Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:34715 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750930AbYJURsw (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:48:52 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:48:00 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Zhu Yi , Johannes Berg , Luis Rodriguez , Tomas Winkler , "Kolekar, Abhijeet" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: New Regulatory Domain Api. Message-ID: <20081021174800.GJ17268@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20081021_194855_996044_E794BF93) References: <43e72e890810201842o44db616ekd8d5bc66cd1006f@mail.gmail.com> <1224554323.24677.248.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <43e72e890810201937l3be24156t2172590138fda132@mail.gmail.com> <1224561748.24677.274.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <43e72e890810202158m197b52a8y98844fdc9e1ccfd8@mail.gmail.com> <1224569252.9386.77.camel@californication> <43e72e890810202329g732a97ccxf176bdf4e035ccda@mail.gmail.com> <1224571890.9386.85.camel@californication> <20081021171328.GG17268@tuxdriver.com> <1224611033.9386.98.camel@californication> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1224611033.9386.98.camel@californication> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 07:43:53PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > > > No we can't have a new (or updated) driver require new userspace. If you > > > install a 2.6.30 kernel on an Ubuntu Hardy system, it should make the > > > hardware work without installing an extra userspace component. And yes, > > > it works for the first card if it provides a regulatory hint, but it > > > should also work for the second card. > > > > That is what WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY is for, no? > > but that would go away with 2.6.29 if it proceeds as planned. I don't see a huge maintenance burden to it the way it is implemented now. I know Luis will hate the idea, but perhaps we could just let it linger indefinitely? John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@tuxdriver.com of your literate lifestyle.