From sacadmin Tue Jun 30 00:14:26 2009 Received: from sac.sfbay.sun.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5U7EQuq014082; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:14:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from xc149992@localhost) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/Submit) id n5U7EQ39014068; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:14:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:14:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Xiang-Dong Frank Che Message-Id: <200906300714.n5U7EQ39014068@sac.sfbay.sun.com> To: PSARC-record@sac.sfbay.sun.com Subject: Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver [PSARC/2009/372 Self Review] Status: RO Content-Length: 589 Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems 1. Introduction 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: Author: Felix Feng 1.3 Date of This Document: 30 June, 2009 4. Technical Description See the case directory for more detail 6. Resources and Schedule 6.4. Steering Committee requested information 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: ON 6.5. ARC review type: Automatic 6.6. ARC Exposure: open From Frank.Che@sun.com Tue Jun 30 00:27:06 2009 Received: from sunmail5.uk.sun.com (sunmail5.UK.Sun.COM [129.156.85.165]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5U7R5Nw020405 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:27:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (nwk-avmta-2.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.6]) by sunmail5.uk.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5U7R2aX008735 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:27:05 +0100 (BST) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM10081FJD23S00@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:27:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sineb-mail-2.sun.com ([192.18.19.7]) by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM10029MJD19E70@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:27:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-apac-06.sun.com (fe-apac-06.sun.com [192.18.19.177] (may be forged)) by sineb-mail-2.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5U7R18V013284 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:27:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail-apac.sun.com by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM100000J8ULP00@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:27:01 +0800 (SGT) Received: from [129.158.218.60] ([unknown] [129.158.218.60]) by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM100AH8JD0I2B0@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:27:01 +0800 (SGT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:17 +0800 From: Frank Che Subject: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver Sender: Frank.Che@sun.com To: PSARC-ext@sun.com Cc: Felix Message-id: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090218) Status: RO Content-Length: 3674 I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. The requested release binding is patch/micro. I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. -Frank 4. Technical Description 4.1 Details This project is to support Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless devices through providing uath(7D) driver, which is based on gldv3, mac_wifi plugin, and net80211 kernel module. The vendor ID and product ID of the chips supported by this driver is: usb83a,4507 usb83a,4508 usb168c,2 usb168c,3 usbcf3,2 usbcf3,3 usbcf3,4 usbcf3,5 usbcf3,6 usbcf3,7 usbd8e,7802 usbd8e,7803 usbd8e,7812 usbd8e,7813 usb2001,3a05 usb2001,3a06 usb2001,3a01 usb2001,3a02 usb2001,3a03 usb2001,3a04 usb1690,713 usb1690,714 usb1690,711 usb1690,712 usb16ab,7802 usb16ab,7803 usb16ab,7812 usb16ab,7813 usb4bb,929 usb4bb,92a usb411,92 usb411,93 usb846,4301 usb846,4302 usb1385,3251 usb1385,4252 usb1385,5f01 usb1385,5f02 usb471,1233 usb471,1234 usb157e,3206 usb157e,3207 usb157e,3007 usb157e,3008 usb1435,827 usb1435,828 usb1435,829 usb1435,82a usbcde,13 usbcde,14 This driver supports Brussels, Suspend/Resume, and Fast Reboot. +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ | Interfaces Exported | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | uath | Committed | Driver name | |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Interfaces Imported | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Gldv3/Nemo | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2004/571 | | | | PSARC/2005/396 | |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| | Mac_wifi plugin | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| | net80211 kernel module | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| | Brussels | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2007/429 | |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| | Fast Reboot | Committed | PSARC/2008/382 | |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| 6. Resources and Schedule 6.4. Steering Committee requested information 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: ON 6.4.4. Project Boundary Conditions: No sparc version for this driver, for net80211 kernel module exists on x86 platform only. 6.5. ARC review type: Self Review 6.6. 