From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: Broadcom 43xx first results Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:54:00 -0500 Message-ID: <43948CC8.6000107@pobox.com> References: <20051205190038.04b7b7c1@griffin.suse.cz> <1133806444.4498.35.camel@gimli> <43948B13.2090509@pobox.com> <20051205194923.3b868d50@griffin.suse.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@nospam.otaku42.de, mbuesch@freenet.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, NetDev Return-path: To: Jiri Benc In-Reply-To: <20051205194923.3b868d50@griffin.suse.cz> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Jiri Benc wrote: > On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:46:43 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>Use the stack that's already in the kernel. >> >>Encouraging otherwise hinders continued wireless progress under Linux. > There is nothing like a "802.11 stack" currently in the kernel, > regardless what James Ketrenos is saying. Sorry. Complete bullshit. There is obviously 802.11 generic code in the kernel, and that's what _I_ am saying, because it's true. If it doesn't support your favorite wireless chipset, then submit patches. Jeff