Compat-wireless [1] now relies on the linux-next git tree [2] as such we are to add backports for the next kernel release as we move along with the 802.11 subsystem while a stable linux-2.6.33.y branch will be prepared that sticks to Linus' tree to iron out fixes for that release along with the standard kernel release cycle. To be clear: we used to keep the bleeding edge compat-wireless in synch only with the latest rc kernel by using wireless-testing, bleeding edge compat-wireless will now move along with the next kernel release and not stick to the latest rc kernel. The main advantage here is the possibility add backporting for other subsystems in one package using one single git tree. Thanks to Bala Shanmugam's patch compat-wireless now drags in the bluetooth subsystem as well. Since two subsystems are now being backported they now share a common rfkill backport module and a general kernel compatibility module. Future patches to compat-wireless then will just be for the patches/ directory and general build updates. As before I continue to try to push most compatibility code in the compat-2.6.*[ch] files while *only* things which cannot be backported through code is left to the patches/*.patch files. Due to the split to compat-wireless and compat.git please send compat patches against the new compat.git tree [3], you can use the linux-wireless mailing list for them. I welcome others to use compat.git for other compatibility needs and to send patches for it for more general kernel compatibility, even if that is for other subsystems. For now the focus on compat-wireless will just be 802.11 drivers and bluetooth drivers but I will likely extend it to include some other network drivers and would be open to other subsystems if someone commits to keeping them updated. Part of the change to using linux-next meant addressing the 2.6.33 changes already but it also meant running into some items I did not really care to backport like the PCMCIA changes. This meant disabling the ssb module, and therefore the Ethernet b44, and 802.11 b43, b43legacy. I also ran into some small snag with libertas so ended up disabling it but it seems that one can be fixed easily. All other drivers were kept enabled and backported. I have *not* tested the bluetooth drivers since the change to linux-next nor building it mainly due to the fact my current kernel had CONFIG_BT=y. I'll test that out tomorrow, but welcome your help. Enabling 802.11 or bluetooth is pretty easy through the top level Makefile, should be intuitive. Perhaps using this sort of build process will let us use our own mconf for our own options in the near future -- I didn't update scripts/driver-select, that remains busted. I noticed Ubuntu is shipping CONFIG_BT=y on 2.6.27..2.6.32 while Fedora should have CONFIG_BT=m (haven't checked the kernel ranges). Building the compat-bluetooth stuff requires the later so if you'd like to take advantage of this stuff please consider a change. [1] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/compat-wireless-2.6.git [2] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git [3] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/compat.git Luis -- 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
