linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging/rtl8192e: use s8 instead of char

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Message-ID: <wrfjoa5phop3.fsf@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:55:36 -0400
From:	Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com>
To:	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@....de>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Mateusz Kulikowski <mateusz.kulikowski@...il.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging/rtl8192e: use s8 instead of char

Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@....de> writes:
> Hi
>
> On 2016-07-20, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:33:43 AM CEST Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> > Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> writes:  
>> > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:25:19 AM CEST Jes Sorensen wrote:  
>> > >> Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> writes:
> [...]
>> Yes, I was just agreeing here that it's not worth doing that one.
>> As far as I can see, the evolution of these devices is
>> 
>> RTL81xxU (2008)
>> RTL81xxSU (2009)
>> RTL81xxCU (2010)
>
> There is also RTL81xxDU, apparently from 2011, a dualband device
> coming in several variants (single MAC + single PHY, double MAC +
> double PHY and double PHY); e.g. 0bda:8194 (single PHY + single MAC).
>
> While probably not overly common, it was/ is (hardware-wise) a pretty
> interesting device due to its support for 5 GHz[1] - actually I hoped
> it to be a (supported-) RTL8192CU variant when I bought it. 
> Unfortunately no driver[2] made it to staging or the proper kernel.

I actually have one of those in my USB dongle box, but as you say, not
overly common so not sure if/when I'll get to it.

Adding 8192du support for 2.4GHz to rtl8xxxu probably wouldn't be too
complicated.

Cheers,
Jes