Tao Jin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am just curious what htc means in the ath9k_htc code.  When I read
> the source code, and saw the file names such as hif_usb.c htc_hst.c,
> etc, I really want to figure out what they mean.

Host Target Communication -  a protocol to interact with the firmware.

> I am a kernel novice.  Are these names kinda standard naming
> convention in driver development?  or this has to do with the usb
> chipset used in those wifi usb cards?

HTC is specific to the USB cards supported by ath9k_htc.

Sujith
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