Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:55:56 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Mike Karels <mike@karels.net> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, Mike Karels <karels@freebsd.org>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: c16cd8dfe3 - main - 13.1 relnotes: Add sections derived from 13.1 RELNOTES file. Message-ID: <CANCZdfr9i2RKK38G5bSvUMeD25h0DBuFzT95eUc6uvfEn1w8fA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5FB589BC-F4B1-4EAB-9C79-E21B7BDD9968@karels.net> References: <202204111345.23BDjo1p029305@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <d25b5004-43f4-f353-6e04-d97e0040b378@FreeBSD.org> <5FB589BC-F4B1-4EAB-9C79-E21B7BDD9968@karels.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 5:53 PM Mike Karels <mike@karels.net> wrote: > On 12 Apr 2022, at 17:41, John Baldwin wrote: > > > On 4/11/22 6:45 AM, Mike Karels wrote: > >> The branch main has been updated by karels (src committer): > >> > >> URL: > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c16cd8dfe3e22dc51aa4f45c1161704046845142 > >> > >> commit c16cd8dfe3e22dc51aa4f45c1161704046845142 > >> Author: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > >> AuthorDate: 2022-04-10 15:19:27 +0000 > >> Commit: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > >> CommitDate: 2022-04-11 13:45:40 +0000 > >> > >> 13.1 relnotes: Add sections derived from 13.1 RELNOTES file. > >> Incorporate portions of the 13.1 RELNOTES file not in 13.0, > rephrase > >> without the imperative "Add ..." first lines, and add markdown. > >> NFS section reviewed by Rick Macklem; One True Awk reviewed by > Warner > >> Losh. > >> Reviewed by: gjb, pauamma_gundo.com > >> Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34864 > >> --- > >> +WiFi 6 support has been added. gitref:0a6760a1de32[repository=src] > gitref:3f3676a71266[repository=src] gitref:580c04df4db6[repository=src] > > > > I suspect that this is a bit of an overstatement. These commits are all > in > > wpa_supplicant and it may be that we would support the newer auth > features > > in Wifi 6 on a driver that supported WiFi 6. However, I don't think any > of > > the wifi drivers in FreeBSD currently support 802.11ac much less Wifi 6. > > Thanks. I see that I misinterpreted a comment. I’ll ask for > clarification. > Yea, we support some of the newer protocols in the wifi stack, but don't have any MAC support > 802.11n. wifi 6 and 802.11ac generally refer to the whole stack, so I'd agree with john: we have the interop stuff to log into wifi 6 networks w/o the MAC support to get the faster speeds (and a few other crazy low-level advantages). Warner [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 5:53 PM Mike Karels <<a href="mailto:mike@karels.net">mike@karels.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 12 Apr 2022, at 17:41, John Baldwin wrote:<br> <br> > On 4/11/22 6:45 AM, Mike Karels wrote:<br> >> The branch main has been updated by karels (src committer):<br> >><br> >> URL: <a href="https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c16cd8dfe3e22dc51aa4f45c1161704046845142" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c16cd8dfe3e22dc51aa4f45c1161704046845142</a><br>; >><br> >> commit c16cd8dfe3e22dc51aa4f45c1161704046845142<br> >> Author: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org><br> >> AuthorDate: 2022-04-10 15:19:27 +0000<br> >> Commit: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org><br> >> CommitDate: 2022-04-11 13:45:40 +0000<br> >><br> >> 13.1 relnotes: Add sections derived from 13.1 RELNOTES file.<br> >> Incorporate portions of the 13.1 RELNOTES file not in 13.0, rephrase<br> >> without the imperative "Add ..." first lines, and add markdown.<br> >> NFS section reviewed by Rick Macklem; One True Awk reviewed by Warner<br> >> Losh.<br> >> Reviewed by: gjb, <a href="http://pauamma_gundo.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">pauamma_gundo.com</a><br> >> Differential Revision: <a href="https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34864" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34864</a><br>; >> ---<br> >> +WiFi 6 support has been added. gitref:0a6760a1de32[repository=src] gitref:3f3676a71266[repository=src] gitref:580c04df4db6[repository=src]<br> ><br> > I suspect that this is a bit of an overstatement. These commits are all in<br> > wpa_supplicant and it may be that we would support the newer auth features<br> > in Wifi 6 on a driver that supported WiFi 6. However, I don't think any of<br> > the wifi drivers in FreeBSD currently support 802.11ac much less Wifi 6.<br> <br> Thanks. I see that I misinterpreted a comment. I’ll ask for clarification.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yea, we support some of the newer protocols in the wifi stack, but don't have any MAC support > 802.11n.</div><div>wifi 6 and 802.11ac generally refer to the whole stack, so I'd agree with john: we have the interop stuff</div><div>to log into wifi 6 networks w/o the MAC support to get the faster speeds (and a few other crazy low-level</div><div>advantages).</div><div><br></div><div>Warner </div></div></div>help
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