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@@ -1,4 +1,116 @@ +Overview of changes in libqmi 1.26.0 +---------------------------------------- + + * Build now requires GLib/GObject/GIO 2.48. + + * Build updated with several improvements: + ** The build has been updated to use by default all warnings enabled by + AX_COMPILER_FLAGS(), and therefore when building the release from a git + checkout, autoconf-archive >= 2017.03.21 is now required. This new build + dependency isn't required when building from the release tarball. + ** Also when building from a git checkout, beware because by default + --enable-compile-warnings=error is enabled, which implies -Werror. If + you'd like to build from git and avoid -Werror, you should explicitly use + --enable-compile-warnings=yes (to keep the warnings but without being + errors), --enable-compile-warnings=no (to disable all the extra warnings + enabled by default) or --disable-Werror (to unconditionally make all + compiler warnings non-fatal). + + * Added new message collections support, so that users can select which + messages to include in the built library during configure with the + --enable-collection option. Three predefined sets are given: + ** minimal: the bare minimum messages required to control connectivity. + ** basic: all messages and indications that ModemManager requires. + ** full: all supported messages and indications. + Users can install custom collections under data/ and reference them in + the same way as the predefined sets. E.g. installing a new + data/qmi-collection-custom.json set can be enabled during configure with + --enable-collection=custom. + + * Added new GObject Introspection support in the library, that can be + explicitly requested during configure with --enable-introspection=yes. + With the new introspection support, the libqmi-glib library can now be + used directly from e.g. python programs, as in the example included with + the release. + + * Implemented new QRTR backend support, disabled by default. This new backend + allows to perform QMI operations on systems with the Qualcomm IPC router + protocol available (since Linux 4.7). Users can build the QRTR backend + support with --enable-qrtr, and will require the corresponding kernel + headers. When this backend is enabled, a new libqrtr-glib library is built + and installed along with libqmi-glib. The API of this libqrtr-glib library, + and the QRTR-specific APIs in libqmi-glib (e.g. qmi_device_new_from_node()) + must not be considered stable yet, they may change in future versions of the + project, even in 1.26.x updates. The libqmi-glib headers include a new + QMI_QRTR_SUPPORTED symbol that specifies whether the QRTR backed has been + enabled (if set to 1) or not (if set to 0). + + * Added 5GNR radio access technology support, with new enum values in both the + DMS and NAS services. + + * New services: + ** New 'GMS' (Telit General Modem Service) service, for now just implementing + basic test get/set value commands. + ** New 'DSD' (Data System Determination) service, implementing methods to get + and set default bearer APN settings. + + * New request/response/indications: + ** dms: implement "Get MAC Address" request/response. + ** dms: renamed "Dell Get Firmware Version" to "Foxconn Get Firmware Version" + as the command applies not only to the Dell-branded variant, but also to + the generic Foxconn-branded models. The old APIs are kept available but + flagged as deprecated. + ** loc: implement "Set NMEA Types" request/response. + ** loc: implement "Get NMEA Types" request/response. + ** uim: implement "Switch Slot" request/response. + ** uim: implement "Get Slot Status" request/response. + ** uim: implement "Slot Status" indication. + ** voice: implement "Indication Register" request/response. + ** voice: implement "Originate USSD" request/response. + ** voice: implement "Answer USSD" request/response. + ** voice: implement "Cancel USSD" request/response. + ** voice: implement "Release USSD" request/response. + ** voice: implement "USSD" indication. + ** voice: implement "Originate USSD No Wait" request/response. + ** voice: implement "Originate USSD No Wait" indication. + + * New TLVs supported in existing messages: + ** nas: added 'Extended List' and 'Bandwidth List' in "Get RF Band + Information". + ** wda: added 'Endpoint Info' in "Get Data Format". + + * libqmi-glib: + ** Added g_autoptr() support to all public types. + ** The qmi_message_get_version_introduced_full() method is now deprecated + and should no longer be used in newly written code. This method will + always return FALSE as the details of which protocol version introduced + the message are no longer available. + +The following features which were backported to 1.24.x releases are also present +in libqmi 1.26.0: + + * libqmi-glib: + ** The logic behind QMI_DEVICE_OPEN_FLAGS_VERSION_INFO has been updated, and + from now on it will only make sure the version info of the device is + loaded when it's opened. The library will no longer prevent a given + message from being sent to the module based on the version information + kept in the message database. + ** Updated string reading logic to make sure that all strings are valid + UTF-8, and also automatically attempt parsing as GSM7 or UCS2 if the + initial UTF-8 validation fails. + *+ Renamed TLV 0x15 in the "WDA Get Data Format" message, and added new + compat methods for the old name. + ** Fixed the format of the NITZ information TLV, and added new compat + methods for the old name. + ** Fixed the format of the Home Network 3GPP2 TLV, and added new compat + methods for the old name. + ** Added new WDS verbose call end reasons in the IPv6, PPP, 3GPP, CM and + Internal groups. + ** Updated to detect QMI control ports exposed as 'smdpkt' or 'rpmsg' virtual + devices. + + Overview of changes in libqmi 1.24.0 ---------------------------------------- |