** Description changed: + ## FFE ## + + [Rationale] + + * Intel targets Nova Lake WiFi with 24.80 as planned in bug 2162157, yet + the in-tree driver is not ready, and backport-iwlwifi 24.70 is the + latest official release we may have so far. With backport-iwlwifi 24.70, + we may drive the device with beta release firmwares. The final firmware + is still pending for upstream review/verification. + + [ Scope ] + + * Support Intel WhP2 (BE211), SpP2 (BE213), LzP2 (AX221) WiFi/Bluetooth + for Intel Nova Lake platforms. + + * Add the output of seeded-in-ubuntu backport-iwlwifi-dkms. + ``` + $ seeded-in-ubuntu backport-iwlwifi-dkms + backport-iwlwifi-dkms's binaries are not seeded. + ``` + + [ Regression Potential ] + + * backport-iwlwifi-dkms is never recommended and is only used whenever + the hardware enablement is given no other choice for cutting edge Intel + WiFi generations. People are not supposed to use backport-iwlwifi-dkms + whenever there are compatible alternatives, that is, kernels with + same/newer UCODE/CORE firmware API levels. When used in hardware + enablement in oem projects, it will be migrated to the in-tree iwlwifi + driver whenever available. We don't switch from an in-tree iwlwifi + driver to backport-iwlwifi-dkms. + + * Migrating from 24.60 to 24.70, the backport compatibility is + maintained as the lowest supported firmware level stays at core102. + + * backport-iwlwifi-dkms contains more features than the in-tree iwlwifi + driver of the same firmware level, but mostly are for features under + experiment or for hardware generations in the future. Switching back to + in-tree driver doesn't cause problems for the PV generation that a + firmware level is meant for. + + [ Original Description ] + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git/log/?h=release/core24.70 Intel is switching to a release naming scheme used on Windows.
** Summary changed: - New upstream core24.70 release + FFe: New upstream core24.70 release ** Description changed: ## FFE ## [Rationale] * Intel targets Nova Lake WiFi with 24.80 as planned in bug 2162157, yet the in-tree driver is not ready, and backport-iwlwifi 24.70 is the latest official release we may have so far. With backport-iwlwifi 24.70, we may drive the device with beta release firmwares. The final firmware is still pending for upstream review/verification. [ Scope ] * Support Intel WhP2 (BE211), SpP2 (BE213), LzP2 (AX221) WiFi/Bluetooth for Intel Nova Lake platforms. * Add the output of seeded-in-ubuntu backport-iwlwifi-dkms. - ``` - $ seeded-in-ubuntu backport-iwlwifi-dkms - backport-iwlwifi-dkms's binaries are not seeded. - ``` + ``` + $ seeded-in-ubuntu backport-iwlwifi-dkms + backport-iwlwifi-dkms's binaries are not seeded. + ``` [ Regression Potential ] * backport-iwlwifi-dkms is never recommended and is only used whenever the hardware enablement is given no other choice for cutting edge Intel WiFi generations. People are not supposed to use backport-iwlwifi-dkms whenever there are compatible alternatives, that is, kernels with same/newer UCODE/CORE firmware API levels. When used in hardware enablement in oem projects, it will be migrated to the in-tree iwlwifi driver whenever available. We don't switch from an in-tree iwlwifi driver to backport-iwlwifi-dkms. * Migrating from 24.60 to 24.70, the backport compatibility is maintained as the lowest supported firmware level stays at core102. * backport-iwlwifi-dkms contains more features than the in-tree iwlwifi driver of the same firmware level, but mostly are for features under experiment or for hardware generations in the future. Switching back to in-tree driver doesn't cause problems for the PV generation that a firmware level is meant for. + [ Testing ] + + * Smoke test: + - PPA: https://launchpad.net/~vicamo/+archive/ubuntu/sru-2159856-2 + - Build: https://launchpad.net/~vicamo/+archive/ubuntu/sru-2159856-2/+build/33621591/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-stonking-amd64.backport-iwlwifi-dkms_1%3A24.70-14867-0ubuntu1_BUILDING.txt.gz + - Installation: <link to the installation test> + - Upgrade: <link to the upgrade test> + - Autopkgtest: <autopkgtest results> + - Does it break other packages: N/A + [ Original Description ] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git/log/?h=release/core24.70 Intel is switching to a release naming scheme used on Windows. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2159856 Title: FFe: New upstream core24.70 release To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backport-iwlwifi-dkms/+bug/2159856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
