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.