Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932626AbVLFTF3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:05:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932625AbVLFTF3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:05:29 -0500 Received: from mail.dvmed.net ([216.237.124.58]:64407 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932623AbVLFTF1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:05:27 -0500 Message-ID: <4395E0E3.4040601@pobox.com> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:05:07 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Harald Welte CC: Dave Jones , Jiri Benc , Joseph Jezak , mbuesch@freenet.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, NetDev Subject: Re: Broadcom 43xx first results References: <20051205190038.04b7b7c1@griffin.suse.cz> <4394892D.2090100@gentoo.org> <20051205195543.5a2e2a8d@griffin.suse.cz> <4394902C.8060100@pobox.com> <20051205195329.GB19964@redhat.com> <20051206151046.GF4038@rama.exocore.com> In-Reply-To: <20051206151046.GF4038@rama.exocore.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "srv2.dvmed.net", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: 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'. [...] Content analysis details: (0.1 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL RBL: SORBS: sent directly from dynamic IP address [69.134.188.146 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 841 Lines: 21 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. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/