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Re: [PATCH 00/43] wifi: nxpwifi: create nxpwifi to support iw61x

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On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 12:52 AM David Lin <yu-hao.lin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> This driver is a derivative of existing Mwifiex [1] and based on similar
> full-MAC architecture [2].

For the record, mwifiex is a fairly awful driver. For one, its locking
schemes are generally unhelpful or nonexistent, and sometimes
placebo-like (as in, they look like they are protecting certain data,
but they do a very poor job of it). So I'm not sure this is a
promising start. It was just yesterday, in fact, that I was telling a
colleague that if mwifiex was proposed for inclusion in mainline
today, I would reject it.

Also, I'm far from interested in reviewing a new driver here. My only
interest in mwifiex is in making sure existing hardware (especially
those used on Chromebooks) doesn't get significantly worse. That
interest doesn't extend to "nxpwifi".

I just want to be up-front about it, and that you might as well drop
me from the CC list. (Of course, that's not a requirement. I can
ignore email too.)

Brian





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