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Node.js 6.10.1 Release Brief

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Jeremiah SenkpielJeremiah Senkpiel

in Node.js  on Mar 22 2017

This routine monthly patch release for the Node 6 LTS line comes with significant performance improvements across 9 APIs, with an average of up to 39% perf increase across 8 APIs and one outlier at up to 28x faster.

Aside from performance, large heap statistics are now enabled and a variety of bugs have been squashed.

As with all releases within major version lines, minor and patch upgrades should be drop-in replacements for previous versions.

Overview

Of a total of 297 commits:

The remaining significant commits are as follows:

Notable Changes

  • performance: The performance of several APIs has been improved.
    • Buffer.compare() is up to 35% faster on average. (Brian White) #10927
    • buffer.toJSON() is up to 2859% faster on average. (Brian White) #10895
    • fs.*statSync() functions are now up to 9.3% faster on average. (Brian White) #11522
    • os.loadavg() is up to 151% faster. (Brian White) #11516
    • process.memoryUsage() is up to 34% faster. (Brian White) #11497
    • querystring.unescape() for Buffers is 15% faster on average. (Brian White) #10837
    • querystring.stringify() is up to 7.8% faster on average. (Brian White) #10852
    • querystring.parse() is up to 21% faster on average. (Brian White) #10874
  • IPC: Batched writes have been enabled for process IPC on platforms that support Unix Domain Sockets. (Alexey Orlenko) #10677
    • Performance gains may be up to 40% for some workloads.
  • child_process: spawnSync now returns a null status when child is terminated by a signal. (cjihrig) #11288
    • This fixes the behavior to act like spawn() does.
  • http:
    • Control characters are now always rejected when using http.request(). (Ben Noordhuis) #8923
    • Debug messages have been added for cases when headers contain invalid values. (Evan Lucas) #9195
  • node: Heap statistics now support values larger than 4GB. (Ben Noordhuis) #10186
  • timers: Timer callbacks now always maintain order when interacting with domain error handling. (John Barboza) #10522

Git Diffstats

(Showing the delta between v6.10.0 and v6.10.1, ignoring deps/npm.)

Without deps, tools, docs, benchmarks, or tests:

 .eslintignore                     |    1 +
 .eslintrc                         |  147 -
 .eslintrc.yaml                    |  152 +
 Makefile                          |   52 +-
 common.gypi                       |    4 +
 configure                         |   20 +-
 lib/.eslintrc                     |    5 -
 lib/.eslintrc.yaml                |    5 +
 lib/_http_client.js               |   13 +-
 lib/_http_outgoing.js             |    3 +
 lib/_http_server.js               |    4 +-
 lib/_tls_common.js                |    4 +-
 lib/_tls_legacy.js                |    2 +-
 lib/_tls_wrap.js                  |    9 +-
 lib/assert.js                     |   85 +-
 lib/buffer.js                     |   63 +-
 lib/child_process.js              |    4 +-
 lib/crypto.js                     |   20 +-
 lib/dgram.js                      |   79 +-
 lib/fs.js                         |   28 +-
 lib/https.js                      |    2 +-
 lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js    |    5 +-
 lib/internal/child_process.js     |   83 +-
 lib/internal/module.js            |   10 +-
 lib/internal/process.js           |   20 +-
 lib/internal/process/next_tick.js |   10 +-
 lib/internal/streams/legacy.js    |   93 +
 lib/internal/util.js              |   46 +-
 lib/net.js                        |    5 +-
 lib/os.js                         |    8 +-
 lib/querystring.js                |  207 +-
 lib/readline.js                   |   44 +-
 lib/repl.js                       |   38 +-
 lib/stream.js                     |   99 +-
 lib/timers.js                     |   17 +-
 lib/tls.js                        |    8 +-
 lib/tty.js                        |    4 +-
 lib/url.js                        |   52 +-
 lib/util.js                       |   20 +-
 lib/v8.js                         |    4 +-
 lib/vm.js                         |   63 +-
 node.gyp                          |   21 +-
 src/CNNICHashWhitelist.inc        | 5216 ++++-------------------------------
 src/StartComAndWoSignData.inc     |   89 +
 src/connection_wrap.cc            |    3 +-
 src/env-inl.h                     |    8 +-
 src/env.h                         |   16 +-
 src/node.cc                       |   42 +-
 src/node_contextify.cc            |   11 +-
 src/node_crypto.cc                |   59 +-
 src/node_file.cc                  |   72 +-
 src/node_http_parser.cc           |    2 +-
 src/node_javascript.cc            |   51 -
 src/node_os.cc                    |   16 +-
 src/node_v8.cc                    |   12 +-
 src/node_version.h                |    2 +-
 src/pipe_wrap.cc                  |    4 +
 src/spawn_sync.cc                 |   13 +-
 58 files changed, 1728 insertions(+), 5447 deletions(-)

