On Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 05:55:50PM -0700, Brian Cavagnolo wrote: > The mwl8k can operate in AP or STA mode, depending on the > firmware image that is loaded. Allow the user to specify > the desired firmware image at module load time. Strong NAK on selecting firmware image type with a module parameter, that's so wrong it's not even funny. Just use the STA image before ->add_interface() has been called if it is available. And please switch to async firmware loading while you're at it. > Also, the firmware image can be swapped to meet the user's > add_interface request. For example, suppose the STA > firmware is loaded, no STA interface has been added, and the > user adds an AP interface. In this case, the AP firmware > will be loaded to meet the request. > > Based on a patch from Pradeep Nemavat <pnemavat@xxxxxxxxxxx> Which was suggested by Lennert Buytenhek -- please give credit where it is due. -- 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
