From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [RFC] Wireless extensions rethink Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:02:49 -0400 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <40D1EAD9.6090403@pobox.com> References: <40CF263E.70009@home.nl> <1087377197.25912.54.camel@sfeldma-mobl2.dsl-verizon.net> <40D08769.3070106@home.nl> <20040616204248.GA23617@bougret.hpl.hp.com> <40D0BD5B.201@pobox.com> <20040616223316.GA29618@bougret.hpl.hp.com> <40D0D265.3070804@pobox.com> <20040617174717.GA30460@bougret.hpl.hp.com> <40D1E185.2010201@pobox.com> <40D1E24C.8090802@pobox.com> <20040617185815.GB32216@bougret.hpl.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com, Gertjan van Wingerde , sfeldma@pobox.com, jkmaline@cc.hut.fi Return-path: To: jt@hpl.hp.com In-Reply-To: <20040617185815.GB32216@bougret.hpl.hp.com> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 02:26:20PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>Note that the above is only a first step. Through the standard Linux >>development process -- evolution -- each hook can be pared down to >>precisely what each call needs. The above allows for a quick transition >>of drivers, while keeping them working. >> >> Jeff > > > Have you looked at the patch I sent you ? In which way does it > fails to meet your need ? The three major problems I listed in a previous email are still present... Also there is a fourth -- WE doesn't work 100% when you have a 32-bit userland and a 64-bit kernel. Jeff