From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 26 23:32:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C13011065670 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:32:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cyko@cykotix.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D25C8FC08 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:32:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwr19 with SMTP id 19so5135757iwr.13 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:32:16 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.47.134 with SMTP id n6mr5493301ibf.7.1309131133138; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:32:13 -0700 (PDT) Sender: cyko@cykotix.com Received: by 10.231.30.73 with HTTP; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:32:13 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [69.133.3.144] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:32:13 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: jxVbLT5zNKGO550dze33UVcggo0 Message-ID: From: Patrick Lahni To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: iwn and hostap X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:32:16 -0000 On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > I won't be MFC'ing any ath(4) work to -8. > > That way -8 acts as a regression test against the stuff that's in -HEAD. > > since -9 is coming out soon, I don't feel like trying to manage -HEAD, > -9 -and -8 ath(4) code. :) > > > > adrian > > On 27 June 2011 07:25, cykotix wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Adrian Chadd > > wrote: > >> > >> Just make sure you run -HEAD. > >> > >> > >> Adrian > >> > >> On 27 June 2011 06:22, cykotix wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Adrian Chadd > > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On 26 June 2011 23:26, Patrick Lahni wrote: > >> >> > Adhoc is supported. According to iwn(4): > >> >> > > >> >> > iwn supports station, adhoc, and monitor mode operation. > >> >> > > >> >> > I wasn't sure if that means, just for now? Or is hostap not > planned > >> >> > for > >> >> > these cards supported by iwn? > >> >> > >> >> The card runs closed-source firmware which we can't get to the > insides > >> >> of. I don't know the exact details, but there may be some features > >> >> which we can't really get to in order to support proper hostap modes. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> adrian > >> > > >> > > >> > Makes sense. Hopefully I'll have better luck with a AR9280 instead. > >> > Thanks > >> > for the input. > >> > > >> > Patrick > > > > I realize this is off topic now, but can I run -HEAD until this is MFC'd > and > > move back to -STABLE at that point? Or is that not really recommended. > > > > Patrick > > > > > Makes sense. I guess I can run -HEAD until -9RELEASE then. Thanks again for all your help. Patrick