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Re: libertas_tf should replace libertas_usb on compat-wireless?

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On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 01:16:36PM -0800, Stefanik Gábor wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Andrey Yurovsky <andrey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > libertas_tf is a softmac driver developed mainly so that XO's can run
>> > hostapd and the like.  libertas is the general (fullmac) driver and,
>> > in my opinion, should be the one users get unless they specifically
>> > wanted libertas_tf because they're experimenting with AP mode or other
>> > mac80211 features.  So I guess I'd vote for libertas over libertas_tf
>> > at this time, for what it's worth.
>> >
>> >  -Andrey
>>
>> I think libertas_usb should be a default (as it's HW accelerated), but
>> libertas_tf should be included as an option (disabled by default in
>> config.mk, or auto-added to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist upon make
>> install).
>
> OK so I've done this on config.mk:
>
> ifneq ($(CONFIG_USB),)
> ifneq ($(CONFIG_LIBERTAS_THINFIRM_USB),m)
> CONFIG_LIBERTAS_USB=m
> NEED_LIBERTAS=y
> endif
> endif
>
> This means you'll get CONFIG_LIBERTAS_USB unless your kernel
> already was built with CONFIG_LIBERTAS_THINFIRM_USB for all those
> building with it. If your kernel was built with both then its your
> problem.
>
>  Luis
>

If the kernel has both, compat-wireless should also build both.

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