netdev - Re: [PATCH] [v7] wireless: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi STA devices

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Message-Id: <20201124144448.532C5C43461@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:44:48 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@...elifi.com>
Cc:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
        mostafa.afgani@...elifi.com,
        Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@...elifi.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list),
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS (WIRELESS)),
        netdev@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v7] wireless: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi STA
 devices

Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@...elifi.com> wrote:

> This introduces the pureLiFi LiFi driver for LiFi-X, LiFi-XC
> and LiFi-XL USB devices.
> 
> This driver implementation has been based on the zd1211rw driver.
> 
> Driver is based on 802.11 softMAC Architecture and uses
> native 802.11 for configuration and management.
> 
> The driver is compiled and tested in ARM, x86 architectures and
> compiled in powerpc architecture.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@...elifi.com>
> 
> Changes v6->v7:
> - Magic numbers removed and used IEEE80211 macors
> - usb.c is split into two files firmware.c and dbgfs.c
> - Other code style and timer function fixes (mod_timer)
> Changes v5->v6:
> - Code style fix patch from Joe Perches
> Changes v4->v5:
> - Code refactoring for clarity and redundnacy removal
> - Fix warnings from kernel test robot
> Changes v3->v4:
> - Code refactoring based on kernel code guidelines
> - Remove multi level macors and use kernel debug macros
> Changes v2->v3:
> - Code style fixes kconfig fix
> Changes v1->v2:
> - v1 was submitted to staging, v2 submitted to wireless-next
> - Code style fixes and copyright statement fix

I haven't had a chance to review this yet but we have some documentation for new drivers:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#new_driver

Is the firmware publically available?

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201116092253.1302196-1-srini.raju@purelifi.com/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches