Messages in this thread |  | | | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | | Subject | Re: Broadcom 43xx first results | | Date | Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:53:28 -0800 |
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On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:05:07 -0500 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote:
> Harald Welte wrote: > > I also think that there is a lack of knowledge on the architecture of > > 802.11 low-level protocols and drivers among many people (including > > myself) in the network community. Only this way I can explain why there > > are always people who claim that the kernel already has a 802.11 > > 'stack'. > > This last sentence, regardless of the source, is simply playing with words. > > We have 802.11 common code in the kernel, that several drivers are > using. Future drivers should modify that common code to suit their > needs, rather than dropping it and starting from scratch.
Also, the correct way to built network code is often not aligned with the artificial layering imposed by standards.
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