Re: [PATCH] [v15] wireless: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi STA devices

Kalle Valo
2021-09-20T13:05:17Z

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Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@purelifi.com> writes:

> This introduces the pureLiFi LiFi driver for LiFi-X, LiFi-XC
> and LiFi-XL USB devices.
>
> This driver implementation has been based on the zd1211rw driver.
>
> Driver is based on 802.11 softMAC Architecture and uses
> native 802.11 for configuration and management.
>
> The driver is compiled and tested in ARM, x86 architectures and
> compiled in powerpc architecture.

You should describe in the commit log what LiFi means, not everyone know
the term and might mistake this as a regular Wi-Fi device (which it's
not).

> + hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &mac->band;

Johannes comment about piggy-backing NL80211_BAND_2GHZ is not yet addressed:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20210212115030.124490-1-srini.raju@purelifi.com/

I agree with Johannes, a Li-Fi driver should not claim to be a regular
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi device.

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