2012-03-08 06:39:52

by Yingang Fu

Subject: Does anybody know what acx stand for?

hi, all

Does anybody know what acx stand for? The prefix often used in acx.c

Thanks
Yingang

2012-03-08 11:17:25

by Julian Calaby

Subject: Re: Does anybody know what acx stand for?

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 17:39, Yingang Fu <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi, all
>
> Does anybody know what acx stand for? ?The prefix often used in acx.c

I believe that it's part of a code name for TI wireless chips or some
part of them.

IIRC the old TI 802.11bg PCI cards were known as ACX111 cards and the
newer wl12xx cards also use these initials to identify part of the
communications protocol used to talk to the chips.

Thanks,

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2012-03-08 12:14:22

by Luciano Coelho

Subject: Re: Does anybody know what acx stand for?

On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 22:17 +1100, Julian Calaby wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 17:39, Yingang Fu <[email protected]> wrote:
> > hi, all
> >
> > Does anybody know what acx stand for? The prefix often used in acx.c
>
> I believe that it's part of a code name for TI wireless chips or some
> part of them.
>
> IIRC the old TI 802.11bg PCI cards were known as ACX111 cards and the
> newer wl12xx cards also use these initials to identify part of the
> communications protocol used to talk to the chips.

Yes, this is correct. The naming ACX is legacy from the old drivers
and, even though nowadays there is hardly if anything in common, the
name remains. In practice, the "ACX commands" in the wl12xx driver is
mostly about firmware configuration, while the "CMD commands" are mostly
about actions. This is not so clearcut though.

--
Cheers,
Luca.