From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 11 16:33:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCFF31065686 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:33:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7A08FC0A for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:33:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-255-48-78.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.48.78]:64323 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1KohA5-0000ys-4J for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:17:53 +0200 Received: (qmail 93663 invoked from network); 11 Oct 2008 18:17:40 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 11 Oct 2008 18:17:40 +0200 Received: (qmail 90747 invoked by uid 1001); 11 Oct 2008 18:17:40 +0200 Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:17:40 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Alex Keda Message-ID: <20081011161740.GA77291@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <48F0CEA3.4080601@lissyara.su> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <48F0CEA3.4080601@lissyara.su> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.48.78 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1KohA5-0000ys-4J. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1KohA5-0000ys-4J 70a6645f59ba26d1a654e6994dda3a79 Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: HAL source code vs binary code X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:33:00 -0000 On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 08:04:51PM +0400, Alex Keda wrote: > http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/26/321 > whether there are plans to include source code HAL in FreeBSD? > It is very difficult to update 2 MB binary files .. Be aware that the binary HAL included in FreeBSD (and also used by the Linux Madwifi driver) is not identical to the HAL Atheros just released the source code for. (see http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/26/344 ) I am quite sure it would be possible to change the ath driver in FreeBSD to use this open HAL instead, but it would almost certainly require a non-trivial amount of work, and you might lose whatever enhancements and bug-fixes is available in the binary HAL compared to the released one. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se