netdev - Re: Wifi basics documents

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Message-ID: <5114D178.10007@broadcom.com>
Date:	Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:20:40 +0100
From:	"Arend van Spriel" <arend@...adcom.com>
To:	"sl reddy" <slreddyforneobux@...il.com>
cc:	"Onteddu Slreddy" <slreddy88@...il.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org, wil6210@....qualcomm.com,
	brcm80211-dev-list@...adcom.com,
	devicetree-discuss <devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: Wifi basics documents

On 02/08/2013 10:53 AM, sl reddy wrote:
> any successions will be helpful for me

My *suggestion* would be:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Documentation

For what it is worth, below is some terrible ascii art.

Gr. AvS

Fullmac model:

                 user-space (libnl)
                  |
+----------+      v
| cfg80211 |------o nl80211 api
+----------+
     ^
     |
     v
+----------+
| fullmac  |------o netdev
| driver   |
+----------+

Softmac model:

                 user-space (libnl)
                  |
+----------+      v
| cfg80211 |------o nl80211 api
+----------+
     ^
     |
     v
+----------+
| mac80211 |------o netdev
+----------+
     ^
     |
     v
+----------+
| softmac  |
| driver   |
+----------+


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