 0.2.0.20-rc; starts to fix bug 1074. Reported by SwissTorExit.
    - We were telling the controller about CHECKING_REACHABILITY and
      REACHABILITY_FAILED status events whenever we launch a testing
      circuit or notice that one has failed. Instead, only tell the
      controller when we want to inform the user of overall success or
      overall failure. Bugfix on 0.1.2.6-alpha. Fixes bug 1075. Reported
      by SwissTorExit.
    - Don't warn when we're using a circuit that ends with a node
      excluded in ExcludeExitNodes, but the circuit is not used to access
      the outside world. This should help fix bug 1090. Bugfix on
      0.2.1.6-alpha.
    - Work around a small memory leak in some versions of OpenSSL that
      stopped the memory used by the hostname TLS extension from being
      freed.

  o Minor features:
    - Add a "getinfo status/accepted-server-descriptor" controller
      command, which is the recommended way for controllers to learn
      whether our server descriptor has been successfully received by at
      least on directory authority. Un-recommend good-server-descriptor
      getinfo and status events until we have a better design for them.


Changes in version 0.2.1.19 - 2009-07-28
  Tor 0.2.1.19 fixes a major bug with accessing and providing hidden
  services on Tor 0.2.1.3-alpha through 0.2.1.18.