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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] qtnfmac: announcement of new FullMAC driver for
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From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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> 1. Modify cfg80211 driver patch to introduce ability to boot from
> card's 
> internal flash rather then over PCIe only. This will hopefully
> unblock 
> driver itself.

This is good, and I think that'll be OK for the driver.

> 2. Work internally to provide access to SDK used to build firmware on
> a 
> public server, that has to be accessible for two years. Then submit 
> firmware to linux-firmware again.

I'm not sure this will work, since it would fall on anyone
redistributing to ensure it's still there after *they* distribute it,
so anyone who has the linux-firmware repo... That's why it's most
practical to simply combine the two, although that's not really the
case here.

johannes