From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262949AbVCWWKc (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:10:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262951AbVCWWKc (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:10:32 -0500 Received: from mx2.mail.ru ([194.67.23.122]:28233 "EHLO mx2.mail.ru") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262949AbVCWWKQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:10:16 -0500 From: Vladimir Kondratiev To: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: wireless 2.6 work Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:07:02 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Netdev , Dan Williams , Linux Kernel , James Ketrenos References: <20050310025036.GE17854@ruslug.rutgers.edu> <4240D158.1060302@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <4240D158.1060302@pobox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart9429505.gCS1A5zDSB"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200503240007.11954.vkondra@mail.ru> X-Spam: Not detected Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --nextPart9429505.gCS1A5zDSB Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I did posted once; it was long time ago. I am sure I sent it to Dave. I can= =20 resend if needed. Basically, I made Dave's stack work on 2.6 kernels; did=20 some changes toward QoS and provided simple utility to imitate low level=20 driver. I was concentrated on interfaces, it is still just skeleton. I did not touched this work since then. I used to do stuff very close to=20 802.11 stack. Now I am very busy with some different work. I can however consult on any 802.11 standard issues, QoS in particular. Maybe, it is good idea to talk to James Ketrenos as well. Last time I saw h= im=20 doing good work on .11 stack. Vladimir On Wednesday 23 March 2005 04:15, Jeff Garzik wrote: JG> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: JG> > Jeff, JG> > JG> > I'm sick off the low activity and slow support on wireless we have. I JG> > know you're busy so I wanted to offer my help in helping around work = on JG> > wireless-2.6, now that I have time after work, and before I commit JG> > myself to anything else. It's a bit suicidal, but oh well. Oh yeah and JG> > I'll also start using bitkeeper due to the recent clarifications on t= he JG> > license of its usage. JG> JG> Great! While I think BitKeeper is useful, you are more than welcome to JG> continue sending patches. JG> JG> To wireless developers, BitKeeper will mainly be of use in sync'ing with JG> the latest wireless-2.6 tree. JG> JG> JG> > I'll willing to review as much patches as I have to and also hopefully JG> > write documentation on writing new wireless drivers. That said, if I can JG> > be of any assistance, where what you like me to start on? JG> > JG> > Here's what's on my agenda so far: JG> > JG> > * Help cleanup new ralink driver, start using ieee802211 and get into wireless-2.6. JG> > * Push prism54's new WPA and WDS support into wireless-2.6 JG> > * Start seeing what I can use off of ieee80211 for prism54, clean it, JG> > and move to wireless-2.6 JG> > * Start incorporating WPA through wpa_supplicant onto as many drivers JG> > * Start standardizing all things a bit, as bitched about and well pointed out JG> > by Dan Williams JG> > * Listen to Jouni, he's the man JG> JG> Well, all this sounds good to me. See also the 'status' post I just JG> made, and the 'note on wireless development process' I am about to writ= e. JG> JG> I'm really hoping someone will look into integrating wireless 802.11 as JG> a "real" protocol, rather than faking ethernet. This work starts with JG> the "p80211" template DaveM provided, and hopefully continues with JG> Vladimir's updates of DaveM's code (did he post those anywhere?). There JG> are also issues such as ARP types that Dan Williams mentioned to me as JG> issues. JG> JG> The "integrate wireless into net stack" work requires a very JG> self-motivated person who is willing to poke into the net stack, and JG> answer their own questions. JG> JG> Jeff JG> JG> JG> JG> JG> --nextPart9429505.gCS1A5zDSB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBCQeiOqxdj7mhC6o0RAhwlAKCXVdrBJ+4GMl3wvY1I2VF8i7oHQgCfX2k7 YiFDk03gK3t8bRVOcbJwW5E= =kAfI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart9429505.gCS1A5zDSB--