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undeadly honked 15 Apr 2026 14:00 +0200

rpki-client 9.8 released

Routing security matters to all of us (even those of us who seldom give the subject any thought), and the rpki-client project announced the release of a new version of their Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) client, with a number of improvements.

The announcement reads, 

List:       openbsd-announce
Subject:    rpki-client 9.8 released
From:       Sebastian Benoit <benno () openbsd ! org>
Date:       2026-04-14 23:20:42


rpki-client 9.8 has just been released and will be available in the
rpki-client directory of any OpenBSD mirror soon. It is recommended
that all users upgrade to this version for improved reliability.

Read more…

undeadly honked 15 Apr 2026 08:00 +0200

Selectively block cores from the scheduler with sysctl hw.blockcpu

We're a little late reporting it but…

The familiar safeguard sysctl hw.smt is now deprecated, having been replaced by a more flexible mechanism which allows discriminating between different varieties of core type.

First, Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) enabled the mechanism for OpenBSD/amd64 in this commit:

CVSROOT:	/cvs
Module name:	src
Changes by:	deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org	2026/03/31 10:46:22

Modified files:
	sys/sys        : sched.h sysctl.h 
	sys/kern       : kern_sched.c kern_sysctl.c 
	sys/arch/amd64/amd64: identcpu.c machdep.c 
	sys/arch/amd64/include: cpu.h 
	lib/libc/sys   : sysctl.2 

Log message:
Some new intel machines have a new 3rd tier of cpus called LP-E which are
E-core (Atom) without L3 cache.  These v are Lethargic, and it sucks
when processes migrate to them.

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undeadly honked 14 Apr 2026 08:00 +0200

OpenBSD -current has moved to version 7.9

OpenBSD 7.9 release cycle is entering its final phases…

With the following commit, Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) moved -current to version 7.9 (dropping the "-beta"):

CVSROOT:	/cvs
Module name:	src
Changes by:	deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org	2026/04/13 11:22:23

Modified files:
	sys/conf       : newvers.sh 

Log message:
move out of -beta

For those unfamiliar with the process:
this is not the 7.9 release, but is part of the standard build-up to the release.

Remember: It's time to start using "-D snap" with pkg_add(1) (and pkg_info(1)).

(Regular readers will know what comes next…)
This serves as an excellent reminder to upgrade snapshots frequently, test both base and ports, and report problems [plus, of course, donate!].

undeadly honked 14 Apr 2026 05:00 +0200

OpenBGPD 9.1 released

Every spring and autumn, the routing world can expect a new OpenBGPD release, and this time is no exception.

The OpenBGPD project have announced the availability of their newest release, version 9.1, with the following announcement: 

List:       openbsd-announce
Subject:    OpenBGPD 9.1 released
From:       Claudio Jeker <claudio () openbsd ! org>
Date:       2026-04-13 14:37:12

We have released OpenBGPD 9.1, which will be arriving in the
OpenBGPD directory of your local OpenBSD mirror soon.

This release includes the following changes to the previous release:

Read more…

undeadly honked 13 Apr 2026 15:00 +0200

Game of Trees 0.124 released

Version 0.124 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated):

  • make the chroot path directive in gotwebd.conf actually work
  • fix a segfault in tog while using the & search feature
  • plug a tree object leak in the gotd repo_write process
  • fix gotd wrongly complaining about a missing gotsys.conf in pack files
  • expand tabs in log messages displayed by tog diff to prevent misalignment
  • prevent non-root users from blocking gotctl reload requests
  • plug a memory leak in got-read-commit
  • allow UTF-8 in gotsys.conf site owner names and repository descriptions
  • reject non-UTF-8-encoded reference names in gotsys.conf
  • make gotwebd display logged-in usernames in case of group-membership auth

The GotHub OpenBSD mirror mentioned in our report on the previous GoT release is now linked from the OpenBSD main page.