Re: Fwd: Making MPSAFE/Converting Wi-Fi driver (GSoC)

[Jeandre Kruger <jeandreckruger%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 4/17/22, Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> wrote:
> Both proposals look sane to me. I had suggested the other order of the
> ehternet drivers exactly because bge(4) is the way more complex hardware,
> but in the end it does not make a big difference for the changes you would
> need to make (I guess, not being familiar with either).
>

I've submitted the wifi proposal.  As for the ethernet one, doing
bge(4) first should be possible, but I'd need to get a replacement
part for the computer that has a Broadcom controller (delivery will
take ~3 weeks) and still can't guarantee for certain that it would
work.

I think it would most likely be fine, but after making that clearer in
the proposal, I wonder how practical a proposal with that kind of
variable is, if it turns out that alc(4) alone isn't enough work.

> For athn there is the additional complexity of the usb variant - if you
> can not test pci/cardbus but only usb (or vice versa) you should state
> that explicitly [modify the goal accordingly]. There is no real difference
> (from the drivers point of view) between cardbus and pci, but usb needs
> slightly different handling.

OK.

Kind regards, Jeandre