[Changes listed only since last public release 0.9.12.14; for changes
prior to that consult the CVS logs at http://madwifi.sourceforge.net]
o reorg directory structure to have a single set of public binary builds
shared by all systems
o support for new parts (all shipping pci/cardbus parts to this date work)
o new capabilities for identifying various chip features
o set/get tx power cap for supporting 802.11h information element
o revised api for set/get tx queue properties
o support for updating CTS in frames when doing packet bursting
o support for querying which tx queues have pending interrupts
o support for 5112 and 2112 radios on 5212-based products
o revised interface for ah_procRxDesc needed to handle a race
condition created with the use of self-linked rx descriptors
o support for setting the MAC address
o remove some unused methods from the public API
o revised diagnostic API (replace dump* methods with getDiagState)
o const'ify set key cache method parameters
o support for optional 32khz sleep clock
o implement ah_setSlotTime for 5211 parts
o ANI improvements for 5212 parts
Approved by: re (scottl)
o change os glue API to be compatible with Linux so hal.o's can
be used on any system
o add ABI version to catch driver-HAL mismatches
o move hal version information from ah_osdep.c to binary component
o remove ath_hal_wait os glue component
o assign constant values to all enums to avoid potential compiler
incompatibilities
o add support for 3Com badged cards (PCI vendor ID)
o add support for IBM mini-pci cards (PCI device ID)
o expose MAC, PHY, and radio hardware revisions
o support for big-endian platforms
o new method to set slot time in us
o bug fix for 5211: beacon timers not setup correctly
o bug fix for 5212: don't crash when handed a 5112 radio
o correct BSSID setup in ah_writeAssocid for 5211 and 5212 (fixes
reception of broadcast frames after association)
o correct transmit retry counts returned by 5211 in ah_procTxDesc
o add missing regulatory domain support that caused use of 11b channels to be
disallowed with some cards (e.g. mini-pci cards in certain IBM laptops)
o miscellaneous fixes to regulatory domain support
o increase size of 5212 ANI table to avoid overflow
o add monitor mode
o remove OS_QSORT support
o fix handling of HAL_RXDESC_INTREQ in ah_setupRxDesc
o rewrite 5212 descriptor handling for portability
o FreeBSD: track alq_open API change