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Cheers. On 6/30/09, Frank Che wrote: > I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new > wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. > The requested release binding is patch/micro. > > I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is > straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be > happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. > > -Frank > > > 4. Technical Description > > 4.1 Details > This project is to support Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE 802.11a/b/g > wireless devices through providing uath(7D) driver, which is based on > gldv3, mac_wifi plugin, and net80211 kernel module. > > The vendor ID and product ID of the chips supported by this driver is: > > usb83a,4507 > usb83a,4508 > usb168c,2 > usb168c,3 > usbcf3,2 > usbcf3,3 > usbcf3,4 > usbcf3,5 > usbcf3,6 > usbcf3,7 > usbd8e,7802 > usbd8e,7803 > usbd8e,7812 > usbd8e,7813 > usb2001,3a05 > usb2001,3a06 > usb2001,3a01 > usb2001,3a02 > usb2001,3a03 > usb2001,3a04 > usb1690,713 > usb1690,714 > usb1690,711 > usb1690,712 > usb16ab,7802 > usb16ab,7803 > usb16ab,7812 > usb16ab,7813 > usb4bb,929 > usb4bb,92a > usb411,92 > usb411,93 > usb846,4301 > usb846,4302 > usb1385,3251 > usb1385,4252 > usb1385,5f01 > usb1385,5f02 > usb471,1233 > usb471,1234 > usb157e,3206 > usb157e,3207 > usb157e,3007 > usb157e,3008 > usb1435,827 > usb1435,828 > usb1435,829 > usb1435,82a > usbcde,13 > usbcde,14 > > This driver supports Brussels, Suspend/Resume, and Fast Reboot. > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | > +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ > | Interfaces Exported | > |-----------------------------------------------------------------| > | uath | Committed | Driver name | > |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| > | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | > |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| > | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Interfaces Imported | > |-----------------------------------------------------------------| > | Gldv3/Nemo | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2004/571 | > | | | PSARC/2005/396 | > |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| > | Mac_wifi plugin | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | > |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| > | net80211 kernel module | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | > |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| > | Brussels | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2007/429 | > |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| > | Fast Reboot | Committed | PSARC/2008/382 | > |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| > > 6. Resources and Schedule > 6.4. Steering Committee requested information > 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: > ON > 6.4.4. Project Boundary Conditions: > No sparc version for this driver, for net80211 kernel module > exists on x86 platform only. > 6.5. ARC review type: Self Review > 6.6. ARC Exposure: open > > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-arc mailing list > opensolaris-arc@opensolaris.org > -- Pablo Méndez Hernández From Fei.Feng@sun.com Tue Jun 30 01:17:05 2009 Received: from newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (newsunmail1brm.Central.Sun.COM [129.147.62.245]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5U8H5uI021504 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:17:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (nwk-avmta-2.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.6]) by newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5U8E6te005777 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:17:04 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM100B01LO0G300@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:16:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sineb-mail-2.sun.com ([192.18.19.7]) by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM1002XLLNY96E0@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:16:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-apac-05.sun.com (fe-apac-05.sun.com [192.18.19.176] (may be forged)) by sineb-mail-2.