Intel would like to announce the 1.3 release of the Linux WiMAX common
stack and drivers for its WiMAX devices (eg: Intel(r) WiMAX/WiFi Link 5x50).
You can find the code and additional information at http://linuxwimax.org.
This is a maintenance release; the high level changes from release
1.2.5 to 1.3 are:
* WiMAX network service:
- Source tree re-structured: Removed redundant subfolders, renamed
others and reorganize structure for clarity
- Executable names and configuration folder locations: daemon is now
called wimaxd (from wimax_appsrvd); paths also move from
wimax_appsrv to wimaxd (eg: /etc/wimax, /usr/share/wimax, etc).
- WiMAX Network Service now builds and installs using automake.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes (see below for details).
* WiMAX kernel stack and drivers:
- Miscellaneous bugs and race conditions fixes
- fix the "netlink: X bytes leftover after parsing attributes."
(requires user space protocol change)
- Power management: USB autosuspend and base-station idle mode
implemented.
- Reimplement the USB TX and RX paths so they happen in a thread;
simplifies the implementation and allows for autosuspend to be
active even when the device has been opened.
- Support for SDIO interfaces enabled. Minor changes in the generic
driver infrastructure to better fit differentr bus-glue code.
- Use the new, IANA-approved ARPHRD_PUREIP hardware type. Requires
changes in the DHCP client (patches available in the package and at
the http://linuxwimax.org site).
Details:
Changes from release 1.2.5 to 1.3.3 are:
* WiMAX Network Service:*
1. Source tree re-structured
- Number of redundant subfolders (Source/Header/Include) have been removed.
- Some of the folder have been renamed.
Handlers/PipeaHandler -> messaging
Common/Services -> Services
AppSrv -> wimaxd
AppSrv/L5Dispatcher -> dispatcher
Subfolders under IPCs/Sockets have been consolidated
L4Common/L4Bufman -> consolidated into device_dep
WimaxUtility -> wimaxcu
- Some folders and files have been moved to better align with modules
they belong to.
OSAL --> Services/osal
Following files under Common/ have been moved to messaging
- EventLogger.c|h
- IndicatorsSubscribers.c|h
- Messenger.c|h
- WrappersCommon.c|h
- WrappersUtils.c|h
- TraceAgent.* have been moved from AppSrv/Agents/Trace
2. Executable names and configuration folder locations
- The WiMAX Network Service daemon is now named as wimaxd (from wimax_appsrv)
- Various configuration and library folders used by the wimaxd daemon have
been changed
/etc/wimax_appsrv --> /etc/wimax
/usr/local/lib/wimax_appsrv --> /usr/local/lib/wimax
/var/log/wimax_appsrv --> /var/log/wimax
3. Automake build system
- WiMAX Network Service now builds and installs using automake.
4. List of bugs/issues fixed:
1. Scan list not getting cleared on changing the scan mode from
semi-manual to manual.
2. State continues being reported as connected after a connection
has dropped.
3. Enabling HW/SW RF kill does not clear scan list.
4. wimaxd crashes upon enabling HW RF kill after device is moved
to OOZ from a connected state.
5. Scan list not getting cleared when no network is available.
6. Mis-leading CINR,RSSI figure when signal quality changes and/or
device is moved to OOZ.
7. Doing a wide scan de-stablizes the firmware and wimaxd daemon.
8. Connect/link status and statistics not reported correctly when
device is in idle state.
9. Changed cmd-line option to "update" for doing upgrades
10. User consent is always sought prior to downloading or installing
an update.
11. Miscellanous segmentation faults.
12. Un-intuitive error message when executed by un-privileged user.
13. Improved cmd-line argument parsing.
14. Better error reporting when HW RF is turned off during either
connection or scan process.
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Inaky