Re: [v8] Add new mac80211 driver mwlwifi.

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>]

David Lin <dlin@marvell.com> wrote:
> This patch provides the mwlwifi driver for Marvell 8863, 8864 and 8897
> chipsets.
> This driver was developed as part of the openwrt.org project to support
> Linksys WRT1900AC and is maintained on https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi.
> 
> The mwlwifi driver differs from existing mwifiex driver:
> o mwlwifi is a "softmac driver" using the kernel mac802.11 subsystem
> to provide full AP/Wireless Bridge functionality (routers).
> o mwifiex is a "fullmac driver" which provides a comprehensive set of
> client functions (laptops/embedded devices)
> o only mwlwifi supports Marvell AP chip 886X series
> 
> NOTE: Users with Marvell 88W8897 chipsets currently should enable
> (CONFIG=Y or M) either CONFIG_MWIFIEX or CONFIG_MWLWIFI, NOT BOTH.
> 
> mwlwifi driver leveraged code from existing MWL8K driver in the
> following areas:
> - 802.11n setting for mac80211
> - Functions needed to hook up to mac80211
> - Interactions with mac80211 to establish BA streams
> - Partial firmware APIs, some data fields
> - Method to pass Rx packets to mac80211 except 11ac rates
> 
> In addition, mwlwifi driver supports:
> - future scalability and future development (refactored source code)
> - Marvell 802.11ac chipsets, including combo BT devices
> - 802.11ac related settings and functions
> - concurrent AP+STA functionalities with single firmware per chip
> - firmware APIs for the supported chipset
> - communicating new mac80211 settings to firmware
> - Different TX/RX datapath where applicable
> - A-MSDU and A-MPDU
> - Refined the code to establish BA streams
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Lin <dlin@marvell.com>

I applied this to the pending branch for kbuild bot to run it's tests.

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