Re: airo and firmware upload (was Re: 2.6 must-fix list, v3)

[Jean Tourrilhes <jt@bougret.hpl.hp.com>]

On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 07:53:31PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Dave Jones wrote:
> >On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 04:32:35PM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> >
> > > 	While we are on the subject : a few months ago, Javier added
> > > support for MIC to the airo driver. It's basically crypto based on
> > > AES. You refused to include that part in the kernel because crypto was
> > > not accepted in the kernel.
> > > 	Fast forward : today we have crypto in the 2.5.X kernel. Does
> > > this mean that you would have no objection accepting a patch from
> > > Javier including the crypto part ?
> >
> >Sounds like it would be better to get it using the in-kernel crypto
> >stuff rather than reimplementing its own routines. Same for the HostAP
> >driver.
> 
> 
> Correct.
> 
> _I_ didn't refuse the crypto, Linus did.  But that was a positive step, 
> that kicked off inclusion of crypto into the kernel.
> 
> airo and HostAP do indeed need to use CryptoAPI not reimplement their 
> own crypto, though...
> 
> 	Jeff

	Ok, this point is clarified as well. I'll communicate
downstream.
	Thanks.

	Jean