Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 17:26:08 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Doing 802.11ac drivers for GSoC 2017 Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomrUrp8EGFPzHvHLWhZMO5u0aDgdsTz_d3O1hCttSWVvw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAD9iB3chOKs9BZSco8TZmHnpYSCK_chfkrM_2cS%2Bg2-Xb3FCiw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAD9iB3chOKs9BZSco8TZmHnpYSCK_chfkrM_2cS%2Bg2-Xb3FCiw@mail.gmail.com>
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hiya! Which chipset is it! porting a driver is a big task, but it all depends on what it is! -adrian On 4 March 2017 at 17:17, Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Recently, I've tried installing FreeBSD on Lenovo Yoga 3 14. It turned out > that > its wireless device (which uses 802.11ac) support is not there yet > according to > [1] and [2]. Additionally, Adrian@'s presentation from BSDCan 2012 [3] says > "802.11ac support? .. it's rapidly approaching, it should be thought > about!" :). > > Is there any book/website/tutorial which shows how to develop network > drivers > for FreeBSD? > > I think that developing a 802.11ac driver seems to be a fine project for > Google > Summer of Code. On the other hand, I have little experience with drivers so > far > so it might be a better idea to focus on implementing only a part of > required > functionalities. Do you think that providing additional support for > 802.11ac is > good for a GSoC project? > > Thanks/Cheers! > > --Mateusz > > [1]: https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi > [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11 > [3]: > https://www.bsdcan.org/2012/schedule/attachments/207_BSDCan%202012%20-%20802.11%20status%20update.pdf > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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