From dc9d932ecc75181e73a22e482251ef5e6319f12b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lubomir Rintel Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 17:41:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: update for 1.36-rc1 --- NEWS | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 1165a6460..c10341166 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,16 +1,46 @@ ============================================= -NetworkManager-1.36 +NetworkManager-1.36-rc1 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.34 ============================================= -This is a snapshot of NetworkManager development. The API is -subject to change and not guaranteed to be compatible with -the later release. +This is a release candidate. The API is subject to change +and not guaranteed to be compatible with the later release. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE! -* rework IP configuration code to make it more independent from - NMDevice. -* Drop "configure-and-quit" mode and nm-iface-helper. +* The handling of Layer 3 configurations has been substantially reworked. + While this is mostly internal change, it results in more robust + behavior when addressing information from multiple sources (DHCP, + manually configured, VPN) need to be applied simultaneously. + Overall performance and memory use have also slightly improved. +* Manually configured addresses can no longer expire even if the same + addresses are also obtained dynamically. +* Code for systemd-based DHCP and DHCPv6 clients has been updated from + upstream. +* NTP servers obtained via DHCPv6 are now exposed on the DBus API, visible + in nmcli and available for use by dispatcher scripts. +* 5G NR (New Radio) modems are now supported. +* The "rd.znet_ifnames" kernel command line option is now honored on + network bootups on an IBM s390 platform. +* Wi-Fi P2P support dows now work with the IWD backend, in addition to + wpa_supplicant backend. +* Routes managed by routing daemons are now ignored. This is done to + address a performance bottleneck on specialized routers. +* It is now possible to start NetworkManager without root user privileges. + This is experimental doesn't necessarily result in a working daemon. + NetworkManager service already drops many of capabilities available + to the root user. +* WPA3 Wi-FI network security have been improved by enabling new H2E (hash + to element) method for generating SAE password element. +* It is now possible to select the default Wi-Fi backend (wpa_supplicant or + IWD) at build-time. +* Replies from broken DHCP servers that send duplicate address or mask + options are now handled gracefully. +* Bridge support has gained the possibility of turning off MAC ageing. +* "configure-and-quit" mode and nm-iface-helper have been removed. + +It is likely that some of these changes have been or will be included in +1.34.x stable releases. This section will be updated to reflect that in +the 1.36.0 release. ============================================= NetworkManager-1.34