On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 02:05:07PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Harald Welte wrote: > >I also think that there is a lack of knowledge on the architecture of > >802.11 low-level protocols and drivers among many people (including > >myself) in the network community. Only this way I can explain why there > >are always people who claim that the kernel already has a 802.11 > >'stack'. > > This last sentence, regardless of the source, is simply playing with words.
I don't think that having clear definitions of certain terms is playing with words. I don't neccessarily care which words are used, but it's always useful to have common, well-defined terminology. I also wouldn't call the TCP code a stack, if it hadn't all the state engine in it. > We have 802.11 common code in the kernel, that several drivers are > using. Yes. > Future drivers should modify that common code to suit their > needs, rather than dropping it and starting from scratch. I did not state that it has to be replaced. I'm much in favour of gradual changes myself. -- - Harald Welte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)
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