Re: CFT: 802.11 vap code

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 03:01:29AM +0000, Ben Kaduk wrote:
> Hi Sam,
> 
> On 4/13/08, Sam Leffler <sam_at_errno.com> wrote:
> > A patch to integrate my multi-bss (aka vap) support for wireless can be
> >  found here:
> >
> >  http://www.freebsd.org/~sam/vap-2008051300.sh.gz
> >
> [sip]
> >  Note there are a few new drivers included: iwn (Intel 4965), bwi
> >  (Broadcom 43xx), and mwl (Marvell 88W8363).  The iwn driver is
> >  unfinished; it should support 802.11n but progress has been slow
> >  due to poor vendor involvement.  The bwi driver is experimental and
> >  folks are encouraged to help sephe get it into shape for commit (it
> >  currently is not ready CVS).  mwl is provided as an example of a
> 
> Sorry to jump in so late, but I just got a chance to compile this a couple
> days ago.
> 
> Is this vap code the same one that was committed?  Something seems
> to have confused my wireless card a great deal, possibly in the initialization
> steps.  I have a broadcom chip that will hopefully eventually be supported
> by bwi, but I have been using ndis otherwise.
> With a recompiled ndisulator driver, ifconfig up-ing the interface causes
> the machine to panic; a vanilla ifconfig does not, but clearly the driver
> is confused.

This has been fixed and the entire code has been committed to CVS. I
would recommend that you dont test Sams patch but rather update your box
to the latest sources and try that.


Andrew