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Re: Module name - recommendations/opinions sought



I thought module names alway match what's "define"'ed in config(1) files...

... and now I've found it's "wlan", which should be changed to a saner
name like "net80211".

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost> 
wrote:
> I'm in the process of modularizing the ieee80211 (Wireless LAN) code, and
> would like some feedback on what the module's name should be.  I can think
> of at least three or four likely candidates:
>
>        net80211
>        ieee80211
>        wlan
>        wireless-lan
>
> I'm leaning towards the simplest one - wlan - but would like to know what
> others think before I commit.
>
>
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