[PATCH] kernel: add ar5523 driver

Stefan Lippers-Hollmann s.l-h at gmx.de
Tue Aug 11 15:00:01 EDT 2020


Hi

On 2020-08-11, Daniel Golle wrote:
> Hi Mohammad,
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 03:41:29PM +0300, mohammad rasim wrote:
> > The driver currently only support managed and monitor mode
[...]
> > +define KernelPackage/ar5523
> > +  $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
> > +  TITLE:=Driver for Atheros AR5523 USB sticks
> > +  DEPENDS:=@USB_SUPPORT +kmod-mac80211 +kmod-ath +kmod-usb-core +kmod-input-core + at DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT
>                                                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> From what I understood ar5523 are 802.11a/b/g and hence do NOT support
> 11N. Correct me if I'm wrong...

Correct, ar5523 is basically just a mips 4000 SOC with AR2112 (AR5005UG)
or AR5112 (AR5005UX) wireless, it's a 802.11 a/b/g solution (technically
Atheros Super-G/ Super-AG with up to 108 MBit/s) and doesn't support
802.11n, so + at DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT should be dropped.

Regards
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann



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