linux-kernel - Re: cfg80211 conversion of all drivers

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Message-Id: <201003120810.38194.holgerschurig@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:10:37 +0100
From:	Holger Schurig <holgerschurig@...il.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	"linux-wireless" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cfg80211 conversion of all drivers

> I think that is code for "replace it with something based on mac80211"...

That's not going to happen, hostap + orinoco both work against fullmac chips, 
which can't send arbitrary packets and therefore no 802.11 management frames.

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