From: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com> To: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> Cc: Lauri Kasanen <cand@gmx.com>, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sgruszka@redhat.com, emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com, linuxwifi@intel.com, johannes.berg@intel.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] carl9170: Clarify kconfig text Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:20:06 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <3244016.0TmHG3E4A9@debian64> (raw) In-Reply-To: <87shyiyl8a.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: > Lauri Kasanen <cand@gmx.com> writes: > > > The previous text was confusing, leading readers to think this > > driver was a duplicate, and so didn't need to be enabled. > > > > After the removal of the older staging driver, this is the only > > driver in mainline for these devices. > > > > Signed-off-by: Lauri Kasanen <cand@gmx.com> > > --- > > v2: Remove the mention of the previous driver, suggested by Christian. > > > > drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig | 8 +++----- > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > index 1a796e5..2e34bae 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > @@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ config CARL9170 > > select FW_LOADER > > select CRC32 > > help > > - This is another driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices. > > + This is the mainline driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices. > > > > - This driver provides more features than the original, > > - but it needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw) to do that. > > - > > - The firmware can be downloaded from our wiki here: > > + It needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw), which can be downloaded > > + from our wiki here: > > <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170> > > Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is > already available from linux-firmware.git? Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too but that failed. <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/114639> > That's default location for all firmware images and I think most, if not all, > distros should have it available. So wouldn't it be better not to mention > anything about firmware at all? Sure, but this could be a different patch then. I think Intel devices (iwlwifi, iwlegacy and ipw2x00) have a similar text about "download firmware from this device from our homepage here" too. So if we want, we can remove them altogether? Regards, Christian
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From: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> To: Kalle Valo <kvalo-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org> Cc: Lauri Kasanen <cand-KK0ffGbhmjU@public.gmane.org>, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, sgruszka-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, emmanuel.grumbach-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linuxwifi-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, johannes.berg-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] carl9170: Clarify kconfig text Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:20:06 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <3244016.0TmHG3E4A9@debian64> (raw) In-Reply-To: <87shyiyl8a.fsf-5ukZ45wKbUHoml4zekdYB16hYfS7NtTn@public.gmane.org> On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: > Lauri Kasanen <cand-KK0ffGbhmjU@public.gmane.org> writes: > > > The previous text was confusing, leading readers to think this > > driver was a duplicate, and so didn't need to be enabled. > > > > After the removal of the older staging driver, this is the only > > driver in mainline for these devices. > > > > Signed-off-by: Lauri Kasanen <cand-KK0ffGbhmjU@public.gmane.org> > > --- > > v2: Remove the mention of the previous driver, suggested by Christian. > > > > drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig | 8 +++----- > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > index 1a796e5..2e34bae 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > > @@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ config CARL9170 > > select FW_LOADER > > select CRC32 > > help > > - This is another driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices. > > + This is the mainline driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices. > > > > - This driver provides more features than the original, > > - but it needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw) to do that. > > - > > - The firmware can be downloaded from our wiki here: > > + It needs a special firmware (carl9170-1.fw), which can be downloaded > > + from our wiki here: > > <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170> > > Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is > already available from linux-firmware.git? Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too but that failed. <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/114639> > That's default location for all firmware images and I think most, if not all, > distros should have it available. So wouldn't it be better not to mention > anything about firmware at all? Sure, but this could be a different patch then. I think Intel devices (iwlwifi, iwlegacy and ipw2x00) have a similar text about "download firmware from this device from our homepage here" too. So if we want, we can remove them altogether? Regards, Christian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-04-18 16:20 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2016-04-16 8:33 [PATCH] carl9170: Clarify kconfig text Lauri Kasanen [not found] ` <1466768.7dLuLFSDol@debian64> 2016-04-16 14:18 ` [PATCH v2] " Lauri Kasanen 2016-04-16 14:18 ` Lauri Kasanen 2016-04-16 15:32 ` Christian Lamparter 2016-04-18 15:45 ` Kalle Valo 2016-04-18 15:45 ` Kalle Valo 2016-04-18 16:07 ` [PATCH v3] " Lauri Kasanen 2016-04-18 16:07 ` Lauri Kasanen 2016-04-18 16:24 ` Christian Lamparter 2016-04-18 16:20 ` Christian Lamparter [this message] 2016-04-18 16:20 ` [PATCH v2] " Christian Lamparter 2016-04-18 16:42 ` Kalle Valo 2016-04-18 17:07 ` Christian Lamparter 2016-04-18 17:07 ` Christian Lamparter 2016-04-20 7:59 ` Kalle Valo 2016-04-20 21:11 ` [RESEND] Re: updating carl9170-1.fw in linux-firmware.git Christian Lamparter 2016-04-20 21:11 ` Christian Lamparter [not found] ` <87wpnrcft4.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> [not found] ` <54163090.DmVClckc2L@debian64> 2016-05-18 8:48 ` Lauri Kasanen 2016-05-19 13:08 ` Kalle Valo 2016-05-19 13:55 ` Christian Lamparter 2016-05-20 18:18 ` Xose Vazquez Perez 2016-05-25 14:51 ` [RESEND] " Ben Hutchings 2016-06-04 14:58 ` [v2] carl9170: Clarify kconfig text Kalle Valo 2016-04-18 16:47 [PATCH v2] " Xose Vazquez Perez 2016-04-18 17:10 ` Christian Lamparter
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