March 23, 2009
Linux 2.6.29 is released. With almost 600 commits, wireless keeps moving. New features:
We now support access point functionality with selected drivers
minstrel is the default rate control algorithm
- dynamic powersave support for some drivers
HT capabilities of the local hardware are now visible in iw
- mesh parameters can now be configured
And a number of fixes, notably:
- short slot handling is now working properly
- HT/11n code revamped
- new, much cleaner, rate control API
- when auth/assoc times out, notify userspace to allow it to react faster
As always, a large number of driver changes were made too.