(Info) Development Progress Log - read but do not post here

[morrownr]

Current Status: released to the public on 2024-03-20

Progress Log:

• uploaded original code - supports kernel 5.11 and earlier
• added support for kernel 5.12
• added support for kernel 5.15
• added support for kernel 5.17
• added support for kernel 5.19.2
• added support for kernel 6.0
• added support for kernel 6.1
• added support for kernel 6.1.39
• update Makefile
• fixed support for kernel 6.1 (clean compile on kernel 6.1)
• added support for kernel 6.3
• added support for kernel 6.5 (clean compile on kernel 6.5)
• added support for kernel 6.7
• added supporting scripts and docs
• updated VID/PID information
• deactivated monitor mode
• fixed problem in scripts related to added but not installed dkms installation
• added support for kernel 6.8. (tested good on rc3 on 2024-02-06)
• added support for reproducible builds
• added LED Control
• fixed Network Namespace (CONFIG_NET_NS) support - NETNS
• increased AP mode client limit from 32 to 64 (IoT can create a need to support many clients)
• fixed build problem in scripts
• updated documentation
• removed executable bit from source files (this can cause problems)
• updated concurrent mode documentation
• checked and sorted VID/PIDs
• fixed UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds (5)
• released to the public on 2024-03-20
• added support for kernel 6.9.

To-Do List:

-fix possible latency problem

Managed mode performance results: (2023-01-08) below:

$ iperf3 -c 192.168.1.1
Connecting to host 192.168.1.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.1.188 port 54456 connected to 192.168.1.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  54.4 MBytes   456 Mbits/sec    0   1.13 MBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  55.0 MBytes   461 Mbits/sec    0   1.51 MBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  56.2 MBytes   472 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  55.0 MBytes   461 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  56.2 MBytes   472 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  55.0 MBytes   461 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  56.2 MBytes   472 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  55.0 MBytes   461 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  56.2 MBytes   472 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  55.0 MBytes   461 Mbits/sec    0   1.92 MBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec   554 MBytes   465 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.02  sec   552 MBytes   462 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

I welcome those with the knowledge to improve this driver to do so. While I do not support monitor mode on this driver, if skilled programmers would like to take on that job, I would welcome this to happen. There are many Linux users with adapters based on the rtl8812au chipset and I would like to see support continue for many years. Ultimately I would like to see a modern mac80211 driver for this chipset and I think that can happen at some point but hopefully we can work together to maintain this driver until a modern driver is available.

Regards,

@morrownr