From: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@mbnet.fi>,
bjd@jooz.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] [PATCH] Split up rndis_host.c
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:49:49 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200801081049.49764.david-b@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1199813561.6762.13.camel@johannes.berg>
On Tuesday 08 January 2008, Johannes Berg wrote:
>
> > I see that the rndis_wext.c Kconfig won't kick in unless the
> > 802.11 stuff is available ... what additional dependencies
> > does that imply for a fatter rndis_host module?
>
> No extra modules are currently required for just plain wext [1]. In the
> future, we hope to migrate stuff to cfg80211 though, which is a separate
> module.
Hmmm. Well, go the current route then ... but come up with a good
plan to split it up later, so that connecting a typical non-wireless
RNDIS device won't incur such needless extra modules.
- Dave
> johannes
>
> [1] mostly because all the code is simply compiled into the kernel...
>
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From: David Brownell <david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna-E01nCVcF24I@public.gmane.org>,
bjd-a1rhEgazXTw@public.gmane.org,
netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] [PATCH] Split up rndis_host.c
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:49:49 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200801081049.49764.david-b@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1199813561.6762.13.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
On Tuesday 08 January 2008, Johannes Berg wrote:
>
> > I see that the rndis_wext.c Kconfig won't kick in unless the
> > 802.11 stuff is available ... what additional dependencies
> > does that imply for a fatter rndis_host module?
>
> No extra modules are currently required for just plain wext [1]. In the
> future, we hope to migrate stuff to cfg80211 though, which is a separate
> module.
Hmmm. Well, go the current route then ... but come up with a good
plan to split it up later, so that connecting a typical non-wireless
RNDIS device won't incur such needless extra modules.
- Dave
> johannes
>
> [1] mostly because all the code is simply compiled into the kernel...
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-08 18:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-22 21:51 [PATCH 0/8] RFC: Wireless Extensions for rndis_host Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 1/8] Fix sparse warning: returning void-valued expression Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-22 21:51 ` Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 0:42 ` David Brownell
2007-12-23 0:42 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 2/8] [PATCH] Hardwire CDC descriptors when missing Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 0:49 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 3/8] [PATCH] Use 1KB buffer in rndis_unbind Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 0:51 ` David Brownell
2007-12-23 0:51 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 4/8] [PATCH] Halt device if rndis_bind fails Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-22 21:51 ` Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 0:54 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 5/8] Fix rndis packet filter flags Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-22 21:51 ` Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 1:06 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 6/8] [PATCH] Split up rndis_host.c Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 1:17 ` David Brownell
2008-01-02 20:13 ` Jussi Kivilinna
2008-01-02 20:13 ` Jussi Kivilinna
2008-01-08 11:19 ` David Brownell
2008-01-08 17:32 ` Johannes Berg
2008-01-08 17:32 ` Johannes Berg
2008-01-08 18:49 ` David Brownell [this message]
2008-01-08 18:49 ` David Brownell
2008-01-17 20:40 ` Jussi Kivilinna
2008-01-17 20:40 ` Jussi Kivilinna
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 7/8] Add Wireless Extensions to rndis_host Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 1:27 ` David Brownell
2007-12-23 1:27 ` David Brownell
2007-12-22 21:51 ` [PATCH 8/8] [PATCH] Use wlan device name for RNDIS wireless devices Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-22 21:51 ` Bjorge Dijkstra
2007-12-23 1:30 ` David Brownell
2007-12-23 1:30 ` David Brownell
2007-12-23 1:49 ` [PATCH 0/8] RFC: Wireless Extensions for rndis_host David Brownell
2007-12-23 1:49 ` David Brownell
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