Re: wireless 2.6 work

Re: wireless 2.6 work

[Jeff Garzik]

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
> I'm sick off the low activiity and slow support on wireless we have. I
> know you're busy so I wanted to offer my help in helping around work on
> wireless-2.6, now that I have time after work, and before I commit
> myself to anything else. It's a bit suicidal, but oh well. Oh yeah and
> I'll also start using bitkeeper due to the recent clarifications on the
> license of its usage.

Great!  While I think BitKeeper is useful, you are more than welcome to 
continue sending patches.

To wireless developers, BitKeeper will mainly be of use in sync'ing with 
the latest wireless-2.6 tree.


> I'll willing to review as much patches as I have to and also hopefully
> write documentation on writing new wireless drivers. That said, if I can
> be of any assistance, where what you like me to start on?
> 
> Here's what's on my agenda so far:
> 
> * Help cleanup new ralink driver, start using ieee802211 and get into wireless-2.6.
> * Push prism54's new WPA and WDS support into wireless-2.6
> * Start seeing what I can use off of ieee80211 for prism54, clean it,
>   and move to wireless-2.6
> * Start incorporating WPA through wpa_supplicant onto as many drivers
> * Start standardizing all things a bit, as bitched about and well pointed out
>   by Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
> * Listen to Jouni, he's the man

Well, all this sounds good to me.  See also the 'status' post I just 
made, and the 'note on wireless development process' I am about to write.

I'm really hoping someone will look into integrating wireless 802.11 as 
a "real" protocol, rather than faking ethernet.  This work starts with 
the "p80211" template DaveM provided, and hopefully continues with 
Vladimir's updates of DaveM's code (did he post those anywhere?).  There 
are also issues such as ARP types that Dan Williams mentioned to me as 
issues.

The "integrate wireless into net stack" work requires a very 
self-motivated person who is willing to poke into the net stack, and 
answer their own questions.

	Jeff

Re: wireless 2.6 work

[Vladimir Kondratiev]

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I did posted once; it was long time ago. I am sure I sent it to Dave. I can 
resend if needed. Basically, I made Dave's stack work on 2.6 kernels; did 
some changes toward QoS and provided simple utility to imitate low level 
driver. I was concentrated on interfaces, it is still just skeleton.

I did not touched this work since then. I used to do stuff very close to 
802.11 stack. Now I am very busy with some different work.
I can however consult on any 802.11 standard issues, QoS in particular.

Maybe, it is good idea to talk to James Ketrenos as well. Last time I saw him 
doing good work on .11 stack.

Vladimir

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 04:15, Jeff Garzik wrote:
JG> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
JG> > Jeff,
JG> >
JG> > I'm sick off the low activity and slow support on wireless we have. I
JG> > know you're busy so I wanted to offer my help in helping around work on
JG> > wireless-2.6, now that I have time after work, and before I commit
JG> > myself to anything else. It's a bit suicidal, but oh well. Oh yeah and
JG> > I'll also start using bitkeeper due to the recent clarifications on the
JG> > license of its usage.
JG>
JG> Great!  While I think BitKeeper is useful, you are more than welcome to
JG> continue sending patches.
JG>
JG> To wireless developers, BitKeeper will mainly be of use in sync'ing with
JG> the latest wireless-2.6 tree.
JG>
JG>
JG> > I'll willing to review as much patches as I have to and also hopefully
JG> > write documentation on writing new wireless drivers. That said, if I
 can JG> > be of any assistance, where what you like me to start on?
JG> >
JG> > Here's what's on my agenda so far:
JG> >
JG> > * Help cleanup new ralink driver, start using ieee802211 and get into
 wireless-2.6. JG> > * Push prism54's new WPA and WDS support into
 wireless-2.6
JG> > * Start seeing what I can use off of ieee80211 for prism54, clean it,
JG> >   and move to wireless-2.6
JG> > * Start incorporating WPA through wpa_supplicant onto as many drivers
JG> > * Start standardizing all things a bit, as bitched about and well
 pointed out JG> >   by Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
JG> > * Listen to Jouni, he's the man
JG>
JG> Well, all this sounds good to me.  See also the 'status' post I just
JG> made, and the 'note on wireless development process' I am about to write.
JG>
JG> I'm really hoping someone will look into integrating wireless 802.11 as
JG> a "real" protocol, rather than faking ethernet.  This work starts with
JG> the "p80211" template DaveM provided, and hopefully continues with
JG> Vladimir's updates of DaveM's code (did he post those anywhere?).  There
JG> are also issues such as ARP types that Dan Williams mentioned to me as
JG> issues.
JG>
JG> The "integrate wireless into net stack" work requires a very
JG> self-motivated person who is willing to poke into the net stack, and
JG> answer their own questions.
JG>
JG>  Jeff
JG>
JG>
JG>
JG>
JG>

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Re: wireless 2.6 work

[Jeff Garzik]

Vladimir Kondratiev wrote:
> I did posted once; it was long time ago. I am sure I sent it to Dave. I can 
> resend if needed. Basically, I made Dave's stack work on 2.6 kernels; did 
> some changes toward QoS and provided simple utility to imitate low level 
> driver. I was concentrated on interfaces, it is still just skeleton.

If you could send your latest code to netdev@oss.sgi.com (once more?), 
that would be great.

Regards,

	Jeff