Subject: Re: [RFC] Wireless extensions rethink

From: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:10:34 -0400

Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 11:51:56AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> 
>>Remember the API for applications (netlink) doesn't need to be the same as
>>the driver interface (wireless_ops).  That is the whole point of having
>>a common core layer.
> 
> 
> 	Stephen : we have been there since 2001. Check the RtNetlink
> patch on my web page, it allows full access to all wireless extensions
> through netlink without having to modify a single driver.

Nod...  here's hoping others are checking out out too.

As Stephen points out, though, the driver interface redesign is separate 
from the use of netlink.

	Jeff