Return-path: Received: from nk11p00mm-asmtp007.mac.com ([17.158.161.6]:58332 "EHLO nk11p00mm-asmtp007.mac.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753976Ab2KIAhA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:37:00 -0500 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from [10.20.200.168] (p3027-ipbf5206marunouchi.tokyo.ocn.ne.jp [118.8.142.27]) by nk11p00mm-asmtp007.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MD700B3R31LXS70@nk11p00mm-asmtp007.mac.com> for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:37:00 +0000 (GMT) Message-id: <509C5019.3040002@mac.com> (sfid-20121109_013716_037960_CAB34406) Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:36:41 +0900 From: Akira Nonaka To: Larry Finger Cc: Julian Calaby , linux-wireless Subject: Re: "mac80211.ko" and "cfg80211.ko" compatibility issue. References: <509B73D5.5000206@mac.com> <9983E05C-2103-49C8-A675-4F5368F53FB5@mac.com> <509BD6F3.2000807@lwfinger.net> In-reply-to: <509BD6F3.2000807@lwfinger.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Julian, Larry Thank you for your advise. I will consider taking your suggestion. Akira (2012/11/09 0:59), Larry Finger wrote: > On 11/08/2012 06:20 AM, Julian Calaby wrote: >> Hi Nonaka, >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Nonaka Akira wrote: >>> Hi Julian, >>> >>> Well, We consider the option of using the entire compat-wireless >>> drivers. However, we are planning the minor update of our product >>> toward the end of the year and I thought it will be nice if I can >>> keep the change minimum. >> >> In general, the drivers in compat-wireless are more stable and have >> more features than the versions in older kernels. (it is a back-port >> of newer wireless drivers after all) >> >> I would expect that you'll spend more time working out a solution to >> use it for a single driver than you'd spend testing it on the hardware >> you intend to support. > > I agree. If you want to change only rtl8723ae, then you will need to > backport it to kernel 3.4.9 yourself. I have no idea how much work that > would be, but I have no interest in doing it. > > Larry > > > -- > 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 -- Akira Nonaka