Return-path: Received: from mail-gy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.160.174]:49012 "EHLO mail-gy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752519Ab0GZBOu convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:14:50 -0400 Received: by gyg10 with SMTP id 10so670466gyg.19 for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:14:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <87vd88n1i8.fsf@gmail.com> <4C474851.4000809@lwfinger.net> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:14:48 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Master mode in rtl8187 From: August To: Hin-Tak Leung Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GB2312 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I've followed the driver of the rtl818x in 26.34 and draw some pictures of source.However, some additional work interrupted me. The address is http://augustseu-blog.appspot.com/2010/06/6/Wlan.html If it was any helpful, 2010/7/25 Hin-Tak Leung : > On 7/21/10, Larry Finger wrote: >> On 07/21/2010 01:17 PM, Ben Gamari wrote: >>> Hey all, >>> >>> I recently purchased a Netgear WG111v2 (based on rtl8187b) and after >>> seeing scattered reports[1] that master mode may be supported by the >>> rtl8187 driver. Unfortunately, hostapd throws up when it attempts to put >>> the card into master mode. Is master mode supported by this driver? I've >>> tried both 2.6.34 as well as the latest wireless-testing tree and >>> neither seem to work. >> >> My WG111V2 has an RTL8187L chip in it, not an RTL8187B. No, master mode is >> NOT >> supported by this driver. Adding that feature has been on my list of things >> to >> do, but the priority is very low. I really have little desire to convert my >> $600 >> laptop into a $40 access point. >> >>> I noticed there was a patch[2] sent out a few years back, but it seems >>> no one followed up. While I don't have much experience working with >>> wireless hardware I've done kernel driver work before, so with some >>> guidance I might be able to finish up that patch. Any input would be >>> greatly appreciated. Thanks! >> >>> [1] >>> http://osdir.com/ml/linux.kernel.wireless.general/2007-07/msg00289.html >>> [2] >>> http://osdir.com/ml/linux.kernel.wireless.general/2007-06/msg00455.html >> >> That patch is useless. The rtl8187 driver and mac80211 have changed so much >> that >> it cannot be made to apply, and would not be likely to work. >> >> One other thing to consider. The RTL8187L has only a single transmit queue. >> Will >> the device be able to transmit beacons with an appropriate timing accuracy? >> >> To modify the driver, you will need to study some other driver that does >> work in >> master mode. > > There were some discussion a while back that some generic master mode > support for all mac80211-based drivers might eventually happen. Is > that still the case? > > Hin-Tak > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- --------------------------------- Best Regards ?Ž? ADD?????? ??ҵ԰?? ?ľ?· ???ϴ?ѧ?????о?Ժ