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Subject: Re: Call for Test and Review: bwn(4) - another Broadcom Wireless
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Weongyo Jeong wrote:
> Now bwn(4) is available at the public and waiting test and review.  The
> status of this driver is *alpha* so could make panics, warnings and
> errors.  Please let me know if you encounter problems.

Firstly, let me say thank you for working on this driver.  It will be 
great to be able to use the v4 cards!

May I ask, is there a reason you have written a new ssb(4) Sonics 
SiliconBackplane driver, rather than using siba(4) which is already in the 
tree?  I don't know much about these devices, but it seems like these 
are for the same (or very sumular) hardware, in which case could they be 
merged into one?

Thanks,

Gavin