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I think it's about time for some #OpenBSD #80HYPE Clang/LLVM 22 is now OpenBSD's base compiler on clang architectures, including updated libc++{,abi}, compiler-rt & libunwind support libraries. https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1166580624…

<p>I think it's about time for some <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD">#OpenBSD</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/tags/80HYPE">#80HYPE</a> <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/234/original/flan_hacker.png" alt=":flan_hacker:" title=":flan_hacker:" loading="eager" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture> <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/235/original/flan_cool.png" alt=":flan_cool:" title=":flan_cool:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture></p> <blockquote> <p>Clang/LLVM 22 is now OpenBSD's base compiler on clang architectures, including updated libc++{,abi}, compiler-rt &amp; libunwind support libraries.</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116658062479940402">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1166580624 79940402</a></p> <blockquote> <p>OpenBSD/sparc64 switches to Clang by default! This was the last significant architecture to switch. This makes OpenBSD the only operating system to support sparc64 with a modern toolchain.</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117130130536792528">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1171301305 36792528</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Since 7.9, Jonathan Gray (jsg@) has continued to update the drm graphics stack (inteldrm/radeondrm/amdgpu) bringing OpenBSD 8.0 to Linux 6.18.y/6.18.53, adding driver support for Intel Arc A-Series (DG2/Alchemist) cards.</p> <p>Increased KVA (kernel virtual addresses) on amd64 (to 512G) now allows mapping more than 4G of VRAM (for example, GPU compute w/ Vulkan)</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://freshbsd.org/openbsd/src?q=drm&amp;committer%5B%5D=jsg">https:// freshbsd.org/openbsd/src?q=drm &amp;committer[]=jsg</a></p> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116794461642940154">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1167944616 42940154</a></p> <blockquote> <p>After a ton of work in Edmonton by Mike Larkin (mlarkin@) and Dave Voutila (dv@), OpenBSD vmm/vmd(8) now supports SMP guests up to 64 VCPUs per VM! <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/235/original/flan_cool.png" alt=":flan_cool:" title=":flan_cool:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture> 🎉</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117295044109301163">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1172950441 09301163</a></p> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117299753668348206">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1172997536 68348206</a></p> <blockquote> <p>OpenBSD 8.0 adds qwz(4), new WiFi driver for Qualcomm WCN7850 &quot;ath12k&quot; devices.</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116574369382033904">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1165743693 82033904</a></p> <blockquote> <p>A new driver, sambat(4), for monitoring battery status, cycle count/charge info on Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (Snapdragon arm64) machines.</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116600674574234896">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1166006745 74234896</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Accelerated swap encryption on amd64 and arm64 by using AES CPU instructions.</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117090842236460135">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1170908422 36460135</a></p> <blockquote> <p>OpenBSD/arm64 and OpenBSD/riscv64 boards can now heartbeat blinking LEDs to show system load averages.</p> <p><picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/024/443/original/flan_hurrah.png" alt=":flan_hurrah:" title=":flan_hurrah:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture> Das Blinkenlights!! <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/024/443/original/flan_hurrah.png" alt=":flan_hurrah:" title=":flan_hurrah:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture></p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116879479168132932">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1168794791 68132932</a></p> <blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD">#OpenBSD</a> httpd(8) now supports many new features:</p> <ul> <li>Setting custom HTTP response headers.</li> <li>New blocking/filtering rules based on received HTTP headers (e.g: User-Agent: )</li> </ul> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117371604463587328">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1173716044 63587328</a></p> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/116979133275422995">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1169791332 75422995</a></p> <p>See also rsadowski@'s report: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/w2k26-edmonton-openbsd-hackathon/">https:// rsadowski.de/posts/2026/w2k26- edmonton-openbsd-hackathon/</a></p> <p>.. and finally, <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/828/original/flan_peek.png" alt=":flan_peek:" title=":flan_peek:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture></p> <blockquote> <p>I made my first commit to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenSSH">#OpenSSH</a> this release cycle!</p> </blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117007833531799959">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1170078335 31799959</a></p> <p>And lots more to see in 8.0! <picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/812/original/flan_thumbs.png" alt=":flan_thumbs:" title=":flan_thumbs:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture><picture class="article-picture article-picture-fallback" style="--image-ratio:16 / 9"><img src="https://media.bsd.network/custom_emojis/images/000/011/234/original/flan_hacker.png" alt=":flan_hacker:" title=":flan_hacker:" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" class="progressive-image"></picture></p> <p>EDIT: 8.0 is released! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsd.network/@brynet/117470661342565419">https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1174706613 42565419</a></p>