netdev - Re: [RFC 0/3] more power to cfg80211

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Date:	Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:03:11 +0100
From:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Simon Barber <simon@...icescape.com>,
	Jouni Malinen <jkm@...icescape.com>,
	Hong Liu <hong.liu@...el.com>,
	David Kimdon <david.kimdon@...icescape.com>,
	Michael Wu <flamingice@...rmilk.net>,
	Michael Buesch <mbuesch@...enet.de>,
	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/3] more power to cfg80211

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:18:53 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> The following patches are mostly proof-of-concept code for moving over
> stuff to cfg80211 (like the wiphy thing).
> 
> I've changed net_dev->ieee80211_ptr to be of struct wiphy because it
> allows accessing the wiphy by netdev easily then, and since wireless
> drivers are (after these patches) expected to register with cfg80211
> anyway it doesn't really change much. They need wiphy_priv() then but
> it's tiny.

Sorry for the late answer.

I like the concept and think this is a way to go.

Thanks,

 Jiri

-- 
Jiri Benc
SUSE Labs
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