Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:25:15 +0200 | From | "Arend van Spriel" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] lib80211: make lib80211 can be enabled independently |
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On 04/05/2013 06:01 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 04/04/13 16:51, Julian Calaby wrote: >> Hi Wang, >> >> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Wang YanQing <udknight@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Current we can only enable lib80211 by enable a driver >>> in tree use it which will select it, but some out tree's >>> drivers also use it, so I think it has sense to make lib80211 >>> can be enabled independently. >> >> Just as a bit of explanation for Johannes' NACK: >> >> 1. The only reason lib80211 still exists is because a couple of >> in-tree drivers still use it. If this weren't the case, the code would >> have been removed a long time ago as it's been completely replaced by >> mac80211 and cfg80211. All modern drivers _must_ use mac80211 or >> cfg80211 without exception. >> 2. In general, there is no official in-kernel support for >> out-of-kernel drivers, regardless of quality, status or importance. >> 3. I believe that the in-tree brcmsmac driver already supports the >> Broadcom card you reference. > > > 3b. If 3. is not correct, someone should endeavor to merge this > out-of-tree driver into the kernel tree.
Actually, it is correct and brcmsmac and the out-of-tree wl driver are coming from the same code base although you should not compare the two these days.
Gr. AvS
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