Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:41:56 -0400 From: Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel 7620AC? Message-ID: <53A4F0F4.7090507@metricspace.net> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmonx7e72R8bUdQCiv_N9MUVYi7wnuFHCaOD68AwmfR5kLA@mail.gmail.com> References: <53A04AE9.1070401@metricspace.net> <CAJ-Vmo=9VdPgMPS6sc6A6SHQqVC=SXhHRNrHpDeM6yFsVhqgdg@mail.gmail.com> <A6C4E6C6-F883-4BA4-A46C-1999F053226E@metricspace.net> <CAJ-Vmonx7e72R8bUdQCiv_N9MUVYi7wnuFHCaOD68AwmfR5kLA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 06/17/2014 11:48, Adrian Chadd wrote: > You also have to be careful that you don't fall afoul of any RCU style > patents. One of the many reasons why mac80211 from linux hasn't been > ported over is that it contains RCU code. Ugh. That sounds like nasty business. Is there any sort of write-up for driver development that outlines the patents we're trying to dodge? > I have a very basic probe/attach working. My next task is implementing > their "transaction" layer that speaks to various busses (although the > only thing they currently ship in Linux is PCIe.) I'm kind of hoping > that once I've implemented that, porting the rest of the driver won't > be so terrible-sounding. > Well, I'm not promising any results, and I only have time for it as a side-project, but if you point me to what you've got or send it to me, I'll take a swing at it.
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