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RE: [v8] Add new mac80211 driver mwlwifi.

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Kalle Valo [mailto:kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:.
> 
> David Lin <dlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This patch provides the mwlwifi driver for Marvell 8863, 8864 and 8897
> > chipsets.
> > This driver was developed as part of the openwrt.org project to
> > support Linksys WRT1900AC and is maintained on
> https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi.
> >
> > The mwlwifi driver differs from existing mwifiex driver:
> > o mwlwifi is a "softmac driver" using the kernel mac802.11 subsystem
> > to provide full AP/Wireless Bridge functionality (routers).
> > o mwifiex is a "fullmac driver" which provides a comprehensive set of
> > client functions (laptops/embedded devices) o only mwlwifi supports
> > Marvell AP chip 886X series
> >
> > NOTE: Users with Marvell 88W8897 chipsets currently should enable
> > (CONFIG=Y or M) either CONFIG_MWIFIEX or CONFIG_MWLWIFI, NOT
> BOTH.
> >
> > mwlwifi driver leveraged code from existing MWL8K driver in the
> > following areas:
> > - 802.11n setting for mac80211
> > - Functions needed to hook up to mac80211
> > - Interactions with mac80211 to establish BA streams
> > - Partial firmware APIs, some data fields
> > - Method to pass Rx packets to mac80211 except 11ac rates
> >
> > In addition, mwlwifi driver supports:
> > - future scalability and future development (refactored source code)
> > - Marvell 802.11ac chipsets, including combo BT devices
> > - 802.11ac related settings and functions
> > - concurrent AP+STA functionalities with single firmware per chip
> > - firmware APIs for the supported chipset
> > - communicating new mac80211 settings to firmware
> > - Different TX/RX datapath where applicable
> > - A-MSDU and A-MPDU
> > - Refined the code to establish BA streams
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Lin <dlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I applied this to the pending branch for kbuild bot to run it's tests.
> 

Thanks.

> --
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> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9201663/

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