Tools only:

 tools/js2c.py        | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 tools/license2rtf.js |   4 +-
 tools/test.py        |   2 +-
 3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Deps only:

 deps/v8/include/v8-version.h                      |   2 +-
 deps/v8/include/v8.h                              |   4 +-
 deps/v8/src/api-arguments.h                       |   9 +-
 deps/v8/src/api-natives.cc                        |  57 +++-
 deps/v8/src/api-natives.h                         |   3 +-
 deps/v8/src/arm/builtins-arm.cc                   |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/arm/code-stubs-arm.cc                 |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/arm64/builtins-arm64.cc               |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/arm64/code-stubs-arm64.cc             |  10 +-
 deps/v8/src/builtins.cc                           |  90 +++--
 deps/v8/src/builtins.h                            |   3 +-
 deps/v8/src/compiler.cc                           |   5 +-
 deps/v8/src/ia32/builtins-ia32.cc                 |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc               |   7 +-
 deps/v8/src/messages.h                            |   2 +
 deps/v8/src/mips/builtins-mips.cc                 |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc               |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/mips64/builtins-mips64.cc             |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/mips64/code-stubs-mips64.cc           |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/objects.cc                            |  74 ++--
 deps/v8/src/parsing/expression-classifier.h       | 353 +++++++++++++-------
 deps/v8/src/parsing/parser-base.h                 |  47 ++-
 deps/v8/src/parsing/parser.cc                     |  19 +-
 deps/v8/src/parsing/parser.h                      |   4 +-
 deps/v8/src/parsing/preparser.h                   |  18 +-
 deps/v8/src/ppc/builtins-ppc.cc                   |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/ppc/code-stubs-ppc.cc                 |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/s390/builtins-s390.cc                 |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/s390/code-stubs-s390.cc               |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/x64/builtins-x64.cc                   |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/x64/code-stubs-x64.cc                 |   6 +-
 deps/v8/src/x87/builtins-x87.cc                   |  13 +-
 deps/v8/src/x87/code-stubs-x87.cc                 |   7 +-
 deps/v8/test/cctest/test-api.cc                   |  95 +++++-
 deps/v8/test/mjsunit/regress/regress-666046.js    |  57 ++++
 .../pylib/gyp/generator/compile_commands_json.py  | 115 +++++++
 36 files changed, 764 insertions(+), 370 deletions(-)

Docs only:

 AUTHORS                        |   2 +-
 BUILDING.md                    |   3 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                   |   3 +-
 COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md          | 225 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 CONTRIBUTING.md                |  42 ++---
 README.md                      |  71 +++++----
 WORKING_GROUPS.md              |  16 --
 doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md             |  63 ++++++++
 doc/api/addons.md              |   4 +-
 doc/api/assert.md              |  51 ++++--
 doc/api/buffer.md              | 105 ++++++++++---
 doc/api/child_process.md       |  21 +--
 doc/api/console.md             |  27 ++--
 doc/api/crypto.md              | 103 ++++++------
 doc/api/debugger.md            |   2 +-
 doc/api/dgram.md               |  62 ++++----
 doc/api/dns.md                 |  36 +++--
 doc/api/documentation.md       |   2 +-
 doc/api/domain.md              |  22 +--
 doc/api/errors.md              |  62 ++++++--
 doc/api/fs.md                  |   3 +-
 doc/api/globals.md             |  10 +-
 doc/api/http.md                | 124 ++++++++-------
 doc/api/modules.md             |   2 +-
 doc/api/net.md                 |   9 +-
 doc/api/process.md             | 110 ++++++-------
 doc/api/punycode.md            |   2 +-
 doc/api/readline.md            |   4 +-
 doc/api/repl.md                |  11 +-
 doc/api/stream.md              |  57 ++++++-
 doc/api/string_decoder.md      |   2 +-
 doc/api/tls.md                 |  65 ++++----
 doc/api/util.md                |   2 +-
 doc/api/vm.md                  |  30 +++-
 doc/api/zlib.md                |  17 +-
 doc/api_assets/dnt_helper.js   |  49 ++++++
 doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md | 329 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/maintaining-V8.md   |   4 +-
 doc/guides/writing-tests.md    | 156 ++++++++++++++-----
 doc/onboarding-extras.md       |   6 +-
 doc/onboarding.md              |   5 +
 doc/template.html              |   1 +
 42 files changed, 1443 insertions(+), 477 deletions(-)

