Return-path: Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([18.85.46.34]:58670 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932676AbZKDWUC (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:20:02 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:20:07 -0500 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: Christian Lamparter Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Adam Wozniak , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: compat-wireless and minstrel Message-ID: <20091104222007.GB2599@bombadil.infradead.org> References: <4AF0D54D.4090303@irobot.com> <4AF1F653.4000905@irobot.com> <43e72e890911041350i75108dc3g454ab8577d8abacd@mail.gmail.com> <200911042318.13528.chunkeey@googlemail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200911042318.13528.chunkeey@googlemail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 :) Luis