From: Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Jerome Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@silabs.com>
Cc: "devel@driverdev.osuosl.org" <devel@driverdev.osuosl.org>,
"linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
David Le Goff <David.Legoff@silabs.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/20] Add support for Silicon Labs WiFi chip WF200 and further
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:39:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7639195f-59f0-a0dc-02f2-45b3a08e7002@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190919112508.GA3037175@kroah.com>
On 9/19/2019 1:25 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> - I also kept compatibility code for earlier Linux kernel version. I
>> may drop it in future. Maybe I will maintain compatibility with
>> older kernels in a external set of patches.
> That has to be dropped for the in-kernel version.
There is no need to maintain such compatibility. You basically get it
for free with the linux-backports project [1].
Regards,
Arend
[1] https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-09-19 11:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-09-19 10:52 [PATCH 00/20] Add support for Silicon Labs WiFi chip WF200 and further Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 01/20] staging: wfx: add infrastructure for new driver Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 02/20] staging: wfx: add support for I/O access Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 16:34 ` Andrew Lunn
2019-09-19 16:40 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2019-10-02 16:29 ` Jerome Pouiller
2019-10-02 16:42 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2019-10-02 16:51 ` Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 03/20] staging: wfx: add I/O API Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 04/20] staging: wfx: add tracepoints for I/O access Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 05/20] staging: wfx: load firmware Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 06/20] staging: wfx: import HIF API headers Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 07/20] staging: wfx: add IRQ handling Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 08/20] staging: wfx: add tracepoints for HIF Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 09/20] staging: wfx: add support for start-up indication Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 10/20] staging: wfx: instantiate mac80211 data Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 11/20] staging: wfx: allow to send commands to chip Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 12/20] staging: wfx: add HIF commands helpers Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 13/20] staging: wfx: introduce "secure link" Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 14/20] staging: wfx: setup initial chip configuration Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 16/20] staging: wfx: allow to send 802.11 frames Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 15/20] staging: wfx: add debug files and trace debug events Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 17/20] staging: wfx: allow to receive 802.11 frames Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 18/20] staging: wfx: allow to scan networks Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 19/20] staging: wfx: implement 802.11 key handling Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 10:52 ` [PATCH 20/20] staging: wfx: implement the rest of mac80211 API Jerome Pouiller
2019-09-19 11:25 ` [PATCH 00/20] Add support for Silicon Labs WiFi chip WF200 and further Greg Kroah-Hartman
2019-09-19 11:39 ` Arend Van Spriel [this message]
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