Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 13 Mar 2002 19:25:44 -0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.4.19-pre3] New wireless driver API part 1 | From | Jean Tourrilhes <> |
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:15:30PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > > >1) Most Wireless LAN driver live outside the kernel. So, their > >evolution is somewhat decoupled to the kernel, so the earlier the > >patch goes it the better it is for those. > > > As you may have gathered from my last email, this is a bit annoying when > trying to find and stabalize a driver for a card you just got :)
Especially that there are so many driver to choose from, and each is broken in some unique way.
> > 2) David Gibson, maintainer of the Orinoco driver, told me > >that he would merge my new-API orinoco patches in his driver only when > >the new API would be in 2.4.x (as you may have noticed, he hasn't > >updated 2.5.X for a while). Chicken and Eggs. > > > Does that mean orinoco updates are coming for 2.5.x?
I asked him a couple of times, but so far nothing. He is working hard on various issues in the driver.
> Any idea if the other drivers are getting updates too, like airo?
I think the CVS has a new version, including change to the monitoring mode, but airo list is pretty quiet lately. airo.c is pretty stable and bug free, so updates are not critical. I still need to finish to convert it to the new API.
> My standard rule of thumb is turning out to be, deploy something > 2.4.x-worthy in 2.5.x, wait a while, and then deploy it in 2.4.x. I > have no particular opinion about whether your patch should go in -right > now- but it seems like a fair patch for 2.4.x sooner or later.
Yes, you are right, it has been in 2.5.X for only two months, which is quite short.
> Jeff
Have fun...
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