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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff-o2qLIJkoznsdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Michael Wu <flamingice-R9e9/4HEdknk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	John Linville <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrea Merello
	<andrea.merello-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add rtl8187 wireless driver
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 11:25:26 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <463F44E6.5030705@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200705071022.11711.flamingice-R9e9/4HEdknk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>

Michael Wu wrote:
> This patch adds a mac80211 based wireless driver for the rtl8187 USB
> wireless card.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Wu <flamingice-R9e9/4HEdknk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
> ---
> 
>  MAINTAINERS                                    |   10 
>  drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig                   |    2 
>  drivers/net/wireless/Makefile                  |    3 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/Kconfig           |   16 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/Makefile          |    2 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.h         |  125 ++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c     |  730 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_rtl8225.c |  744 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_rtl8225.h |   30 +
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl818x.h         |  212 +++++++
>  10 files changed, 1874 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Much better.

For the record, new wireless drivers go TO John Linville for merging 
(and he pushes to me, in turn).

I am a bit skeptical that multiple files are needed.  It seems like 
drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x.c would be a better path, a la tg3.c.

	Jeff

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-05-07 15:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-07 14:22 [PATCH v2] Add rtl8187 wireless driver Michael Wu
     [not found] ` <200705071022.11711.flamingice-R9e9/4HEdknk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-05-07 15:25   ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
     [not found]     ` <463F44E6.5030705-o2qLIJkoznsdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2007-05-07 23:17       ` Michael Wu
2007-05-07 23:25         ` David Miller
     [not found]           ` <20070507.162518.35013789.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2007-05-08  0:03             ` Michael Wu

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