Intended audience for the README file are users of the driver. Information only interesting to developers has been moved out of the file and placed on the website: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211 Also, resolved bugs have been removed from the README. Signed-off-by: Roland Vossen <rvossen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/brcm80211/README | 70 ++++---------------------------------- drivers/staging/brcm80211/TODO | 2 + 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README index 34fce72..6356f80 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README +++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README @@ -1,40 +1,5 @@ Broadcom Mac80211 driver -This is a driver in progress. It has features still to be implemented well as -bugs in current code. - - -What's here and not here -======================= -- Completely open source host driver, no binary object files -- Features Broadcom's OneDriver architecture (single source base for - supported chips and architectures) -- On-chip firmware loaded using standard request_firmware() -- Support for BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM4313 (PCIe NIC) -- Framework for supporting new chips, including mac80211-aware embedded chips -- Does not support older PCI/PCIe chips with SSB backplane -- Driver includes BMAC interface for transparent dongle support -- Uses minstrel_ht rate algorithm -- HW based encryption not enabled yet - - -What's done -========== -- Integration with mac80211 stack -- A-MPDU single & dual stream rates -- BCM43224: Dualband, Dual stream, 20MHz channels - Throughput (in chamber): ~85-90 Mbits/sec (in both 2.4 & 5 GHz bands) -- BCM43225: 2.4 GHz, Dual Stream, 20MHz channels - Throughput (in chamber): ~85-90 Mbits/sec -- BCM4313: 2.4 GHz, Single Stream - Throughput (in chamber): ~40 Mbits/sec - - -Things To Be Done -================= -See the TODO file - - Firmware installation ====================== Firmware is available from the Linux firmware repository at: @@ -63,31 +28,6 @@ Bugs/Problems - Occasional crashes with BCM43224 on multicore machines. -Note on Regulatory Implementation -================================ -This generation of chips contain additional regulatory support independent of -the driver. The devices use a single worldwide regulatory domain, with channels -12-14 (2.4 GHz band) and channels 52-64 and 100-140 (5 GHz band) restricted to -passive operation. Transmission on those channels is suppressed until -appropriate other traffic is observed on those channels. - -Within the driver, we use the ficticious country code "X2" to represent this -worldwide regulatory domain. There is currently no interface to configure a -different domain. - -The driver reads the SROM country code from the chip and hands it up to -mac80211 as the regulatory hint, however this information is otherwise unused -with the driver. - - -Contact Info: -============= -Brett Rudley brudley@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Henry Ptasinski henryp@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Dowan Kim dowan@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Roland Vossen rvossen@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Arend van Spriel arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx - Broadcom fullmac driver This is production driver. @@ -121,6 +61,10 @@ system). Contact Info: ============= -Brett Rudley brudley@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Henry Ptasinski henryp@xxxxxxxxxxxx -Nohee Ko noheek@xxxxxxxxxxxx +Brett Rudley brudley@xxxxxxxxxxxx +Henry Ptasinski henryp@xxxxxxxxxxxx +Dowan Kim dowan@xxxxxxxxxxxx +Roland Vossen rvossen@xxxxxxxxxxxx +Arend van Spriel arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx + +For more info, refer to: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/TODO b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/TODO index 0b58844..c54b286 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/TODO +++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/TODO @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Other handling of different interfaces so that a single binary driver can be built. - Add support for new chips (obviously an ongoing item). +More info: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211 + Contact ===== Brett Rudley <brudley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- 1.7.1 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