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5U8Gkns016428 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:16:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail-apac.sun.com by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM100A00LB6UW00@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:16:46 +0800 (SGT) Received: from [129.158.218.61] ([unknown] [129.158.218.61]) by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM100BM9LNXH8C0@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:16:46 +0800 (SGT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:17:02 +0800 From: Felix Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <59b875a00906300112wf56d08bvb8dd840f7d03b162@mail.gmail.com> Sender: Fei.Feng@sun.com To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pablo_M=E9ndez_Hern=E1ndez?= Cc: Frank Che , PSARC-ext@sun.com Message-id: <4A49C9FE.30308@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_TwD2Dpd/ZDsY7CUxH3I+5g)" X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <59b875a00906300112wf56d08bvb8dd840f7d03b162@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080728) Status: RO Content-Length: 9564 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_TwD2Dpd/ZDsY7CUxH3I+5g) Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Pablo Méndez Hernández ??: > Hi: > > is this driver based is BSD code (as it seems from the name) or is > Atheros based? > This driver is ported from FreeBSD uath driver. ------ Thanks, Felix > > Cheers. > > > On 6/30/09, Frank Che wrote: > >> I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new >> wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. >> The requested release binding is patch/micro. >> >> I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is >> straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be >> happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. >> >> -Frank >> >> >> 4. Technical Description >> >> 4.1 Details >> This project is to support Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE 802.11a/b/g >> wireless devices through providing uath(7D) driver, which is based on >> gldv3, mac_wifi plugin, and net80211 kernel module. >> >> The vendor ID and product ID of the chips supported by this driver is: >> >> usb83a,4507 >> usb83a,4508 >> usb168c,2 >> usb168c,3 >> usbcf3,2 >> usbcf3,3 >> usbcf3,4 >> usbcf3,5 >> usbcf3,6 >> usbcf3,7 >> usbd8e,7802 >> usbd8e,7803 >> usbd8e,7812 >> usbd8e,7813 >> usb2001,3a05 >> usb2001,3a06 >> usb2001,3a01 >> usb2001,3a02 >> usb2001,3a03 >> usb2001,3a04 >> usb1690,713 >> usb1690,714 >> usb1690,711 >> usb1690,712 >> usb16ab,7802 >> usb16ab,7803 >> usb16ab,7812 >> usb16ab,7813 >> usb4bb,929 >> usb4bb,92a >> usb411,92 >> usb411,93 >> usb846,4301 >> usb846,4302 >> usb1385,3251 >> usb1385,4252 >> usb1385,5f01 >> usb1385,5f02 >> usb471,1233 >> usb471,1234 >> usb157e,3206 >> usb157e,3207 >> usb157e,3007 >> usb157e,3008 >> usb1435,827 >> usb1435,828 >> usb1435,829 >> usb1435,82a >> usbcde,13 >> usbcde,14 >> >> This driver supports Brussels, Suspend/Resume, and Fast Reboot. >> >> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | >> +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ >> | Interfaces Exported | >> |-----------------------------------------------------------------| >> | uath | Committed | Driver name | >> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >> | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | >> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >> | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | >> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | Interfaces Imported | >> |-----------------------------------------------------------------| >> | Gldv3/Nemo | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2004/571 | >> | | | PSARC/2005/396 | >> |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| >> | Mac_wifi plugin | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | >> |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| >> | net80211 kernel module | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 | >> |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| >> | Brussels | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2007/429 | >> |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| >> | Fast Reboot | Committed | PSARC/2008/382 | >> |------------------------+-----------------------+----------------| >> >> 6. Resources and Schedule >> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information >> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: >> ON >> 6.4.4. Project Boundary Conditions: >> No sparc version for this driver, for net80211 kernel module >> exists on x86 platform only. >> 6.5. ARC review type: Self Review >> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> opensolaris-arc mailing list >> opensolaris-arc@opensolaris.org >> >> > > > --Boundary_(ID_TwD2Dpd/ZDsY7CUxH3I+5g) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Pablo Méndez Hernández 写道: 
Hi:

