Return-path: Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.44.28]:2832 "EHLO yx-out-2324.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752076AbYGJQZz (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:25:55 -0400 Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so1123260yxm.1 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:25:54 -0700 (PDT) To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: johannes@sipsolutions.net From: Luis Carlos Cobo Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 0/6] libertastf: driver for Marvell 8388 with thin firmware. Message-ID: <487637ed.07182c0a.6568.1fdd@mx.google.com> (sfid-20080710_182558_633123_8D77934B) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: This driver supports the Marvell 8388 USB wireless device, using a thin firmware. The current "libertas" driver supports the same device but using a fullmac firmware. Given the big differences in behavior between fullmac and softmac firmwares, a new separate driver has been developed. Where possible (specially for usb and fw upload), code has been borrowed from the original libertas driver. libertastf is a mac80211 driver that allows the use of 8388 as an AP with hostap, or as a node in a o11s mesh. The appropriate firmware for this driver can be obtained at [1]. [1] http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/libertas/thinfirm/