Return-path: Received: from smtp.nokia.com ([192.100.105.134]:49885 "EHLO mgw-mx09.nokia.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754366AbYKKHte (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:49:34 -0500 To: "Dan Williams" Cc: Cliff Brake , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: wi-fi.org certification with libertas + 8686 References: <1226353218.8146.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> From: Kalle Valo Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:49:10 +0200 In-Reply-To: <1226353218.8146.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> (ext Dan Williams's message of "Mon\, 10 Nov 2008 16\:40\:18 -0500") Message-ID: <87vduuvh1l.fsf@nokia.com> (sfid-20081111_084938_822757_1543DE7D) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Dan Williams writes: > On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 16:25 -0500, Cliff Brake wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Has anyone been through wifi certification with the libertas driver >> and the 8686 chipset (or any Linux driver + wpa_supplicant for that >> matter)? Just trying to get a rough idea how painful this is. > > Marvell has probably certified their libertas vendor driver (which isn't > the upstream libertas driver). With the possible exceptions of Intel > and Atheros (which are both heavily involved in the upstream drivers for > their hardware), none of the upstream kernel drivers have been through > validation or certification that I know of. I think Intel mentioned that they have run some Wi-Fi certification tests with mac80211. Don't know if it were the official certification or what. Nokia N800 and N810 are certified, but we had a proprietary driver and supplicant. The certification is painful, I recommend reserving lots of time for it. -- Kalle Valo