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Zeeb Subject: git: 9d76a0fc95 - main - Record the v6.17 driver updates for iwlwifi, rtw88, and rtw89 all along with possible ceveats. List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: bz X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 9d76a0fc9578932573e5a7cfb075fed448dd33b4 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:38:10 +0000 Message-Id: <691dd652.2f7d0.4625efb@gitrepo.freebsd.org> The branch main has been updated by bz: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=9d76a0fc9578932573e5a7cfb075fed448dd33b4 commit 9d76a0fc9578932573e5a7cfb075fed448dd33b4 Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb AuthorDate: 2025-11-19 14:34:20 +0000 Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb CommitDate: 2025-11-19 14:34:20 +0000 Record the v6.17 driver updates for iwlwifi, rtw88, and rtw89 all along with possible ceveats. Mention iwlwifi, iwx, and rtwn supporting 11ac in the wireless section and remove a superfluous remark on rtw88 from a previous release (though history seems to repeat itself with that driver). Sponsore by: The FreeBSD Foundation --- website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc index 8a8566bafb..28b8f88691 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc @@ -650,6 +650,18 @@ A driver is available for man:ice[4] Ethernet network controllers in the Intel E It was upgraded to version 1.43.2-k. gitref:38a1655adcb3[repository=src] (Sponsored by Intel Corporation) +man:rtw88[4]: Merge Realtek's rtw88 driver based on Linux v6.17 (gitref:c1d365f39e08[repository=src]). +A possible issue that devices cannot authenticate is still being investigated. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation). + +man:rtw89[4]: Merge Realtek's rtw89 driver based on Linux v6.17 (gitref:b35044b38f74[repository=src]). +The driver is under-tested and may still have issues. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation). + +man:iwlwifi[4]: Merge Intels's iwlwifi mvm/mld driver based on Linux v6.17 (gitref:69caa1cf3ce5[repository=src]). +The BE200 based chipsets will need newer firmware requiring further driver fixes which are not in this release. +(Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation). + Numerous stability improvements have been in the man:iwlwifi[4] driver for Intel Wi-Fi devices. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) @@ -913,10 +925,12 @@ gitref:3965be101c43[repository=src] The LinuxKPI 802.11 compatibility layer man:linuxkpi_wlan[4] gained support for the Galois/Counter Mode Protocol (GCMP) from man:wlan_gcmp[4]. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) -The man:rtw88[4] driver was made to work (associate) again and a memory leak got resolved. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) - Following other drivers man:iwlwififw[4] firmware was removed from the base system in favor of the ports based solution and man:fwget[8] support. In case of updating from earlier releases, users must install the firmware packages upfront. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) +The man:iwlwifi[4] wireless driver supports 802.11ac (VHT) for some Intel Wi-Fi 5, and all of Intel Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 hardware. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) +The man:iwx[4] wireless driver supports 802.11ac (VHT) for Intel Wi-Fi 6 harddware. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) +The man:rtwn[4] wireless driver supports 802.11ac (VHT) for the RTL8812A and RTL8821A chipsets. + [[hardware]] == Hardware Support