> Nicu Pavel wrote:
>>
>> The differences is that driver_wext.c expects the wifi kernel driver
>> to implement the SIOCSIWPRIV ioctl and respond to android commands
>> like RSSI, MACADDR etc, while driver_awext.c replies to android
>> commands by using standard wireless extensions ioctls and works for
>> most wifi drivers.
>> Basically driver_awext.c is a wrapper for driver_wext.c and only
>> reimplements function wpa_driver_priv_driver_cmd().
>>
>> Direct link to the patch:
>>
>> http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/android/patches/0001-Added-a-separate-driver-awext-to-emulate-Android-dri.patch
>>
>
> I have done somenthing different using your code. Instead of creating a new
> file just emulate the call in wext part
>
> http://gitorious.org/flow-g1-5/platform_external_wpa_supplicant/commit/0079ce31faa15d882272891661493ce734e5ab3e
>
> What do you think? (NEED TO BE TEST)

I didn't want to touch google code, that's why I made a separate file,
if I have a product with a bcm card for example I can build with WEXT
driver if not I'm building with AWEXT driver.

Nicu Pavel

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