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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index fe0f7fec..517e3a5a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,15 +1,66 @@ ============================================= +NetworkManager-1.36-rc2 +Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.34 +============================================= + +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! + +* 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 does now work with the IWD backend, in addition to + wpa_supplicant backend. +* Support for special route types have been added: "prohibit", "blackhole" + and "unreachable". +* Routes managed by routing daemons are now ignored. This is done to + address a performance bottleneck on specialized routers. +* Handling of IP addressing and routing information is now slightly + more efficient and uses less memory. This is apparent on systems with + large amount of IP configuration information. +* 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. +* A number of bugs that could cause NetworkManager to crash in rare + conditions have been fixed. + +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 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.32 ============================================= -* initrd: wait for both IPv4 and IPv6 with "ip=dhcp,dhcp6" -* core: better handle sd-resolved errors when resolving hostnames +* initrd: wait for both IPv4 and IPv6 with "ip=dhcp,dhcp6". +* core: better handle sd-resolved errors when resolving hostnames. * nmcli: fix import WireGuard profile with DNS domain and address - family disabled -* ndisc: send router solicitations before expiry -* policy: send earlier the ip configs to the DNS manager -* core: support linking with LLD 13 + family disabled. +* ndisc: send router solicitations before expiry. +* policy: send earlier the ip configs to the DNS manager. +* core: support linking with LLD 13. * wireguard: importing wg-quick configuration files with nmcli no longer sets a negative, exclusive "dns-priority". This plays better with common split DNS setups that use systemd-resolved. |