+1. It would be useful to know more about the device though:
a) what busses do it connect to
2) what type of 802.11 features does it support (a,b,g,n?) etc.
- Garrett
On 03/ 1/10 10:24 PM, Frank Che wrote:
> I'm sponsoring this case for Michael Li. It is to provide a new
> wireless driver, rtl819x, for RealTek RTL8192SE series wireless devices.
> The requested release binding is minor.
>
> 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
>
> 1. Introduction
> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
> RealTek RTL8192SE Series WiFi Device Driver
> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
> Author: Michael Li (Mikore.Li at Sun.COM)
> 1.3 Date of This Document:
> 1 Mar, 2010
>
> 4. Technical Description
>
> This project is to support RealTek RTL8192SE series devices
> through providing rtl819x(7D) driver, which is based on
> gldv3, mac_wifi plugin, and net80211 kernel module.
> This driver supports WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK security mode.
>
> The vendor ID and product ID of the chips supported by this
> driver include:
> pciex10ec,8171
> pciex10ec,8172
> pciex10ec,8173
> pciex10ec,8174
>
> This driver supports Brussels, Suspend/Resume, and Fast Reboot.
>
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> | NAME | STABILITY LABEL |
> DESCRIPTION |
> +------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
>
> | Interfaces
> Exported |
> |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>
> | rtl819x | Committed | Driver
> name |
> |------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
>
> | SUNWrtl819x | 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, since the net80211 kernel module
> exists on x86 platform only.
> 6.5. ARC review type: self-review
> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>
>
