Return-path: Received: from mail-wg0-f54.google.com ([74.125.82.54]:54190 "EHLO mail-wg0-f54.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751240AbbAMNeo (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:34:44 -0500 Received: by mail-wg0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z12so2934770wgg.13 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:34:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.5.12] (5ED13663.cm-7-2a.dynamic.ziggo.nl. [94.209.54.99]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id q10sm25747421wjx.34.2015.01.13.05.34.42 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:34:42 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <54B51EF1.60200@gmail.com> (sfid-20150113_143449_177754_A67107E7) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:34:41 +0100 From: wim torfs MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: mwifiex - question References: <1421065496-1968-1-git-send-email-patila@marvell.com> In-Reply-To: <1421065496-1968-1-git-send-email-patila@marvell.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, I just noticed - from the mails passing through - that mwifiex is located in net/wireless and that it contains its own functions besides those of mac80211, while the description on the wiki mentions that it is a driver for Marvell SDIO chips. Is there any specific reason why it is not using mac80211 and why it is located in net/wireless instead of drivers/net/wireless, or is this an artifact of past choices that need to be cleaned up? Thanks, Wim.