From: Akira Nonaka <nonaka@mac.com>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com>,
linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: "mac80211.ko" and "cfg80211.ko" compatibility issue.
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:36:41 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <509C5019.3040002@mac.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <509BD6F3.2000807@lwfinger.net>
Julian, Larry
Thank you for your advise. I will consider taking your suggestion.
Akira
(2012/11/09 0:59), Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/08/2012 06:20 AM, Julian Calaby wrote:
>> Hi Nonaka,
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Nonaka Akira <nonaka@mac.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Julian,
>>>
>>> Well, We consider the option of using the entire compat-wireless
>>> drivers. However, we are planning the minor update of our product
>>> toward the end of the year and I thought it will be nice if I can
>>> keep the change minimum.
>>
>> In general, the drivers in compat-wireless are more stable and have
>> more features than the versions in older kernels. (it is a back-port
>> of newer wireless drivers after all)
>>
>> I would expect that you'll spend more time working out a solution to
>> use it for a single driver than you'd spend testing it on the hardware
>> you intend to support.
>
> I agree. If you want to change only rtl8723ae, then you will need to
> backport it to kernel 3.4.9 yourself. I have no idea how much work that
> would be, but I have no interest in doing it.
>
> Larry
>
>
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-11-08 8:56 "mac80211.ko" and "cfg80211.ko" compatibility issue Akira Nonaka
2012-11-08 11:16 ` Julian Calaby
2012-11-08 11:33 ` Nonaka Akira
2012-11-08 12:20 ` Julian Calaby
2012-11-08 15:59 ` Larry Finger
2012-11-09 0:36 ` Akira Nonaka [this message]
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