Re: [PATCH] Add iwlwifi wireless drivers [part 2/2]

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Cohen, Guy wrote:
>> Support for big-endian platforms (as well as AP mode) for iwlwifi is
>> currently *planned* to be added by Intel in the near future for several
>> purposes.
> 
>> However, the vast majority of iwlwifi users at this point run it over
>> little-endian platforms. _Delaying_ the inclusion of iwlwifi driver will
>> not assist iwlwifi-over-big-endian-platform users in any way, but the
>> impact on the rest of the users is clear.
> 
> 
> All Linux drivers that use the proper APIs are transparently portable to 
> either little endian or big endian, 32-bit or 64-bit machines.
> 
> If your driver is not portable, then it is not using the proper APIs, 
> and needs updating.
> 
> Next time, write the driver using the correct APIs and you will not run 
> into these sort of problems...

Ack.  Basically same idea for coding style issues also.
Do it right the first time, don't have to redo it.

-- 
~Randy
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