From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:36781 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751291Ab1ADTAG (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jan 2011 14:00:06 -0500 Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 13:49:28 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: kathy.giori@atheros.com, amod.bodas@atheros.com, david.quan@atheros.com, michael.green@atheros.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] wireless: DFS region support Message-ID: <20110104184928.GA13239@tuxdriver.com> References: <1292864555-28661-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1292864555-28661-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:02:26PM -0500, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > This series has a list of changes to kernel and userspace to start addressing > DFS region support. I've cheated and figured out a way to alter the current > regulatory database in such a way that it remains backwards compatible with > older databases so that no new CRDAs are required and we don't have to provide > two releases for old kernels and newer kernels for wireless-regdb updates. > > In the end we end up passing the DFS region to the drivers. In terms of our DFS > development roadmap this covers parts I and II as promissed that I would take care > of by tomorrow, and leaves open now the chance for developers to start working > on part III: "Where do we stuff DFS parameters for each region": > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/DFS > > In tomorrow's meeting we can cover who is going to work on part III. People who > want to work on part III can start using these patches on their systems. > > John, lets wait to merge these until Wednesday, I post these in patch form as I > think they are ready but tomorrow's discussions may push us to alter this a > bit, not sure. I will also review what we have done here with Michael Green so > he is on the same page. Well, now there has been plenty of time to reflect...comments? :-) -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.