Return-path: Received: from bu3sch.de ([62.75.166.246]:53119 "EHLO vs166246.vserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751990AbYHUQ7Q (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:59:16 -0400 From: Michael Buesch To: seanhodges@bluebottle.com Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] b43: Rewrite PHY API for N-PHY/LP-PHY Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:58:51 +0200 Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de References: <200808160029.56876.mb@bu3sch.de> <200808211643.m7LGhuaq002925@mi0.bluebottle.com> In-Reply-To: <200808211643.m7LGhuaq002925@mi0.bluebottle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Message-Id: <200808211858.51899.mb@bu3sch.de> (sfid-20080821_185921_538957_0D1CA264) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thursday 21 August 2008 18:16:23 Sean Hodges wrote: > On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 00:29 +0200, Michael Buesch wrote: > > This is the first part for the rewrite of the b43 PHY API. > > This is needed in order to make development of N and LP code possible. > > > > PLEASE TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST > > > > Lots of testing on lots of different devices is needed to ensure this > > doesn't introduce regressions due to typos. > > 95% of the patch just moves large parts of the PHY code from one file > > to another. More move-patches will follow. > > 5% of the patch introduces an "ops" based PHY API. > > > > Please test on all of your devices. > > > > http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20080816-0023/patches/002-b43-phy-ops.patch > > Apply against wireless-testing.git > > As a novice to driver development, is there some way I can help with > testing this? > > I have no experience of driver development/testing, but have an N-PHY To say it once again: Despite the fact that the subject of this email mentiones N and LP PHYs, it implements _nothing_ N and LP related. It just _prepares_ the code for the future when we will add N and LP stuff (and other PHY stuff. Also A/B/G related). -- Greetings Michael.