[pkg-wpa-devel] Removal of madwifi driver backend support

[Glenn Saberton]

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Tim Gardner wrote:
> Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>
>> Could perhaps the kernel team share their thoughts on the status
>> of the madwifi driver? Is it scheduled to be removed from the
>> intrepid kernel?
>>
>
> I think it's unlikely that madwifi will be removed from the
> linux-restricted-modules package for Intrepid, but it may get
> blacklisted by default in favor of the ath5k in-kernel driver. It
> remains to be seen how functional and stable the ath5k driver is.
>
> rtg
I think the real question is, why include the headers when the
upstream people don't recommend using it. Madwifi has used wext for
some time now.

Cheers

Glenn
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