From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 18 21:51:56 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5E066C6; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:51:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qc0-x229.google.com (mail-qc0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::229]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6FB1920B7; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:51:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f169.google.com with SMTP id x12so3130537qcv.28 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:51:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=TKvbT2qXyk86K7kBLHhGuGXAxd6ywhGedwtJPjK1dk0=; b=f4I4naPQieiQ52Ytwu8zy1mPj+m7jHH0iMZJMyTDQIGO9ZXj8H/YL8/+xZoTzDMiV3 lIL9t/3gtiOvjVe9IsG3Z5AIU29VK7T7ls1qVXId6QpzoRmCCQrexCORSx1wReHKRcx2 +MyZOoBebqMP5LhgBG1CCKZSVt/YrdTcvoX0MYqIKMWrgecyZisWVdy3gpxmsF6B5/P/ eguPmgvOuXioS7VT5E/5WrNw4eJZG9V5wd2OSge5zIywZ7hEdWwyEt1QMYUvGbplYAku Ejtwn3nuU18eSgFd9ObF/hX2Z/sDFpB8luNMa/0T5kpeIL65udiIvlfCh4lngMx12GCV V+yg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.103.161 with SMTP id fx1mr7036566qeb.68.1382133115614; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:51:55 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.207.66 with HTTP; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:51:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5261A251.4000806@freebsd.org> References: <20131018205352.GA44565@mouf.net> <20131018210123.GA33820@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <5261A251.4000806@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:51:55 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: JQKT1PXwGFWebkNLk0PxQYgtDuE Message-ID: Subject: Re: [rfc] removing the NDISulator From: Adrian Chadd To: Nathan Whitehorn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: Steve Wills , "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" , Steve Kargl , freebsd-current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:51:57 -0000 bwn(4) requires a lot more than just an additional PCI ID. The driver is somewhat architected for all the different RF and PHY modules that plug into the internal bus (the whole SIBA thing) but it does sorely need updating. Thanks, -adrian On 18 October 2013 14:04, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > On 10/18/13 16:01, Steve Kargl wrote: > >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 08:53:54PM +0000, Steve Wills wrote: >> >>> I would love to have a native driver for this: >>> >>> none2@pci0:2:0:0: >>> class=0x028000 card=0x00101028 chip=0x472714e4 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >>> vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation' >>> device = 'BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller' >>> class = network >>> >>> Are there docs or other drivers available that we could look at? >>> >>> Please, don't top post as it loses context. >> >> http://www.broadcom.com/**support/802.11/linux_sta.php >> >> > Have you looked at bwn(4)? It might just need an additional PCI ID. > -Nathan >