On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 04:38:09AM +0300, Nick Kossifidis wrote: > It saves big chunks of code (not only initial register settings > arrays) and we'll extend it's use more inside ath5k_hw.c Trust me this > is a very useful step, eg. check out descriptor processing / setup or > PHY functions (calibrate/channel set etc). For example AR5210 mac chip > only comes with RF5110 phy chip so we can get rid of RF5111/RF5112 > code, AR5211 comes with RF5111 so we can get rid of RF5110 and RF5112 > code and AR5212 comes with RF5111 or RF5112 so we get rid of RF5110. > This thing also saves lots of checks during runtime (some of them > happen verry frequently, eg. durring descriptor processing). Also most > people will use 5212 code only, 5211 cards are on some old laptops and > 5210, well i couldn't even find a 5210 for actual testing :P If you're doing these checks in a hotpath something is badly wrong with your architecture. - 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
