==== December 3, 2009 ====

[[http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_32|2.6.32]] has been released with 1020 patches touching wireless code. 

Among the changes a few worth noting: 
  * lots of wl1251 fixes, support for the 1271 chip 
  * orinoco begins conversion to cfg80211 
  * b43 LP PHY support (BCM4312 devices) 
  * almost all mac80211 callbacks can now sleep (configure_filter was made able to) 
  * rndis_wlan uses cfg80211 
  * rtl8187 got rfkill switch support 
  * ath9k gets AR9287 support and a large number of enhancements 
  * wireless is now network namespace aware 
  * nl80211 testmode command for factory testing/calibration 
  * nl80211 reports BSS status 
  * cfg80211 gains the ability to connect to APs 
  * cfg80211 finally verifies that changing channel won't interfere with operation 
  * cfg80211 drivers now can also parse country IEs 
  * mac80211 no longer depends on wireless extensions 
  * mac80211 scanning is much improved 
  * mac80211 has a tracer now for driver interaction 
  * mac80211 no longer creates the master netdev wmaster0 
  * mac80211 dynamic power save default set to 100ms 
  * mac80211 Mesh enhancements and config IE updated to match 802.11s draft 3.02 
  * improvements and fixes for mac80211 resume 
  * improvements to mac80211's connection loss detection Quite a number of changes, and not small changes either -- for example the ability for cfg80211 to emulate wireless extensions fully now or the LP PHY support in b43.