is this driver based is BSD code (as it seems from the name) or is
Atheros based?
This driver is ported from FreeBSD uath driver.

------
Thanks,
Felix

Cheers.


On 6/30/09, Frank Che <Frank.Che@sun.com> wrote:
  
I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng.  It is to provide a new
wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices.
The requested release binding is patch/micro.

I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is
straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be
happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer.

-Frank


4. Technical Description

   4.1 Details
   This project is to support Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE 802.11a/b/g
   wireless devices through providing uath(7D) driver, which is based on
   gldv3, mac_wifi plugin, and net80211 kernel module.

   The vendor ID and product ID of the chips supported by this driver is:

       usb83a,4507
       usb83a,4508
       usb168c,2
       usb168c,3
       usbcf3,2
       usbcf3,3
       usbcf3,4
       usbcf3,5
       usbcf3,6
       usbcf3,7
       usbd8e,7802
       usbd8e,7803
       usbd8e,7812
       usbd8e,7813
       usb2001,3a05
       usb2001,3a06
       usb2001,3a01
       usb2001,3a02
       usb2001,3a03
       usb2001,3a04
       usb1690,713
       usb1690,714
       usb1690,711
       usb1690,712
       usb16ab,7802
       usb16ab,7803
       usb16ab,7812
       usb16ab,7813
       usb4bb,929
       usb4bb,92a
       usb411,92
       usb411,93
       usb846,4301
       usb846,4302
       usb1385,3251
       usb1385,4252
       usb1385,5f01
       usb1385,5f02
       usb471,1233
       usb471,1234
       usb157e,3206
       usb157e,3207
       usb157e,3007
       usb157e,3008
       usb1435,827
       usb1435,828
       usb1435,829
       usb1435,82a
       usbcde,13
       usbcde,14

   This driver supports Brussels, Suspend/Resume, and Fast Reboot.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|          NAME          |    STABILITY LABEL    |  DESCRIPTION   |
+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+
|                   Interfaces Exported                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| uath               | Committed          | Driver name           |
|--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
| uathfw             | Committed          | Firmware file name    |
|--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
| SUNWrwd            | Committed          | Package name          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|                   Interfaces Imported                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gldv3/Nemo             | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2004/571 |
|                        |                       | PSARC/2005/396 |
|------------------------+-----------------------+----------------|
| Mac_wifi plugin        | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 |
|------------------------+-----------------------+----------------|
| net80211 kernel module | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2006/406 |
|------------------------+-----------------------+----------------|
| Brussels               | Consolidation Private | PSARC/2007/429 |
|------------------------+-----------------------+----------------|
| Fast Reboot            | Committed             | PSARC/2008/382 |
|------------------------+-----------------------+----------------|

6. Resources and Schedule
   6.4. Steering Committee requested information
      6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
        ON
      6.4.4. Project Boundary Conditions:
        No sparc version for this driver, for net80211 kernel module
        exists on x86 platform only.
   6.5. ARC review type: Self Review
   6.6. ARC Exposure: open


