rtl8187 AP/Master mode

rtl8187 AP/Master mode

[Mark Moes]

Hi,


I was wondering if there's any work being done on the AP/Master mode implementation of the rtl8187 chip as listed here: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl8187

If not, could anyone give a guesstimate of how much work is needed to write the code for this functionality?


Mark 		 	   		  

Re: rtl8187 AP/Master mode

[Larry Finger]

On 10/21/2013 06:21 AM, Mark Moes wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I was wondering if there's any work being done on the AP/Master mode implementation of the rtl8187 chip as listed here: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl8187
>
> If not, could anyone give a guesstimate of how much work is needed to write the code for this functionality?

The RTL8187L chip does not implement QoS queuing. It might work in an AP, but it 
would certainly fall over with a heavy load. The RTL8187B might work better. 
When you add the fact that the internal workings of these chips are unpublished 
and unknown to us, implementing either AP or Master mode would likely be difficult.

It is impossible to guesstimate the time required. All that I can tell you is 
that adapting this driver to work with either of these two modes is very low on 
my priority list.

Larry