Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Remove driver using deprecated API wext
From: Nam Cao
Date: Wed Oct 30 2024 - 05:38:45 EST
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 04:49:29PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> This driver is in the staging area since 2010.
>
> The following reasons lead to the removal:
> - This driver generates maintenance workload for itself and for API wext
> - A MAC80211 driver was available in 2016 time frame; This driver does
> not compile anymore but would be a better starting point than the
> current driver. Here the note from the TODO file:
> A replacement for this driver with MAC80211 support is available
> at https://github.com/chunkeey/rtl8192su
> - no progress changing to mac80211
> - Using this hardware is security wise not state of the art as WPA3 is
> not supported.
>
> The longterm kernels will still support this hardware for years.
>
> Find further discussions in the Link below.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/a02e3e0b-8a9b-47d5-87cf-2c957a474daa@xxxxxxxxx/T/#t
I added owner of that "replacement driver" to CC:
Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
I vaguely remembered that he mentioned the replacement driver doesn't work
very well. But can't find that email again.
Nam