Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH] ath5k: add support for Dell Vostro A860 LED

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@atheros.com>]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 07:37:24AM -0800, Luis Rodriguez wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Shahar Or <mightyiampresence@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
> > <lrodriguez@atheros.com> wrote:
> >>>> IIRC this is all mapped in the INF file, I thought I had released an
> >>>> INF file under the ISC license but it seems that's not the case, I can
> >>>> try to do that if it helps. Anyway, if we can move this sort of map to
> >>>> userspace it'd be neat as you'd just need a userspace file update.
> >>>> Only thing is how to do this in a generic way for all wireless drivers
> >>>> and if this is indeed useful for other drivers.
> >>>
> >>> Export something through sysfs and use a udev rule?
> >>
> >> True. Is sysfs the preferred fs nowadays, what about configfs? Or
> >> maybe even udev rule --> nl80211 ?
> >
> > If we have all the IDs from the INF file, then why do we need this in
> > userspace? Is the list growing?
> 
> No, but for other newer hardware/drivers it can likely grow, so my
> comment was more of a generic driver approach to this.

Actually AR2425 still sells it seems, so yeah I guess it can grow even
for ath5k.

  Luis