From: David Lin <dlin@marvell.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
        "Chor Teck Law" <ctlaw@marvell.com>,
        James Lin <jamesl@marvell.com>, Pete Hsieh <peteh@marvell.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v9] Add new mac80211 driver mwlwifi.
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:32:31 +0000
Message-ID: <5b561668eb5b4804b0007d03bc723f9d@SC-EXCH02.marvell.com> (sfid-20170110_023241_768811_7F6F3337)
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