Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f174.google.com ([209.85.214.174]:44776 "EHLO mail-iw0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758034Ab1FJUPs convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:15:48 -0400 Received: by iwn34 with SMTP id 34so2443342iwn.19 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:15:47 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1296633772.3624.2.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <20110202113052.GA14126@jm.kir.nu> <1296646434.5671.1.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <20110202133839.GA14904@jm.kir.nu> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:15:46 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20110610_221551_184458_CDC42E5B) Subject: Re: Support for Android for mac80211 / cfg80211 802.11 drivers From: hedwin To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: It is surely a dillema because I need the libertas driver in 2.6.37 which moved entitrely to 80211 ditching wext. The only option I can see right now is to use wext to connect to mac80211/cfg80211 Hedwin On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:07 PM, hedwin wrote: > If it needs to be part of AOSP then it will be a problem. > If not it entirely depends on those maintaining the specific android "distro". > Some follow the google policy others don't. > > Hedwin > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM, hedwin wrote: >>> The problem with nl80211 and wpa_supplicant in android is that afaik >>> libnl is needed, correct? >>> Only problem with libnl is that it is LGPL which doesn't fit into the >>> android license policy. >>> Although this is a mailing list about wireless drivers this also needs >>> to be addressed >>> because it is part of the problem to get wireless support working in android. >> >> Oh wow, so you mean you won't use libnl for any other things in >> android either? Shit out of luck. >> >> ?Luis >> >