Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation
From: Tobin C. Harding
Date: Mon Apr 03 2017 - 17:39:22 EST
On Mon, Apr 03, 2017 at 12:15:15PM +0200, Arend Van Spriel wrote:
> seems we are missing out again?
Sorry, I don't understand what this comment means?
> On 3-4-2017 11:50, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
> > "Tobin C. Harding" <me@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> Except one: do you know off the top of your head of a canonical
> >> implementation of a softmac wi-fi driver.
> >
> > I'll suggest taking a look at the ath9k driver :)
>
> Looking at ks7010 driver it looks like it has 802.11 stack in firmware
> and not sure if Renesas is actively supporting this effort to come up
> with mac80211-friendly firmware or provide detailed chip info.
Thanks for taking a look. If the ks7010 driver has 802.11 stack in
firmware does that mean it is not compatible with using the kernel
mac80211 stack with the current firmware? I do not have my hopes up
about getting any chip information out of Renesas, all I think we have
to go in is the current WEXT driver.
This is an exercise in learning for me, but I do not want to take any
ones time up with a project that is not that useful. Is getting the
ks7010 driver out of staging something that is of use to the kernel
community or are there other wi-fi tasks that our time is better spent
on?
thanks,
Tobin.