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* [PATCH v3 0/1] rtl8xxxu (mac80211) driver for rtl8188[cr]u/rtl8192cu/rtl8723au
@ 2015-10-15  0:44 Jes.Sorensen
  2015-10-15  0:44 ` [PATCH 1/1] New driver: rtl8xxxu (mac80211) Jes.Sorensen
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  0 siblings, 3 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jes.Sorensen @ 2015-10-15  0:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kvalo; +Cc: linux-wireless, Larry.Finger

From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>

Hi,

Here is an updated version of my rtl8xxxu driver for RTL8188[CR]U,
RTL8192CU, RTL8723AU devices. This version fixes up a few bugs since
the v2 patch, as well as addresses the feedback received. It now
obtains the short-preamble information from the vif in the TX
function, and the driver was moved to
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/

Per default only devices I have actually tested will be enabled. If
you are interested in trying it out with other 8188cu/8188ru/819[12]cu
dongles, you need to enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED. Please report
test results back to me.

Note if you enable this driver, it may clash with CONFIG_RTL8192U,
CONFIG_R8723AU, and CONFIG_RTL8192CU (rtlwifi). Please pay attention
to which module you load and/or use modprobe blacklists. There are
already conflicts between these existing drivers in the kernel, and
unfortunately there is nothing I can do about this.

This driver is still work in progress. I have used it as my primary
driver for the last nine months, and I find it to be very stable. It
seems suitable for mainline inclusion at this point.

This patch is relative to wireless-drivers-next
8785955bbc28be446bcb2ad08cfb0599246746f7

Cheers,
Jes


Jes Sorensen (1):
  New driver: rtl8xxxu (mac80211)

 MAINTAINERS                                        |    7 +
 drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig                       |    1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/Makefile              |    1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/Kconfig      |   34 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/Makefile     |    1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c   | 5976 ++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h   |  676 +++
 .../net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h  |  981 ++++
 8 files changed, 7677 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/Kconfig
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/Makefile
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h

-- 
2.1.0


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2015-10-15  0:44 [PATCH v3 0/1] rtl8xxxu (mac80211) driver for rtl8188[cr]u/rtl8192cu/rtl8723au Jes.Sorensen
2015-10-15  0:44 ` [PATCH 1/1] New driver: rtl8xxxu (mac80211) Jes.Sorensen
2015-10-15 12:09   ` Bruno Randolf
2015-10-15 12:16     ` Jes Sorensen
2015-10-21  7:54   ` [1/1] " Kalle Valo
2015-10-25 21:39 ` [PATCH v3 0/1] rtl8xxxu (mac80211) driver for rtl8188[cr]u/rtl8192cu/rtl8723au Johannes Stezenbach
2015-10-30 14:09   ` Kalle Valo
2016-01-27 14:50 ` rtl8xxxu (mac80211) not working with alfa AWUS036NHR v2 Drunk Cat

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