Hello! Examples of other drivers have convinced me that orinoco_pci should be removed from the kernel. It's superseded by hostap_pci. Those replying on orinoco_pci should look at hostap_pci now and make sure that it's working for them. orinoco_pci supports Prism 2.5/3 chipset only, so the support for other related chipsets (Agere and Symbol) is useless for that driver. Considering that all hostap drivers are Prism-only, orinoco_pci and hostap_pci support exactly the same hardware. Other backends for Orinoco deal with PCMCIA cards, inserted (or even soldered) into proper PCMCIA adapters or into some less capable replacements. PCI cards are real 32-bit PCI devices, and stand apart to a certain degree. I think it would be useful if Orinoco driver concentrates on supporting 16-bit PCMCIA cards. That can possibly include Orinoco USB. There is still work to be done in that direction. Let's not turn this discussion into another discussion whether Orinoco should give up all Prism IDs in all drivers. It's not as trivial as it seems to some, as some cards can only be recognized by the firmware version. I'm aware of the problem. It's a different issue. So, what timeframe for orinoco_pci removal from the kernel would be reasonable? -- Regards, Pavel Roskin - 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
