From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from s3.sipsolutions.net ([5.9.151.49]:57196 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752210AbcKNJkc (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Nov 2016 04:40:32 -0500 Message-ID: <1479116427.9766.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> (sfid-20161114_104048_849165_2D4FD2C0) Subject: Re: [RFC] qtn: add FullMAC firmware for Quantenna QSR10G wifi device From: Johannes Berg To: IgorMitsyanko Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, btherthala@quantenna.com, hwang@quantenna.com, smaksimenko@quantenna.com, dlebed@quantenna.com, Igor Mitsyanko , Kamlesh Rath , Sergey Matyukevich , Avinash Patil , Ben Hutchings , Kyle McMartin Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:40:27 +0100 In-Reply-To: References: <1478700000-11624-1-git-send-email-igor.mitsyanko.os@quantenna.com> <1478706966.18306.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> <2fcb5f28-808e-f296-7e91-e5185e7577c9@quantenna.com> <1478725543.21403.4.camel@sipsolutions.net> <1478864146.4129.4.camel@sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 2016-11-14 at 11:26 +0300, IgorMitsyanko wrote: > Thanks, Johannes. > > To clarify with you and Kalle, as persons involved with linux- > wireless: is my understanding correct that submitting firmware into > linux-fimware repository is a prerequisite to accepting new driver > into linux-wireless? I personally don't think it needs to be quite that strict, but I don't think I've heard anyone else express an opinion either way. Frankly, so far I only commented on the firmware patch because I haven't had time to go over the driver code at all. johannes