Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Remove driver using deprecated API wext

[Nam Cao]

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