April 17, 2008

Linux 2.6.25 is released. There are a number of important changes:

• mac80211 now supports HT (802.11n) operation

• a new rate control algorithm for mac80211 (using a PID controller) was added

In drivers, there were a number of changes as well:

* New drivers added: [[en/users/Drivers/ath5k|ath5k]], [[en/users/Drivers/rndis_wlan|rndis_wlan]] and [[en/users/Drivers/rtl8180|rtl8180]]
* rt2x00 drivers now support software antenna diversity
* zd1211rw is now a mac80211 driver
* b43 supports new devices (BCM94311MCG rev 02) As always, of course, lots of code improvements (notably libertas), bugfixes and device IDs for new (or just found to be working) devices.