From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752506AbXBIWfB (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:35:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752484AbXBIWfB (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:35:01 -0500 Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.21]:32441 "EHLO orsmga101.jf.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752478AbXBIWfA (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:35:00 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.13,308,1167638400"; d="scan'208"; a="195095751:sNHT20468021" Message-ID: <45CCED20.90403@linux.intel.com> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:52:32 -0800 From: James Ketrenos User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070104) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Neil Brown CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] d80211 based driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG References: <45CCE3CA.4050904@linux.intel.com> <17868.62734.497825.667962@notabene.brown> In-Reply-To: <17868.62734.497825.667962@notabene.brown> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Neil Brown wrote: > On Friday February 9, jketreno@linux.intel.com wrote: >> Ok. Now... any questions? > > Yes. Does this require a closed user-space helper like the other > 3945ABG driver, or is it completely open (maybe excepting firmware)? The iwlwifi driver for the 3945 does not require the user space daemon, but does require a new microcode image. Over the past year we were able to make the necessary changes to the microcode used with the 3945 such that we were able to remove the regulatory daemon. James