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--Boundary_(ID_TwD2Dpd/ZDsY7CUxH3I+5g)-- From Darren.Moffat@sun.com Tue Jun 30 03:20:29 2009 Received: from sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com (sunmail2sca.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.234]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UAKTjd023489 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (nwk-avmta-2.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.6]) by sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UAKOfQ026925 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM100J2JRE0H500@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gmp-eb-inf-1.sun.com ([192.18.6.21]) by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM100CM3RDZU470@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-emea-09.sun.com (gmp-eb-lb-1-fe3.eu.sun.com [192.18.6.10]) by gmp-eb-inf-1.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UAKNUP000463 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:20:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-emea-09.sun.com by fe-emea-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM100G00R3XTO00@fe-emea-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:23 +0100 (BST) Received: from [129.156.173.199] ([unknown] [129.156.173.199]) by fe-emea-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM100J9TRDWG3B0@fe-emea-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:20 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:20 +0100 From: Darren J Moffat Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> Sender: Darren.Moffat@sun.com To: Frank Che Cc: PSARC-ext@sun.com, Felix Message-id: <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20090127) Status: RO Content-Length: 516 Frank Che wrote: > I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new > wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. > The requested release binding is patch/micro. > > I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is > straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be > happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. Why is a different driver required just because this is USB rather than PCI attached ? -- Darren J Moffat From Fei.Feng@sun.com Tue Jun 30 07:07:30 2009 Received: from newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (newsunmail1brm.Central.Sun.COM [129.147.62.245]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UE7Tud027188 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:07:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (brm-avmta-1.Central.Sun.COM [129.147.4.11]) by newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UE7SY8020343 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:07:29 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com by brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM20041H1WG4Y00@brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:07:28 -0600 (MDT) Received: from sineb-mail-2.sun.com ([192.18.19.7]) by brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM2006VM1WEXLC0@brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:07:27 -0600 (MDT) Received: from fe-apac-05.sun.com (fe-apac-05.sun.com [192.18.19.176] (may be forged)) by sineb-mail-2.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UE7PlO001875 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:07:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail-apac.sun.com by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM200B001SUKF00@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:07:25 +0800 (SGT) Received: from [192.168.0.102] ([unknown] [123.112.2.41]) by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM200BYR1W9YP40@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:07:25 +0800 (SGT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:07:42 +0800 From: Felix Feng Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> Sender: Fei.Feng@sun.com To: Darren J Moffat Cc: Frank Che , PSARC-ext@sun.com Message-id: <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) Status: RO Content-Length: 1144 Darren J Moffat 写道: > Frank Che wrote: >> I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new >> wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. >> The requested release binding is patch/micro. >> >> I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is >> straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be >> happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. > > Why is a different driver required just because this is USB rather > than PCI attached ? > Not just the difference of interface. Please see the details below. 1. The uath driver supports atheros5k USB chipset. The ath driver supports ath5k PCI/PCI-E chipset. They are two different series. 2. The uath driver need to download firmware to initial hardware. But ath driver do not need to do so. And the hardware operation is different. 3. The whole working mechanism is different between uath driver and ath driver. The uath driver depends on USBA. But the ath driver relies on PCI configuration. 4. For the same part of wifi driver, it has been abstracted as net80211 module. ------ Thanks, Felix From danek.duvall@sun.com Tue Jun 30 07:39:40 2009 Received: from sunmail5.uk.sun.com (sunmail5.UK.Sun.COM [129.156.85.165]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UEddlj027472 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (nwk-avmta-2.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.6]) by sunmail5.uk.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UEdSCZ006948 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:39:38 +0100 (BST) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM200C3P3E0PL00@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dm-sfbay-02.sfbay.sun.com ([129.146.11.31]) by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM2003503DZNNA0@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM (mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.146.229.4]) by dm-sfbay-02.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UEdXhT021263; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM (loghost [127.0.0.1]) by mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM (8.14.3+Sun/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n5UEdXrn029472; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dduvall@localhost) by mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM (8.14.3+Sun/8.14.3/Submit) id n5UEdXIK029471; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:33 -0700 From: Danek Duvall Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> To: Frank Che Cc: PSARC-ext@sun.com, Felix Message-id: <20090630143933.GH12356@mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-23) Status: RO Content-Length: 777 On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 03:23:17PM +0800, Frank Che wrote: > +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ > | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | > +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ > | Interfaces Exported | > |-----------------------------------------------------------------| > | uath | Committed | Driver name | > |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| > | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | > |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| > | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | SUNWrwd? Danek From Darren.Moffat@Sun.COM Tue Jun 30 07:49:31 2009 Received: from sunmail5.uk.sun.com (sunmail5.UK.Sun.COM [129.156.85.165]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UEnU9F027562 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:49:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (nwk-avmta-2.