Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:15:30 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.4.19-pre3] New wireless driver API part 1 |
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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 :)
> 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?
Any idea if the other drivers are getting updates too, like airo?
>I'm open to suggestions and will do what's best for >everybody. What other people think ? > But I feel now is a good time (as it seem that 2.4.19 will >have to go through some stabilisation process). > 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.
Jeff
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