Messages in this thread | | | From | Kalle Valo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation | Date | Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:55:41 +0300 |
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"Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> writes:
>> >> But if you want a clean WEXT driver first, this is a step in the right >> >> direction. >> > >> > Let's go for a CFG80211 driver and get out of staging :) So next step >> > is I guess study the ath6kl driver, learn how CFG80211 is done and >> > implement that interface in ks7010? Oh, and test that it works. >> >> Please keep linux-wireless list in loop so that people on that list can >> help. > > How newbie friendly is the linux-wireless list please?
I would claim quite friendly, but I'm finnish and our definition of "friendly" seems to be very different from rest of the world ;)
> I am having trouble separating the data path code from the control > path. I think I will spend a few more days on it though before asking > any questions.
People do send questions to the list and most of the time they get answered. So go for it.
There's also an irc channel which usually is helpful:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/support#linux_wireless_user_irc_channel
> Except one: do you know off the top of your head of a canonical > implementation of a softmac wi-fi driver.
You mean a mac80211 driver? mac80211_hwsim is the simplest one, but that's not a real driver as it's a simulator. Just grep ieee80211_register() to find all the drivers. Smaller drivers like rtl8xxxu or wl1251 might be good starting points to get familiar with the stack.
And I guess you already saw the documentation:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/mac80211
-- Kalle Valo
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