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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
+  * enhancement: experimental macro SB-EXT:COMPARE-AND-SWAP provides
+    atomic compare-and-swap operations on threaded platforms.
   * enhancement: experimental function SB-EXT:RESTRICT-COMPILER-POLICY
     allows assining a global minimum value to optimization qualities
     (overriding proclamations and declarations).
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
     and x86-64.
   * performance bug fix: GETHASH and (SETF GETHASH) are once again
     non-consing.
+  * optimization: STRING-TO-OCTETS is now up to 60% faster for UTF-8.
   * bug fix: using obsoleted structure instances with TYPEP and
     generic functions now signals a sensible error.
   * bug fix: threads waiting on GET-FOREGROUND can be interrupted.
@@ -14,6 +17,10 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
   * bug fix: backtrace construction is now more careful when making
     lisp-objects from pointers on the stack, to avoid creating bogus
     objects that can be seen by the GC.
+  * bug fix: defaulting of values in contexts expecting more than 7
+    variables now works on x86-64.  (reported by Christopher Laux)
+  * bug fix: modifications to packages (INTERN, EXPORT, etc) are now
+    thread safe.
 
 changes in sbcl-1.0.7 relative to sbcl-1.0.6:
   * MOP improvement: support for user-defined subclasses of