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Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 21:45:36 -0400 From: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com> To: matthieu castet <castet.matthieu@...e.fr> Cc: Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFC airo : wpa support On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 00:52 +0200, matthieu castet wrote: > Hi, > > I attach a diff against 2.6.21 for adding wpa support for airo driver. > In then end of 2005 I manage to make work wpa but the code was really > ugly. I manage to find some time to clean it. > > > To support wpa, a new interface of the firmware should be used. This > interface is incompatible with the old interface and using both > interface at the same time make the firmware hang. > > Porting OPEN and WEP mode to new interface need some driver rewrite, and > the old interface should be keep for the older cards (or the cards that > doesn't have newer firmware). > That's why I didn't do it, and I added a module parameter for choosing > between the old driver behavior (with no wpa support) or the driver with > wpa only support. Nice, thanks for cleaning it up. However, having a module option for WPA vs. no WPA gets a big, big NAK from me. We need to be able to have it all co-exist. I'll see if I can clean it up and make the modes able to function in parallel. > The wireless extension handlers are a bit ugly, I will be very happy, if > somebody could help me to clean them. I can take a shot at it. Dan > Any comments are appreciated. > > > Matthieu > > > PS : the lastest version of the driver can be found in > http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/airo-wpa/branches/kernel/ > > PS2 : There is some remaining trace in the driver for debug purpose, > that will be removed in the final version - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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