Return-path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.175]:40948 "EHLO ug-out-1314.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751919AbZAVObG (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:31:06 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 39so500921ugf.37 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:31:05 -0800 (PST) To: Johannes Berg Cc: Bharat Bhushan , "linux-wireless\@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: porting open source mac to linux 2.6.13.0 References: <1232621606.30174.16.camel@johannes.local> From: Kalle Valo Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:31:02 +0200 In-Reply-To: <1232621606.30174.16.camel@johannes.local> (Johannes Berg's message of "Thu\, 22 Jan 2009 11\:53\:26 +0100") Message-ID: <87eiyvl8ex.fsf@litku.valot.fi> (sfid-20090122_153110_232715_4F6BF97E) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg writes: > On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 10:54 +0530, Bharat Bhushan wrote: >> hi all, >> Is there any possible way to port open source mac stck on >> linux kernel 2.6.13.0 . Problem is, i am using a embedded platform >> which is supporting only 2.6.13. 0 and now assigned job is to make it >> working for open source mac stack without porting any other changes of >> linux kernel . > > First, read Holgers mail. Then re-read it. Yes, Holger's mail was to the point. > Then cancel the contract with your embedded vendor and find a decent > one. Just out of curiousity, is there an embedded vendor who adds support to the mainline kernels and maintains it? To me it looks like more or less everyone want to fork their own kernel and then forget it. -- Kalle Valo