Return-path: Received: from mms1.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.17]:2996 "EHLO mms1.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753185Ab1HZUPr (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:15:47 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:15:34 -0700 From: "Henry Ptasinski" To: Jason cc: =?utf-8?B?UmFmYcWCIE1pxYJlY2tp?= , "Howard Harte" , "gregkh@suse.de" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@linuxdriverproject.org" , "Henry Ptasinski" Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] staging: brcm80211: brcmfmac driver cleanup Message-ID: <20110826201534.GR4888@broadcom.com> (sfid-20110826_221551_760750_8F6274CD) References: <1313156101-16817-1-git-send-email-arend@broadcom.com> <4E4555AD.7040809@broadcom.com> <20110826173159.GA4888@broadcom.com> <20110826173855.GL29321@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20110826174446.GE4888@broadcom.com> <20110826200057.GM29321@titan.lakedaemon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110826200057.GM29321@titan.lakedaemon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 01:00:57PM -0700, Jason wrote: > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:44:46AM -0700, Henry Ptasinski wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:38:55AM -0700, Jason wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:31:59AM -0700, Henry Ptasinski wrote: > > > > A possibly better approach would be a device with a BCM4329 on the > > > > motherboard (e.g. table, phone, etc) that can run a relatively stock > > > > linux kernel. However, I don't know of a specific platform at the > > > > moment to recommend. > > > > > > Nexus One phone? > > > > That's a possibility. Are people running recent, relatively unmodified linux > > kernels on the Nexus One? (Or you could backport brcmfmac to the Android > > version of the kernel, perhaps using compat-wireless). > > folks run debian from the sdcard [1], a mainline kernel shouldn't be too > big of a stretch from there. Especially if the purpose is for testing > wifi. Don't need PM, GSM, display, 3D, etc for that. > > Note, I haven't tried it yet, myself. It's been on the _long_ list of > projects. It would be higher on the list if brcmfmac supported all the > normal Linux features like monitor mode, AP mode, multiple-VAPs, etc. > Or, at least, was in mainline and would accept patches adding such > features... ;-) Would definitely accept patches for such features! We're definitely interested in them, and they're all on our list to add, but crossing the chasm is the first step. - Henry