Return-path: Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.242]:34604 "EHLO an-out-0708.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750719AbYGUL6G (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:58:06 -0400 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id d40so360452and.103 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:58:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <43e72e890807210458m2fd60fb6sb7c042cfbad17ceb@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080721_135814_373490_3C31226F) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:58:03 -0700 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "Michael Renzmann" Subject: Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH] [PATCH 2/4] Remove Atheros 11n devices from ath5k Cc: ath5k-devel@lists.ath5k.org, ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linville@tuxdriver.com In-Reply-To: <1542.217.24.1.226.1216617177.squirrel@webmail.madwifi.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <20080720024341.GQ17936@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <20080720024500.GR17936@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <20080720024554.GS17936@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <1542.217.24.1.226.1216617177.squirrel@webmail.madwifi.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Michael Renzmann wrote: > Hi. > > Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> Remove Atheros 11n devices from being claimed by ath5k as its >> now handled by ath9k. > > I must admit that I can't tell it myself due to a lack of in-depth > knowledge about both drivers, hence the question: why a new driver, rather > than adding 11n support to ath5k and have a single driver for all Atheros > chipsets? Working on a separate driver was the way we could guarantee the *best possible support and quality* for our drivers for users. There are some similarities in the drivers but the architecture varies a bit. Both drivers can use help from each other in terms of design but right now the focus is to get users supported. We expect to talk more about this particular topic at the summit. Luis