[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.4.1 Release Candidate 6 now available

[Derrick J Brashear]

The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of OpenAFS version
1.4.1 Release Candidate 6.  Source files and available binaries can be
accessed via the web at:

     http://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/candidate/1.4.1-rc6/

or via AFS at:

     /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.4.1-rc6/

Major changes new to 1.4.1 from 1.4.0:

  - Support for MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger)

    Thanks to Chaskiel Grundman for the port.

Other changes:

* Windows: An audit was performed on the SMB Server code that resulted
   in the removal of a large number of thread safety issues that may
   have resulted in the following symptoms being experienced:

   + random loss of tokens on long running systems such as those used
     to host Terminal Servers or other services.

   + panic conditions occurring due to frequent loss of network adapters
     forcing loss of SMB client connections to the AFS Client Service.
     For example, a wireless card that is frequently turned on and off
     in order to save power when not in use or frequent use of the
     "repair" option on any network adapter.

   + increased memory usage due to a failure to release objects that
     were no longer in use

   + Windows clients now properly clean up SMB Virtual Circuits upon
     SMB session disconnect

   + A fix to the Windows procmgmt library prevents tools that
     dynamically unload the library from crashing at process
     termination.

   + A bug in the Windows client which could cause a missing vnode error to
     be misinterpreted has been corrected.

   + Server preferences will now be correctly retained in all cases in the
     Windows client.

   + Windows clients now check "up" servers for continued connectivity every
     10 minutes instead of hourly, to match Unix client behavior.

  Unix: Issues have continued to be tracked and addressed, notably on MacOS

   + Many MacOS 10.4 issues have been addressed, several since the last
     candidate (again).

   + A memory leak when removing files has been corrected.

   + A potential deadlock when removing files has been fixed.

   + A bug in callback handling for readonly volumes in the Unix clients has
     been fixed.

   + A memory leak in Rx has been corrected.

   + A lock leak in Rx has been corrected.

   + Linux client support has been updated to remove a bug introduced in
     since 1.4.0.

Please Test and Submit Bug Reports:

Please assist us by testing this release candidate and providing
feedback. Bug reports should be filed to openafs-bugs@openafs.org.
Reports of success should be sent to openafs-info@openafs.org.

Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney, PA

Derrick J Brashear
for the OpenAFS Gatekeepers