[Bug 202528] Review Request: rt2x00-kmod

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Summary: Review Request: rt2x00-kmod


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=202528





------- Additional Comments From kwizart at gmail.com  2006-10-19 19:10 EST -------
First I would like to thank you to answear this review. I'm not a packager
throught i need to be sponsored for packages in FE extras...

But... please notice that making a kmod on FE (in general) in the state of the
policy is a "perfect double bind" which leads to make schizophrenic packagers.
On one hand, kernel modules have to be inside the kernel tree, on the other
hand, when they are in development, why integrate them inside a kmod if they are
not as good as for the kernel. The kmod aims isn't to make easy updatable kernel
module out of the kernel tree because they require this in fact (for their
development!?!

The choice a user of a ralink wifi chipset has in fact is to use the Ndis scheme
based "module" - so why can we ask the vendor of such scheme to develop wifi
module for linux ? Wifi users have the choice actually - But they sould have the
choice to use linux module too... (when they are avaible - and it is the case
for now!)

I agree with you the situation isn't satisfaying with the d80211 stack. But make
a different kmod for this seems to be more problematic because it deals with
versions that different wifi module will use! There is the netdev kernel issue
for this specific problem (d80211 stack is in netdev in think?)

The compilation problem is more difficult to me. Now it works fine! I expected
it was since kernel 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 was released but it seems to be more
difficult: So that's the point! Here is the discution with the developper (IvD):
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=15075#15075

People will not be able to update their kernel with the kmod-rt2x00 package nor
to compile themselves the rt2x00 package for most of them nor to use an old
rt2500 rt2400 rt2570 etc version because they are so buggy on smp and
unstable... So the last chance for them is to dual-boot a kernel until it
works... (thought this is not satisfaying for me too!)

That's all for now - I will try to fix this but i'm not a programmer - i'm just
a student in architecture...  So your help is welcome! Thx one second time to
answear this post!
Nicolas


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