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Re: [RFC] qtn: add FullMAC firmware for Quantenna QSR10G wifi device

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On 29-11-2016 10:10, IgorMitsyanko wrote:
> On 11/29/2016 06:49 AM, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
>> Am 28.11.2016 um 20:01 schrieb IgorMitsyanko:
>>> On 11/28/2016 08:33 PM, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
>>>> Am 28.11.2016 um 18:10 schrieb Oleksij Rempel:

[...]

>>> Oleksij, yes, that's correct, it includes entire Linux environment; the
>>> reasoning is that it allows to hide all WiFi-related logic inside device
>>> itself, and emulate simple Ethernet device for external system
>>> (therefore, freeing external system resources).
>>>
>>> This approach was working really well for us until recently, but now
>>> that company is expanding, we want to have more flexible and standardize
>>> interface available for external system to manage wireless connection,
>>> and FullMAC driver seems to be the best solution here.
>> you mean, this driver will not use mac80211 framework provided by kernel?
> 
> Yes, this driver is FullMAC - converting Quantenna drivers codebase to
> mac80211 framework will require significant effort from developers and
> QA, but I think in the future it will have to be done anyway.

Why? The linux wireless subsystem supports both models, ie.
cfg80211-based drivers and mac80211-based drivers, so there is no
technical reason for making the effort. There are clearly benefits in
using a generic and freely available 802.11 stack like mac80211.

Regards,
Arend



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