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.6]) by sunmail5.uk.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UEnSTI013265 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:29 +0100 (BST) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM200D293UH8F00@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:49:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gmp-eb-inf-1.sun.com ([192.18.6.21]) by nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM2003NR3UGNJA0@nwk-avmta-2.sfbay.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:49:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-emea-09.sun.com (gmp-eb-lb-1-fe3.eu.sun.com [192.18.6.10]) by gmp-eb-inf-1.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UEnRuI018361 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-emea-09.sun.com by fe-emea-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM200H001L8T900@fe-emea-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:27 +0100 (BST) Received: from [129.156.173.215] ([unknown] [129.156.173.215]) by fe-emea-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM20086T3UDX3D0@fe-emea-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:25 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:41 +0100 From: Darren J Moffat Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> Sender: Darren.Moffat@Sun.COM To: Felix Feng Cc: Frank Che , PSARC-ext@Sun.COM Message-id: <4A4A2605.6010205@Sun.COM> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090323) Status: RO Content-Length: 1507 Felix Feng wrote: > Darren J Moffat 写道: >> Frank Che wrote: >>> I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new >>> wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. >>> The requested release binding is patch/micro. >>> >>> I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is >>> straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be >>> happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. >> >> Why is a different driver required just because this is USB rather >> than PCI attached ? >> > Not just the difference of interface. Please see the details below. > 1. The uath driver supports atheros5k USB chipset. The ath driver > supports ath5k PCI/PCI-E chipset. They are two different series. > 2. The uath driver need to download firmware to initial hardware. But > ath driver do not need to do so. And the hardware operation is different. > 3. The whole working mechanism is different between uath driver and ath > driver. The uath driver depends on USBA. But the ath driver relies on > PCI configuration. > 4. For the same part of wifi driver, it has been abstracted as net80211 > module. Okay I'm happy. For future it would be really helpful if that type of information was in the fast track. We keep seeing cases like this were there are different drivers for what initially appears like similar hardware with different bus connection types and someone invariably asks the same question I did. -- Darren J Moffat From gdamore@sun.com Tue Jun 30 09:25:04 2009 Received: from sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com (sunmail2sca.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.145.155.234]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UGP4MM001756 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM (nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.146.11.74]) by sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UGP2os014945 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM200G0Z89RDR00@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sca-es-mail-2.sun.com ([192.18.43.133]) by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM200E5989Q0C20@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-sfbay-09.sun.com ([192.18.43.129]) by sca-es-mail-2.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UGP2TX003698 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-sfbay-09.sun.com by fe-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM20090085TY900@fe-sfbay-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.251.11] ([unknown] [76.93.15.33]) by fe-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM200GON89OHR50@fe-sfbay-09.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:25:00 -0700 From: "Garrett D'Amore" Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> Sender: Garrett.Damore@sun.com To: Felix Feng Cc: Darren J Moffat , Frank Che , PSARC-ext@sun.com Message-id: <4A4A3C5C.1040105@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081201) Status: RO Content-Length: 1881 Felix Feng wrote: > Darren J Moffat 写道: >> Frank Che wrote: >>> I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new >>> wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. >>> The requested release binding is patch/micro. >>> >>> I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is >>> straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, I'd be >>> happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. >> >> Why is a different driver required just because this is USB rather >> than PCI attached ? >> > Not just the difference of interface. Please see the details below. > 1. The uath driver supports atheros5k USB chipset. The ath driver > supports ath5k PCI/PCI-E chipset. They are two different series. > 2. The uath driver need to download firmware to initial hardware. But > ath driver do not need to do so. And the hardware operation is different. > 3. The whole working mechanism is different between uath driver and > ath driver. The uath driver depends on USBA. But the ath driver relies > on PCI configuration. > 4. For the same part of wifi driver, it has been abstracted as > net80211 module. In general, for any two parts, one PCI and one USB, you will need a different driver. The interfaces between USB and PCI are so totally different that while it might be theoretically possible to build a single driver, you'd wind up with a single driver containing most of the functionality of two separate drivers within it. (USB drivers communicate with devices using the STREAMs mblks and USBA. PCI drivers on the other hand use mapped registers and possibly DMA. Even the way interrupt handling works is totally different between USB and PCI.) This isn't a good design choice. Better choice is separate drivers, as this project team has done. -- Garrett > > ------ > Thanks, > Felix From gdamore@sun.com Tue Jun 30 09:28:03 2009 Received: from sunmail5.uk.sun.com (sunmail5.UK.Sun.COM [129.156.85.165]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UGS28r001786 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM (nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.146.11.74]) by sunmail5.uk.