From: Randy Dunlap [mailto:randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx] >Jeff Garzik wrote: >> Cohen, Guy wrote: >>> Support for big-endian platforms (as well as AP mode) for iwlwifi is >>> currently *planned* to be added by Intel in the near future for several >>> purposes. >> >>> However, the vast majority of iwlwifi users at this point run it over >>> little-endian platforms. _Delaying_ the inclusion of iwlwifi driver will >>> not assist iwlwifi-over-big-endian-platform users in any way, but the >>> impact on the rest of the users is clear. >> >> >> All Linux drivers that use the proper APIs are transparently portable to >> either little endian or big endian, 32-bit or 64-bit machines. >> >> If your driver is not portable, then it is not using the proper APIs, >> and needs updating. >> >> Next time, write the driver using the correct APIs and you will not run >> into these sort of problems... > >Ack. Basically same idea for coding style issues also. >Do it right the first time, don't have to redo it. > You two are right. Any other reply from my side will be dumb... We will learn the lesson... But at this point (we can't change the past nor the present), we would like to focus on more urgent issues with iwlwifi in the immediate term and delay a bit the big-endian support. Is this acceptable? >-- >~Randy >*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code >*** - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
