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List:       linux-netdev
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] WE-20 for kernel 2.6.16
From:       Michael Buesch <mbuesch () freenet ! de>
Date:       2006-02-27 19:06:29
Message-ID: 200602272006.30024.mbuesch () freenet ! de
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On Monday 27 February 2006 18:34, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 11:48:39PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 17:09 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > 
> > > I strongly ACK the use of rtnetlink, but I leave it to John Linville 
> > > (wireless maintainer) to do a full review, and merge...
> > 
> > The question is just -- do we really want another interface that is
> > going to be deprecated in the long run?
> 
> 	Everything is eventually replaced in the long run. The
> question there is how long is the long run...
> 	It may be a bit too early to make definite statements about
> the new Wireless interface, however I have a strong feeling that it
> may not support all wireless drivers we have in the kernel, at least
> not in its first incarnation. One of the proposal I've seen was
> strongly tied to the new 802.11 stack, which is good because it will
> make a rich API, but not all driver may be ported to the new 802.11
> stack, especially non-802.11 drivers.

Would you agree with waiting until the wireless summit at osdl is over?

-- 
Greetings Michael.

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