Re: mwifiex - question

[wim torfs <wtorfs@gmail.com>]

Hi Avinash,

Thanks for the clarification.
Obviously I missed the most important part of the path, which caused the 
confusion.

Thanks,
Wim.


On 01/13/2015 02:44 PM, Avinash Patil wrote:
> Hi Wim,
>
> Mwifiex is FullMac driver; we have our own thick FW for managing MLME.  This is reason why we do not use mac80211.
> Mwifiex is very much located under drivers/net/wireless; its not in net/wireless. net/wireless has cfg80211 driver.
>
> Thanks,
> Avinash.
> ________________________________________
> From: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org [linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of wim torfs [wtorfs@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 7:04 PM
> To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: mwifiex - question
>
> Hi,
>
> I just noticed - from the mails passing through - that mwifiex is
> located in net/wireless and that it contains its own functions besides
> those of mac80211, while the description on the wiki mentions that it is
> a driver for Marvell SDIO chips.
>
> Is there any specific reason why it is not using mac80211 and why it is
> located in net/wireless instead of drivers/net/wireless, or is this an
> artifact of past choices that need to be cleaned up?
>
> Thanks,
> Wim.
>
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