Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f180.google.com ([209.85.223.180]:40739 "EHLO mail-iw0-f180.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757907AbZKDWea convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:34:30 -0500 Received: by iwn10 with SMTP id 10so5337024iwn.4 for ; Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:35 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <200911042331.56052.chunkeey@googlemail.com> References: <4AF0D54D.4090303@irobot.com> <200911042318.13528.chunkeey@googlemail.com> <20091104222007.GB2599@bombadil.infradead.org> <200911042331.56052.chunkeey@googlemail.com> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:34:15 -0800 Message-ID: <43e72e890911041434u78883ce3s5401984688539c1@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: compat-wireless and minstrel To: Christian Lamparter Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Adam Wozniak , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Christian Lamparter wrote: > On Wednesday 04 November 2009 23:20:07 Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:18:13PM +0100, Christian Lamparter wrote: >> > On Wednesday 04 November 2009 22:50:46 Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Adam Wozniak wrote: >> > > > >> > > > $ ls -la /lib/firmware/ar9170* >> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83968 2009-10-17 15:55 /lib/firmware/ar9170-1.fw >> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3508 2009-10-17 15:55 /lib/firmware/ar9170-2.fw >> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15960 2009-10-17 15:55 /lib/firmware/ar9170.fw >> > > > >> > > > It is unclear to me which are actually used. >> > > >> > > By default the ar9170.fw is tried first, if that fails then the others >> > > are tried. The 2-stage firmware will not be tried if your device >> > > cannot handle it but right now only the AVM Fritz devices can't handle >> > > the 2-stage firmware. >> > > >> > > Christian should we just remove 2-stage fw support? >> > >> > I've moved the two-stage fw into the legacy section some time ago :) >> > Maybe a add printk? >> >> Oh sorry didn't notice, I meant complete removal of its support on the >> driver though :) > Oh, I've no problem removing two-stage fw support. Ok cool. > But then, I don't know much about usability :-D and I've enough of > people banging their heads against each other. Not sure I got this part. Luis