Re: [PATCH 00/17] wifi: cc33xx: Add driver for new TI CC33xx wireless device family

Nemanov, Michael
2024-05-24T07:49:05Z

On 5/23/2024 10:15 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> The community (myself included) has been frustrated that TI has dropped
> the ball on their existing wireless drivers:
>
> https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainers.html#ti-wilink-wireless-drivers
>
> This kind of behaviour is not exactly building trust. So how is this
> driver going to be any different?

I understand the frustration. As the engineer leading the development of
the CC33xx driver I can say that CC3300 and CC3301 are the first in a
family whose roadmap goes beyond 2030. I can also say that Linux driver
support is foundational for this line of products and TI is committed to
supporting these devices in the linux-wireless community for at least 10
years. Unlike previous drivers, development and maintenance of CC33xx
will be done by TI engineers and not a 3rd party. Is this acceptable?

Michael.