Return-path: Received: from fmmailgate02.web.de ([217.72.192.227]:54581 "EHLO fmmailgate02.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751588AbZAFM5Z (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:57:25 -0500 Message-ID: <4963552D.40808@web.de> (sfid-20090106_135729_420615_EAB728D7) Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:57:17 +0100 From: Jan Kiszka MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lennert Buytenhek CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH,RFC] initial mwl8k driver for marvell topdog wireless References: <20081216025542.GO18056@xi.wantstofly.org> In-Reply-To: <20081216025542.GO18056@xi.wantstofly.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigCF8CEF99ADDC709F51CA05F5" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigCF8CEF99ADDC709F51CA05F5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lennert Buytenhek wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > Attached is an initial version of the mwl8k driver for Marvell 88w8xxx > PCI/PCIe wireless parts (against 2.6.27.1). This version was written > and tested against the 88w8687 (802.11b/g), but it shouldn't be hard to= > extend the support to other parts in the 8xxx series, since the firmwar= e > interface is very similar between parts. I guess 88w8xxx will not include 88w8618 on day, will it? That's an ARM-based SoC with integrated b/g-WLAN. Are there chances to reuse parts of this driver for that controller or are they totally different? We are still stuck with a 2.6.16.16-based BSP kernel because implementing proper Linux support based on mainline would mean loosing WLAN support - the BSP is GPL'ed, but the WLAN driver is only a binary blob for 2.6.16.16... Jan --------------enigCF8CEF99ADDC709F51CA05F5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkljVTEACgkQniDOoMHTA+m/QwCdEe5oe4erW+kims0PVHYNtyeI TRsAn2AIwPJtW02z+8s1gOOvASrLArcq =KvCO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigCF8CEF99ADDC709F51CA05F5--