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UGRsRO020536 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:28:02 +0100 (BST) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM200K2D8ENRZ00@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sca-es-mail-1.sun.com ([192.18.43.132]) by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM200EXJ8EM0C30@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-sfbay-10.sun.com ([192.18.43.129]) by sca-es-mail-1.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UGRwmP002088 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-sfbay-10.sun.com by fe-sfbay-10.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM200I0083Y1D00@fe-sfbay-10.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.251.11] ([unknown] [76.93.15.33]) by fe-sfbay-10.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM200LJB8EIHLE0@fe-sfbay-10.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:54 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:27:54 -0700 From: "Garrett D'Amore" Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A4A2605.6010205@Sun.COM> Sender: Garrett.Damore@sun.com To: Darren J Moffat Cc: Felix Feng , Frank Che , PSARC-ext@sun.com Message-id: <4A4A3D0A.4030205@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <4A49E6E4.1070405@Sun.COM> <4A4A1C2E.6060408@sun.com> <4A4A2605.6010205@Sun.COM> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081201) Status: RO Content-Length: 2028 Darren J Moffat wrote: > Felix Feng wrote: >> Darren J Moffat 写道: >>> Frank Che wrote: >>>> I'm sponsoring this case for Felix Feng. It is to provide a new >>>> wireless driver, uath(7D), for Atheros AR5523 USB wireless devices. >>>> The requested release binding is patch/micro. >>>> >>>> I have marked it as "closed approved automatic" since the change is >>>> straightforward and the interface is clear. If there is request, >>>> I'd be >>>> happy to upgrade it to a fast track and set the timer. >>> >>> Why is a different driver required just because this is USB rather >>> than PCI attached ? >>> >> Not just the difference of interface. Please see the details below. >> 1. The uath driver supports atheros5k USB chipset. The ath driver >> supports ath5k PCI/PCI-E chipset. They are two different series. >> 2. The uath driver need to download firmware to initial hardware. But >> ath driver do not need to do so. And the hardware operation is >> different. >> 3. The whole working mechanism is different between uath driver and >> ath driver. The uath driver depends on USBA. But the ath driver >> relies on PCI configuration. >> 4. For the same part of wifi driver, it has been abstracted as >> net80211 module. > > Okay I'm happy. > > For future it would be really helpful if that type of information was > in the fast track. We keep seeing cases like this were there are > different drivers for what initially appears like similar hardware > with different bus connection types and someone invariably asks the > same question I did. > The question is meaningful only when the bus types are reasonably similar. PCI, PCIe, cardbus, and maybe even ISA and PCMCIA. Folks reviewing this things need to understand that USB so alien that it never makes sense to share a driver between USB and any of the other "normal" busses. (It might make sense with another serial bus, say 1394, but even that seems a stretch, since USB and 1394 have their own totally separate bus frameworks.) -- Garrett From Fei.Feng@Sun.COM Tue Jun 30 16:50:45 2009 Received: from sunmail4.singapore.sun.com (sunmail4.Singapore.Sun.COM [129.158.71.19]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5UNoi79018716 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM (nwk-avmta-1.SFBay.Sun.COM [129.146.11.74]) by sunmail4.singapore.sun.com (8.13.4+Sun/8.13.3/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n5UNohBG003331 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:50:43 +0800 (SGT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM200J07SWI8W00@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sineb-mail-1.sun.com ([192.18.19.6]) by nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM200FNVSWH19B0@nwk-avmta-1.sfbay.Sun.COM> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fe-apac-05.sun.com (fe-apac-05.sun.com [192.18.19.176] (may be forged)) by sineb-mail-1.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n5UNofSk004953 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:50:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail-apac.sun.com by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM200N00SPE0C00@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:50:41 +0800 (SGT) Received: from [192.168.0.102] ([unknown] [123.112.2.41]) by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM200BKDSWCYP70@mail-apac.sun.com>; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:50:41 +0800 (SGT) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:50:58 +0800 From: Felix Feng Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <20090630143933.GH12356@mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM> Sender: Fei.Feng@Sun.COM To: Danek Duvall Cc: Frank Che , PSARC-ext@Sun.COM Message-id: <4A4AA4E2.2020905@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_5GOelv56ODJyU/RHEJiB6A)" X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <20090630143933.GH12356@mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) Status: RO Content-Length: 2657 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_5GOelv56ODJyU/RHEJiB6A) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Danek Duvall ??: > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 03:23:17PM +0800, Frank Che wrote: > > >> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | >> +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ >> | Interfaces Exported | >> |-----------------------------------------------------------------| >> | uath | Committed | Driver name | >> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >> | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | >> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >> | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | >> > > SUNWrwd? > Sorry, it should be SUNWuath. ------ Thanks, Felix > Danek > --Boundary_(ID_5GOelv56ODJyU/RHEJiB6A) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Danek Duvall 写道: 
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 03:23:17PM +0800, Frank Che wrote:

