Re: New subsystems: Ultra-Wideband radio, Wireless USB and WiMedia LLC Protocol

[David Vrabel <david.vrabel@csr.com>]

David Vrabel wrote:
> I'm the maintainer of the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio, Certified Wireless
> USB (WUSB) and WiMedia LLC Protocol (WLP) subsystems.  These are now in
> a state were I consider them suitable for inclusion into the kernel.
> 
> UWB is a new high speed, short range radio technology (480 Mbit/s at 1
> m, 53.3 Mbit/s at 10 m).  The specifications are freely available and
> are managed by the WiMedia Alliance.   For more information see
> http://www.wimedia.org/.
> 
> Various protocols run on top of the UWB radio: Certified Wireless USB
> (WUSB); WiMedia LLC Protocol (WLP), for IP (etc) networks; and (in the
> future) high speed Bluetooth.

There is now a git tree for these subsystems.

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dvrabel/uwb.git

You will want the 'for-upstream' branch.  This should be finding its way
into linux-next shortly.

Linus, please advise on when a pull request for the 2.6.28 merge window
should be made.  e.g., should it be before the merge window opens or
during the window?

David
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