From: James Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
To: jt@hpl.hp.com
Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipw2100 v1.1.0
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:35:18 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <424459E6.4020701@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050324185959.GA22129@bougret.hpl.hp.com>
Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
>James Ketrenos wrote :
>
>
>>I wasn't sure where to actually stick the driver's selection it in the
>>Kconfig menu. Where its at now, it doesn't show up until you enable
>>'Generic IEEE 80211 subsystem', and then it shows up down under Wireless
>>Lan entries.
>>
>>
>
> I personally enable the driver to be selected directly and
>then SELECT the 802.11 stack, the same way you SELECT the firmware
>loader. The logic is that the user doesn't really care how it's
>implemented under the cover (via the 802.11 stack or not), he just
>want to make his hardware work. A good example of this logic is the
>Aironet driver (PCI versus Pcmcia).
>
>
Good idea; I took that approach for the ipw2200 submission (just sent).
> But, those are trivial matter that can be discussed and
>resolved long after the driver is in the kernel, so no need to respin
>your patch. Anyway, most people use distro kernels that have all
>options enabled...
>
> Apart from that, congratulation on the excellent work...
>
>
Thanks,
James
> Have fun...
>
> Jean
>
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-25 18:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-24 18:59 [PATCH] ipw2100 v1.1.0 Jean Tourrilhes
2005-03-25 18:35 ` James Ketrenos [this message]
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2005-03-23 23:32 James Ketrenos
2005-03-25 18:39 ` Christoph Hellwig
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