From: david woo <xinhua_wu@realsil.com.cn>
To: saurav barik <saurav.barik@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: trying to add rfkill support to realtek driver for rtl8192e
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:26:08 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B00E270.1020307@realsil.com.cn> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <26b26d180911152013p22564134vf5cbd94d3bac7b@mail.gmail.com>
saurav barik 写道:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to implement rfkill support for realtek driver for rtl8192e.
> The realtek driver we are using is very much similar to the one in
> kernel 2.6.31.5(linux-2.6.31.5/drivers/staging/rtl8192su).
> In order to use "wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state", I need "struct wiphy"
> which in turn is a part of "ieee80211_hw" structure.
> However ieee80211_hw is not used in our driver.
> Is the usage of 80211_hw is obsolete?
No,
the rtl8192e need to be updated to support ieee80211_hw in order to be
merged to Linux kernel main tree.
> Without having the above structure how can I use the rfkill interface?
The rtl8192e Linux drive structure is similar with the ipw2200, maybe you
can refer to the "struct wiphy" support within it.
>
> Anybody aware of this, please share some pointers.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Regards,
> Saurav
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-16 5:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-16 4:13 trying to add rfkill support to realtek driver for rtl8192e saurav barik
2009-11-16 5:26 ` david woo [this message]
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2009-11-14 9:16 saurav barik
2009-11-14 10:30 ` Marcel Holtmann
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