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On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 09:33 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

> > We've just published one of our internal git trees that is actually
> > based on backports:
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git/
> 
> Great thanks! Any chance you can elaborate a bit on how its used? Some
> verbiage we can use perhaps to explain, in the context from silicon
> manufacturing / testing / production, etc.

Err, it's just a driver. Everything you need a driver for, you use this.

johannes