Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:20:02 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@monzoon.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/25577: [PATCH] ifconfig support for wireless network cards Message-ID: <200103212220.f2LMK2g31484@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/25577; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@monzoon.net> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/25577: [PATCH] ifconfig support for wireless network cards Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:11:53 +0100 Brooks Davis wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 03:03:25PM +0100, Andre Oppermann wrote: > > I'm working on merging and cleaning up the wi() and an() drivers. I'll > > integrate this as well. > > You're merging the drivers? Is that actually a reasionable thing to do? > The Cisco cards have a very different programming interface and a > substantialy larger feature set. I know the have the same hardware and > the very bottem but they have entierly unrelated firmware. At least the drivers are very similiar and share a lot of the same base functions. The question is more of a policy sort. Is it better to have two similiar drivers or one driver with more conditional code? -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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