Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation

From	Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation
Date	2017-04-03 12:00 +0200
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"Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> writes:

>> >> But if you want a clean WEXT driver first, this is a step in the right
>> >> direction.
>> >
>> > Let's go for a CFG80211 driver and get out of staging :) So next step
>> > is I guess study the ath6kl driver, learn how CFG80211 is done and
>> > implement that interface in ks7010? Oh, and test that it works.
>> 
>> Please keep linux-wireless list in loop so that people on that list can
>> help.
>
> How newbie friendly is the linux-wireless list please?

I would claim quite friendly, but I'm finnish and our definition of
"friendly" seems to be very different from rest of the world ;)

> I am having trouble separating the data path code from the control
> path. I think I will spend a few more days on it though before asking
> any questions.

People do send questions to the list and most of the time they get
answered. So go for it.

There's also an irc channel which usually is helpful:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/support#linux_wireless_user_irc_channel

> Except one: do you know off the top of your head of a canonical
> implementation of a softmac wi-fi driver.

You mean a mac80211 driver? mac80211_hwsim is the simplest one, but
that's not a real driver as it's a simulator. Just grep
ieee80211_register() to find all the drivers. Smaller drivers like
rtl8xxxu or wl1251 might be good starting points to get familiar with
the stack.

And I guess you already saw the documentation:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/mac80211

-- 
Kalle Valo

Thread

[PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-03-31 06:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2017-03-31 10:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-03-31 12:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2017-03-31 12:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-04-01 12:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-04-03 07:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-04-03 11:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-04-03 12:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk> - 2017-04-03 12:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> - 2017-04-03 12:20 +0200
              Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-04-03 23:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> - 2017-04-04 23:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> - 2017-04-05 03:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH RFC] remove custom Michael MIC implementation Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-04-03 14:20 +0200

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