Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:2509 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756808AbXGYPGG (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:06:06 -0400 Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:46:51 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Jeff Garzik Cc: James Ketrenos , Stephen Clark , ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Axj Subject: Re: [ipw3945-devel] Request for help... Message-ID: <20070725144651.GA7093@tuxdriver.com> References: <1185289332.46a61474a444c@mail.bluebottle.com> <20070724161226.GA24344@tuxdriver.com> <46A64503.1080003@seclark.us> <20070724203035.GG24344@tuxdriver.com> <46A66B63.6030006@garzik.org> <46A6A447.2080903@linux.intel.com> <46A69359.4030201@garzik.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <46A69359.4030201@garzik.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 08:03:37PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Though in fairness, I am a bit disappointed that wireless-dev seems to > occasionally become a resting place for drivers, rather than just a pit > stop on the way to upstream. In particular, stuff still has not been > moved out of drivers/net/wireless/mac80211 and into > drivers/net/wireless, which is a basic and easy step to get all code > ready for upstream. Point taken. I'll apply a series of patches to eliminate the extra directory. I guess I'll rename the existing bcm43xx and zd1211rw drivers in wireless-dev as a temporary measure until those ports are done upstream. I would definitely like to see more action from mac80211 driver developers towards getting drivers upstream. With mac80211 merged, I know of no reason not to get the drivers ready for upstream now so they can funnel through netdev-2.6 into -mm with plenty of time to spare before the next merge window. John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com