From: Yu Watanabe <watanabe.yu+github@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 06:36:29 +0000 (+0900)
Subject: NEWS: several updates for networking
X-Git-Tag: v255-rc1~46
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c57ff6230e4e199d40f35a356e834ba99f3f8420;p=thirdparty%2Fsystemd.git

NEWS: several updates for networking
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4ac44336739..a5b539ee19d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -232,12 +232,6 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
           for filtering output using the same mechanism that udevadm trigger
           already implements.
 
-        Network Management:
-
-        * The "duid-only" option for DHCPv4 client's ClientIdentifier= setting
-          is now dropped, as it never worked, hence it should not be used by
-          anyone.
-
         * The predictable network interface naming logic is extended to include
           the SR-IOV-R "representor" information in network interface names.
           This feature was intended for v254, but even though the code was
@@ -245,6 +239,12 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
           It is now enabled by default and is part of the new "v255" naming
           scheme.
 
+        Network Management:
+
+        * The "duid-only" option for DHCPv4 client's ClientIdentifier= setting
+          is now dropped, as it never worked, hence it should not be used by
+          anyone.
+
         * The 'prefixstable' ipv6 address generation mode now considers the
           SSID when generating stable addresses, so that a different stable
           address is used when roaming between wireless networks. If you
@@ -257,11 +257,14 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
           exchange if also supported by the DHCP server.
 
         * The DHCPv4 client gained new InitialCongestionWindow= and
-          InitialAdvertisedReceiveWindow= options for Route configurations.
+          InitialAdvertisedReceiveWindow= options for route configurations.
 
         * The DHCPv4 client gained a new RequestAddress= option that allows
           to send a preferred IP address in the initial DHCPDISCOVER message.
 
+        * The DHCPv4 server and client gained support for IPv6-only mode
+          (RFC8925).
+
         * The SendHostname= and Hostname= options are now available for the
           DHCPv6 client, independent of the DHCPv4 option, so that these
           configuration values can be set independently for each client.
@@ -269,15 +272,17 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
         * The DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 client state can now be queried via D-Bus,
           including lease information.
 
-        * The DHCPv6 client can now be configured to use a custom DUIDType.
+        * The DHCPv6 client can now be configured to use a custom DUID type.
 
-        * The DHCPv6 server can now be configured to use a custom hop limit
-          via HopLimit=.
+        * .network files gained a new IPv4ReversePathFilter= setting in the
+          [Network] section, to control sysctl's rp_filter setting.
 
-        * HopLimit= can now be used to configure a per-route hop limit.
+        * .network files gaiend a new HopLimit= setting in the [Route] section,
+          to configure a per-route hop limit.
 
-        * TCPRetransmissionTimeOutSec= can now be used to configure a per-route
-          TCP retransmission timeout.
+        * .network files gained a new TCPRetransmissionTimeoutSec= setting in
+          the [Route] section, to configure a per-route TCP retransmission
+          timeout.
 
         * A new directive NFTSet= provides a method for integrating network
           configuration into firewall rules with NFT sets. The benefit of using
@@ -285,9 +290,6 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
           obtained network addresses can be used in firewall rules with the
           indirection of NFT set types.
 
-        * A new [IPv6PREF64Prefix] set of options, containing Prefix= and
-          LifetimeSec=, has been introduced to enable support for pref64 (RFC8781).
-
         * The [IPv6AcceptRA] section supports the following new options:
           UsePREF64=, UseHopLimit=, UseICMP6RateLimit= and NFTSet=.
 
@@ -295,6 +297,10 @@ CHANGES WITH 255 in spe:
           RetransmitSec=, HopLimit=, HomeAgent=, HomeAgentLifetimeSec= and
           HomeAgentPreference=.
 
+        * A new [IPv6PREF64Prefix] set of options, containing Prefix= and
+          LifetimeSec=, has been introduced to append pref64 options in router
+          advertisements (RFC8781).
+
         * The network generator now configures the interfaces with only
           link-local addressing if ip=link-local is specified on the kernel
           command line.