From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 21 17:45:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BE0516A41F; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:45:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from damien.bergamini@free.fr) Received: from smtp3-g19.free.fr (smtp3-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D885C43D46; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:45:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from damien.bergamini@free.fr) Received: from COMETE (pas38-1-82-67-68-158.fbx.proxad.net [82.67.68.158]) by smtp3-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with SMTP id E5683323CA; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:45:24 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <00ff01c5eec3$3b0e6640$0300a8c0@COMETE> From: "Damien Bergamini" To: "Nate Lawson" References: <20051119165547.0A4BD16A43D@hub.freebsd.org> <00ca01c5ed4a$86b0e570$0300a8c0@COMETE> <20051119.144210.122123926.imp@bsdimp.com> <200511211015.27879.jhb@freebsd.org> <8664qmja7y.fsf@xps.des.no> <4381F060.5040107@samsco.org> <4381FEDF.7080607@root.org> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:44:28 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules/iwi Makefile src/sys/dev/iwi if_iwi.c if_iwireg.h if_iwivar.h X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:45:32 -0000 I don't like the idea of keeping the firmware in kernel memory. It's a rather big file (~200KB). And there is one for each operating mode (BSS, IBSS, monitor). The second reason why I don't like KLDs is because they require user intervention and users must know which KLD to load for the mode they want to operate in. And if you put all firmwares in the same KLD, you end up with a big fat 1MB file. I won't go back to anything based on iwicontrol. People simply don't know how to use it. Trust me. There is not a single day where I don't get email from people complaining about it. Damien | > Or have the firmware be embedded in a KLD, like ispfw. | | I think I've now been repeated by everyone in the conversation. :) | | So maybe it's time to solve this? Move discussion to arch@? | | -- | Nate