On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:05:07 -0500
Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> wrote:
> Harald Welte wrote:
> > I also think that there is a lack of knowledge on the architecture of
> > 802.11 low-level protocols and drivers among many people (including
> > myself) in the network community. Only this way I can explain why there
> > are always people who claim that the kernel already has a 802.11
> > 'stack'.
>
> This last sentence, regardless of the source, is simply playing with words.
>
> We have 802.11 common code in the kernel, that several drivers are
> using. Future drivers should modify that common code to suit their
> needs, rather than dropping it and starting from scratch.
Also, the correct way to built network code is often not aligned with
the artificial layering imposed by standards.
--
Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
OSDL http://developer.osdl.org/~shemminger
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