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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/17] wifi: cc33xx: Add driver for new TI CC33xx wireless
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To: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
CC: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>, Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>,
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On 5/23/2024 10:15 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> The community (myself included) has been frustrated that TI has dropped
> the ball on their existing wireless drivers:
>
> https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainers.html#ti-wilink-wireless-drivers
>
> This kind of behaviour is not exactly building trust. So how is this
> driver going to be any different?

I understand the frustration. As the engineer leading the development of 
the CC33xx driver I can say that CC3300 and CC3301 are the first in a 
family whose roadmap goes beyond 2030. I can also say that Linux driver 
support is foundational for this line of products and TI is committed to 
supporting these devices in the linux-wireless community for at least 10 
years. Unlike previous drivers, development and maintenance of CC33xx 
will be done by TI engineers and not a 3rd party. Is this acceptable?

Michael.