From c0d261beb7c5979616015186838f3273a3fa364d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Schiffer Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 16:07:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add preliminary v2017.1 release notes --- docs/index.rst | 1 + docs/releases/v2017.1.rst | 210 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 211 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/releases/v2017.1.rst diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 77fbcd03..03bd2160 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Several Freifunk communities in Germany use Gluon as the foundation of their Fre :caption: Releases :maxdepth: 1 + releases/v2017.1 releases/v2016.2.5 releases/v2016.2.4 releases/v2016.2.3 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2017.1.rst b/docs/releases/v2017.1.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5094ea14 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2017.1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,210 @@ +Gluon 2017.1 +============ + +General changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Gluon 2017.1 is the first release of Gluon based on the LEDE 17.01 branch. The +kernel has been updated from 3.18.x to 4.4.x. + +We've used the opportunity to greatly simplify the Gluon build system, removing +many hacks that were required to make the build work with older OpenWrt releases. + +The *output/modules* directory is now called *output/packages* and provides a +replacement for the whole repository with target-specific packages of LEDE (in +contrast to packages that are common for all targets of the same architecture). + +**Note: There is an issue in all Gluon versions before 2016.2.6 that will +lead to x86 systems losing their configuration when upgrading to Gluon 2017.1!** +Older Gluon versions should be upgraded to 2016.2.6 first before switching to +2017.1. + +Added hardware support +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +ar71xx-generic +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* TP-Link + + - RE450 + - WBS210 v1.20 + - WBS510 v1.20 + +* Ubiquiti + + - AirGateway LR + - AirGateway PRO + - Rocket M2/M5 Ti + - UniFi AP LR + +ar71xx-tiny +^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The new *ar71xx-tiny* target has split out of *ar71xx-generic*; all +*ar71xx-generic* devices with only 4MB of flash have been moved to this target. + +In contrast to *ar71xx-generic*, *ar71xx-tiny* **does not support opkg anymore** +to save some space. + +* TP-Link + + - TL-WA730RE v1 + - TL-WA7210N v2 + +x86-generic +^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The *x86-kvm* and *x86-xen_domu* targets have been removed; the *x86-generic* +images now support these usecases as well, so no separate targets are needed +anymore. + +x86-geode +^^^^^^^^^ + +The new *x86-geode* target for hardware based on Geode CPUs has been added. + +New features +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Localization support has been added to the status page. In addition to German, + there are English and Russian translations now (`#1044 `_) + +* Add support for making nodes a DNS cache for clients + (`#1000 `_) + + See also: :doc:`../features/dns-cache` + +* Add L2TP via tunneldigger as an alternative VPN system + (`#978 `_) + + L2TP will usually give better performance than fastd as it runs in kernel + space, but it does not provide encryption. + + It is not possible to include both fastd and tunneldigger in the same + firmware. + +* Add source filter package (`#1015 `_) + + The new package *gluon-ebtables-source-filter* can be used to prevent traffic + using unexpected IP addresses or packet types from entering the mesh. + + See also: :doc:`../package/gluon-ebtables-source-filter` + +Bugfixes +~~~~~~~~ + +* Disabling batman-adv on an interface (for example when an Ethernet link is lost + or before sysupgrades) could lead to a kernel crash in certain configurations + (`#680 `_) + +* A race condition in the network setup scripts could lead to incomplete setup + during boot or when interfaces were added or removed from batman-adv after + Ethernet link changes (`#905 `_) + + The fix also solved the long-standing issue of Ethernet-only nodes (i.e. no + WLAN or VPN mesh) not booting up correctly without an Ethernet mesh link. + +* Some fixes in the WLAN stack of LEDE have improved the stability of the ath9k + driver (`#605 `_) + +Site changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +site.mk +^^^^^^^ + +* The *gluon-legacy* package does not exist anymore +* All *gluon-luci-* packages have been renamed to *gluon-web-* +* The *gluon-next-node* package has been merged into the Gluon core and must not + be specified in *site.mk* anymore + +site.conf +^^^^^^^^^ + +* The *fastd_mesh_vpn* configuration section has been restructured to allow + sharing more options with tunneldigger. Instead of + + .. code-block:: lua + + fastd_mesh_vpn = { + mtu = 1280, + configurable = true, + methods = {'salsa2012+umac'}, + groups = { ... }, + bandwidth_limit = { ... }, + } + + the configuration must look like this now: + + .. code-block:: lua + + mesh_vpn = { + mtu = 1280, + fastd = { + configurable = true, + methods = {'salsa2012+umac'}, + groups = { ... }, + } + bandwidth_limit = { ... }, + } + +* The *opkg.openwrt* option has been renamed to *opkg.lede* + +i18n +^^^^ + +* The *escape* function has been removed as it was duplicating the existing + *pcdata* function. All uses of *escape* in i18n templates must be changed to + use *pcdata* instead. + +* The *gluon-config-mode:altitude-label* and *gluon-config-mode:altitude-help* + translation IDs have been added to allow adjusting the texts for different + kinds of altitudes that might be expected. + +* The optional *gluon-config-mode:novpn* label has been added, which will be + shown in place of *gluon-config-mode:pubkey* when mesh VPN is disabled. + +Internals +~~~~~~~~~ + +* The LuCI base libraries have been replaced by a stripped-down + version called "gluon-web" (`#1007 `_) + + Custom packages will need to be adjusted; in particular, all uses of *luci.model.uci* + need to be replaced with *simple-uci*. The Gluon documentation explains the most important + changes required to migrate from LuCI to gluon-web. + +* respondd now listens on ``ff05::2:1001`` in addition to ``ff02::2:1001`` for mesh-wide + operation (`#984 `_) + + Eventually, ``ff02::2:1001`` will be available for exchanging information + between neighbouring nodes only; map servers should be moved to ``ff05::2:1001``. + +* batman-adv has been updated to version 2017.1 + +* Directly running make commands in the *lede* directory is supported now. Consequently, + build targets like ``target/linux/clean`` and ``package/NAME/compile`` can't be used + in the Gluon repository root anymore. + + The command ``make config`` will set up the LEDE *.config* in the way a normal + Gluon build would, so it's possible to build individual packages for testing + and development afterwards. + +* Target definitions have been migrated from a Make-based format to a simpler + Shell-based DSL + +Known issues +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are unknown (`#94 `_) + + Reducing the TX power in the Advanced Settings is recommended. + +* The MAC address of the WAN interface is modified even when Mesh-on-WAN is disabled (`#496 `_) + + This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected (like VMware when promicious mode is disallowed). + +* Inconsistent respondd API (`#522 `_) + + The current API is inconsistent and will be replaced eventually. The old API will still be supported for a while.