diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f8dc389aaf..16d40889cb 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,29 +1,30 @@ ============================================= -NetworkManager-1.?? (not released yet) +NetworkManager-1.11.90 (1.12-rc1) Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.10 ============================================= -This is a snapshot of NetworkManager 1.10 development series. +This is a release candidate of NetworkManager 1.12.0. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE! -Notable changes included in this snapshot so far include: +Notable changes include: * Improved support for configuration checkpoint, including support in libnm. * Added capability to set IP Tunnel configuration flags. * The systemd-resolved DNS plugins now supports MDNS. * systemd-resolved and dnsmasq DNS plugins now honor the DNS priority setting. * Wi-Fi devices now support FILS for speedier roaming support. -* Add support for "onlink" routes +* Drop dependency on libnl3 library. +* Add support for "onlink" routes. * More robust connectivity checking. -* Dropped the obsolete "ifnet" settings plugin +* Dropped the obsolete "ifnet" settings plugin, * Try harder to generate reasonable human-readable names for devices even if the hwdb contains garbage. * Add an "overview" option to hide default values in nmcli, resulting in more concise output. * Reworked the inner workings of D-Bus interface for better resource efficiency. * Add support for configuring nmcli coloring via terminal-colors.d(5). -* Added experimental support for Meson build system -* Added initial IWD Wi-Fi daemon support +* Added experimental support for Meson build system, +* Added initial IWD Wi-Fi daemon support. * A non-hexadecimal DHCPv4 client-id is now properly passed to dhclient with the first byte (type) set to zero, as stated in the documentation. This represents a change in behavior since previous @@ -37,22 +38,27 @@ Notable changes included in this snapshot so far include: is now not built by default. While it can still be enabled, the distributions should have a good plan for removing it if they need to keep shipping it at this point. +* nmcli now scans for Wi-Fi networks before displaying them, if the last scan + was too long ago. +* Added the ipv6.dhcp-duid property to allow configuring the DHCPv6 DUID +* Extended ipv6.dhcp-client-id property to support DHCP client identifers + depending on the MAC address and the stable ID. The following features were backported to 1.10.x releases from 1.10.0 to 1.10.8 are also present in NetworkManager-1.12: -* Fix connectivity timeout handling (bgo #794464) -* Retry activating devices when the parent becomes managed (rh #1553595) -* Correctly set the rp_filter value (rh #1565529) -* A fix to ensure teamd is respawned after daemon restart (rh #1551958) -* Better handle DHCP expiry (bgo #783391) -* Fix configuration of IPv6 over master interfaces (rh #1575944) -* ovs: fix compilation issue of OVS plugin and various fixes -* team: add support for team runner "random" -* core: cleanup activation of device (rh #1537160) -* dhcp: retry indefinitely to renew the lease (rh #1503587) -* core: fix blocking autoconnect for no-secrets (rh #794014) -* libnm: mark async results as cancelled (bgo #794088) +* Fix connectivity timeout handling (bgo #794464), +* Retry activating devices when the parent becomes managed (rh #1553595), +* Correctly set the rp_filter value (rh #1565529). +* A fix to ensure teamd is respawned after daemon restart (rh #1551958). +* Better handle DHCP expiry (bgo #783391). +* Fix configuration of IPv6 over master interfaces (rh #1575944). +* ovs: fix compilation issue of OVS plugin and various fixes. +* team: add support for team runner "random". +* core: cleanup activation of device (rh #1537160). +* dhcp: retry indefinitely to renew the lease (rh #1503587). +* core: fix blocking autoconnect for no-secrets (rh #794014). +* libnm: mark async results as cancelled (bgo #794088). * Load jansson at runtime. This solves a clash with json-glib that caused a gnome-control-center crash, but also gets rid of a hard dependency. * Correct nmcli exit values after receiving a signal.