Tests & Benchmarks only:

   2.3% benchmark/assert/
   0.9% benchmark/buffers/
   0.4% benchmark/dgram/
   0.3% benchmark/fs/
   2.7% benchmark/misc/
   1.0% benchmark/net/
   0.1% benchmark/os/
   0.1% benchmark/process/
   0.9% benchmark/querystring/
   2.3% benchmark/timers/
   0.8% benchmark/util/
   0.1% benchmark/
   0.4% test/addons/new-target/
   1.7% test/debugger/
   0.6% test/doctool/
   1.2% test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-issued-certs/
   8.1% test/fixtures/keys/
   0.1% test/fixtures/
   0.0% test/gc/
   0.1% test/inspector/
   2.9% test/internet/
   0.9% test/known_issues/
   0.8% test/message/
  63.8% test/parallel/
   0.1% test/pseudo-tty/
   2.1% test/pummel/
   3.1% test/sequential/
   0.8% test/
 261 files changed, 4480 insertions(+), 1983 deletions(-)

Most active commit

Of the 297 commits, 34614af was the most active: (Excluding docs, npm, eslint, and tests.)

commit 34614af53b864ac10922cff526ba2295b510fa83
Author: Shigeki Ohtsu <ohtsu@ohtsu.org>
Date:   Fri Nov 4 18:19:20 2016 +0900

    crypto: add cert check issued by StartCom/WoSign
    
    When tls client connects to the server with certification issued by
    either StartCom or WoSign listed in StartComAndWoSignData.inc, check
    notBefore of the server certificate and CERT_REVOKED error returns if
    it is after 00:00:00 on October 21, 2016.
    
    See for details in
    https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/24/distrusting-new-wosign-and-startcom-certificates/,
    https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/distrusting-wosign-and-startcom.html
    and
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204132
    
    Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/9434
    PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/9469
    Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <fedor.indutny@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>

 src/StartComAndWoSignData.inc                     | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++
 src/node_crypto.cc                                | 44 +++++++++-
 test/fixtures/keys/Makefile                       | 68 +++++++++++++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent8-cert.pem                | 20 +++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent8-csr.pem                 | 17 ++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent8-key.pem                 | 27 ++++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent8.cnf                     | 17 ++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent9-cert.pem                | 20 +++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent9-csr.pem                 | 17 ++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent9-key.pem                 | 27 ++++++
 test/fixtures/keys/agent9.cnf                     | 17 ++++
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-cert.pem    | 22 +++++
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-csr.pem     | 18 ++++
 .../fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-database.txt |  2 +
 .../keys/fake-startcom-root-database.txt.attr     |  1 +
 .../keys/fake-startcom-root-database.txt.attr.old |  1 +
 .../keys/fake-startcom-root-database.txt.old      |  1 +
 .../keys/fake-startcom-root-issued-certs/01.pem   | 20 +++++
 .../keys/fake-startcom-root-issued-certs/02.pem   | 20 +++++
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-key.pem     | 27 ++++++
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-serial      |  1 +
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root-serial.old  |  1 +
 test/fixtures/keys/fake-startcom-root.cnf         | 46 +++++++++++
 .../test-tls-startcom-wosign-whitelist.js         | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++
 24 files changed, 611 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

This is a regular and routine release for a Node.js LTS release line. We will be sure to let you know when a release contains a critical update and a recommendation to upgrade. Of course, we'd love you to upgrade, but this release is not critical unless you are experiencing one of the issues identified and fixed above.

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