From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 27 23:35:10 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7C3637B401 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:35:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [66.127.85.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B42D43F93 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:35:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from melange.errno.com (melange.errno.com [66.127.85.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5S6Z57N013475 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:35:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:35:05 -0700 From: Sam Leffler To: current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <99294858.1056756905@melange.errno.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.1.0b1 (Win32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: HEADS UP: new wlan code X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 06:35:11 -0000 I've committed the changes to switch the 802.11 support over to the code in sys/net80211. The new code is significantly different as it has been revamped to support multi-mode devices, add fine-grained locking, and support more of the 802.11 protocol. Drivers that depend on the code have been changed (e.g. wi). Drivers and programs that included have been changed to the new scheme. Ideally you should see no regressions but beware of changes to the wi driver. Please report any new problems to me (not Warner). As a byproduct of these changes you can now use the Atheros driver w/o patching the tree. man ath(4) for info on the driver. Sam