Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:4001 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1946705AbXD3TWN (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:22:13 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:45:58 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Jiri Benc Cc: James Ketrenos , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Michael Wu Subject: Re: "Stable" branch of mac80211 Message-ID: <20070430184558.GD5994@tuxdriver.com> References: <20070429194855.451b9e7c@logostar.upir.cz> <46361EE3.6060107@linux.intel.com> <20070430192951.26bdf1df@griffin.suse.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20070430192951.26bdf1df@griffin.suse.cz> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 07:29:51PM +0200, Jiri Benc wrote: > On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:52:51 -0700, James Ketrenos wrote: > > I assume the entire new tree will be marked as 'experimental', so what > > is the advantage gained by pulling this code out now? > > Once the code is in vanilla, user space interfaces are set in stone. > Regarding .11n, untested and unreviewed patches shouldn't go to vanilla. ACK -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com