linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib80211: make lib80211 can be enabled independently

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Message-ID: <515E7BE7.6040909@broadcom.com>
Date:	Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:23:19 +0200
From:	"Arend van Spriel" <arend@...adcom.com>
To:	"Julian Calaby" <julian.calaby@...il.com>
cc:	"Wang YanQing" <udknight@...il.com>,
	"Johannes Berg" <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib80211: make lib80211 can be enabled
 independently

On 04/05/2013 01:51 AM, Julian Calaby wrote:
> Hi Wang,
>
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>> Current we can only enable lib80211 by enable a driver
>> in tree use it which will select it, but some out tree's
>> drivers also use it, so I think it has sense to make lib80211
>> can be enabled independently.
>
> Just as a bit of explanation for Johannes' NACK:
>
> 3. I believe that the in-tree brcmsmac driver already supports the
> Broadcom card you reference.

That is correct.

Gr. AvS

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