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+=== LinuxKPI 802.11 and Native Wireless Update
+
+Links: +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/33[802.11ac support] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/33[] +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/64[LinuxKPI TKIP and GCMP support] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/64[] +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/58[LinuxKPI wireless suspend and resume] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/58[] +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/66[MediaTek mt76 PCI driver support] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/66[] +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/34[802.11ax support] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/34[] +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/79[net80211 updates] URL:link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/79[] +
+link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/showdependencytree.cgi?id=277512&hide_resolved=1[Tracked wireless PRs] URL:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/showdependencytree.cgi?id=277512&hide_resolved=1[]
+
+Contact: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> +
+Contact: The FreeBSD wireless mailing list <wireless@FreeBSD.org>
+
+This report focuses on the efforts using permissively licensed Linux wireless drivers, mostly unmodified, on FreeBSD, as well as preparing the native net80211 stack for support of newer standards.
+
+As announced man:iwlwififw[4] was removed from the source tree in favor of a ports/package based solution.
+Users are asked to use man:fwget[8] to automatically install the firmware along with any possible configuration.
+
+Support for man:wlan_tkip[4] was added to man:linuxkpi[4] but has to be manually enabled.
+man:wlan_gcmp[4] support for man:linuxkpi[4] followed later and is available from FreeBSD 15 onward.
+
+FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is the first release with VHT (802.11ac) support available.
+Modern man:iwlwifi[4] chipsets are supported.
+There was some fallout after the release and a few open problems, but also a lot of positive feedback.
+
+man:rtw88[4] saw a fix for a NULL pointer in the driver and is now starting to be usable.
+Thanks to everyone who helped track this down and test patches along the way.
+
+Work on suspend and resume for LinuxKPI-based wireless drivers was picked up again, and we are getting closer to a working solution (at least for suspend it now exists).
+
+Work is also ongoing for Mediatek mt76-based PCIe card support.
+
+HE (802.11ax) definitions were migrated from man:linuxkpi[4] to native net80211 code and corrected.
+man:ifconfig[8] was enhanced parsing more information elements to aid debugging.
+Work is in progress to fix a problem with reporting signal strength and dealing with RSSI.
+
+Further fixes to LinuxKPI and resolving the problems we worked around by improving native net80211 code are in the works.
+
+Lastly, various man pages were improved or written.
+
+Sponsor: The FreeBSD Foundation

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