  
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|          NAME          |    STABILITY LABEL    |  DESCRIPTION   |
+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+
|                   Interfaces Exported                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| uath               | Committed          | Driver name           |
|--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
| uathfw             | Committed          | Firmware file name    |
|--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------|
| SUNWrwd            | Committed          | Package name          |
    

SUNWrwd?
Sorry, it should be SUNWuath.

------
Thanks,
Felix
Danek

--Boundary_(ID_5GOelv56ODJyU/RHEJiB6A)-- From Frank.Che@sun.com Wed Jul 1 00:06:35 2009 Received: from newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (newsunmail1brm.Central.Sun.COM [129.147.62.245]) by sac.sfbay.sun.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n6176Zf8021259 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:06:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (brm-avmta-1.Central.Sun.COM [129.147.4.11]) by newsunmail1brm.central.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7/ENSMAIL,v2.2) with ESMTP id n6176X3T010631 for <@sunmail2sca.sfbay.sun.com:PSARC-ext@sun.com>; Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:06:35 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pmxchannel-daemon.brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com by brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) id <0KM30030XD2X4100@brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:06:33 -0600 (MDT) Received: from sineb-mail-1.sun.com ([192.18.19.6]) by brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-3.04 (built Jul 15 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KM300L7FD2WLW30@brm-avmta-1.central.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:06:33 -0600 (MDT) Received: from fe-apac-06.sun.com (fe-apac-06.sun.com [192.18.19.177] (may be forged)) by sineb-mail-1.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n6176VWV029981 for ; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:06:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail-apac.sun.com by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) id <0KM300A00CXO3V00@mail-apac.sun.com> for PSARC-ext@sun.com (ORCPT PSARC-ext@sun.com); Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:06:31 +0800 (SGT) Received: from [129.158.218.60] ([unknown] [129.158.218.60]) by mail-apac.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KM3002K3D2U2530@mail-apac.sun.com>; Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:06:31 +0800 (SGT) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:02:47 +0800 From: Frank Che Subject: Re: PSARC 2009/372 Atheros AR5523 USB IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Driver In-reply-to: <4A4AA4E2.2020905@sun.com> Sender: Frank.Che@sun.com To: PSARC-ext@sun.com Cc: Felix Feng , Danek Duvall Message-id: <4A4B0A17.702@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-PMX-Version: 5.4.1.325704 References: <4A49BD65.6080304@sun.com> <20090630143933.GH12356@mumak.SFBay.Sun.COM> <4A4AA4E2.2020905@sun.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090218) Status: RO Content-Length: 1063 I have updated the spec of this project to get this fixed. New spec is saved as 'spec.txt' in the case directory. Frank. Felix Feng wrote: > Danek Duvall Wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 03:23:17PM +0800, Frank Che wrote: >> >> >>> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >>> | NAME | STABILITY LABEL | DESCRIPTION | >>> +------------------------+-----------------------+----------------+ >>> | Interfaces Exported | >>> |-----------------------------------------------------------------| >>> | uath | Committed | Driver name | >>> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >>> | uathfw | Committed | Firmware file name | >>> |--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------| >>> | SUNWrwd | Committed | Package name | >>> >> >> SUNWrwd? >> > Sorry, it should be SUNWuath. > > ------ > Thanks, > Felix >> Danek >> >