Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib80211: make lib80211 can be enabled independently

From: Randy Dunlap <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:01:59 -0700

On 04/04/13 16:51, Julian Calaby wrote:
> Hi Wang,
> 
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Wang YanQing <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Current we can only enable lib80211 by enable a driver
>> in tree use it which will select it, but some out tree's
>> drivers also use it, so I think it has sense to make lib80211
>> can be enabled independently.
> 
> Just as a bit of explanation for Johannes' NACK:
> 
> 1. The only reason lib80211 still exists is because a couple of
> in-tree drivers still use it. If this weren't the case, the code would
> have been removed a long time ago as it's been completely replaced by
> mac80211 and cfg80211. All modern drivers _must_ use mac80211 or
> cfg80211 without exception.
> 2. In general, there is no official in-kernel support for
> out-of-kernel drivers, regardless of quality, status or importance.
> 3. I believe that the in-tree brcmsmac driver already supports the
> Broadcom card you reference.

3b.  If 3. is not correct, someone should endeavor to merge this
out-of-tree driver into the kernel tree.

-- 
~Randy