Asil Jinn wrote: > I was thinking of trying to learn some debugging and contributing. So I > thought I first should start with reading some of the bcm-specs. I have > some knowledge in C programming (still learning ). > > Since you guys are experienced patch makers, debuggers of the bcm43xx I > was hoping you could give some good hints, I would appreciate it. > > I am interested in checking the power issues of the > bcm4311/bcm4312/bcm4318 cards. I do own the bcm4312 and I guess this is > always a start.
The first thing is to use git to download the latest copy of wireless-2.6. Next go to the Documentation directory and read CodingStyle, SubmittingPatches, and anything else that catches your eye. Then you can start reading the code and figuring out how the various pieces work. I would also learn how to use quilt for handling your patches. The power issues are the main problem remaining, and I wish you luck with them. You will need to compare the code with the V3 specifications at http://bcm-specs.sipsolutions.net, which are our master document. Be aware that some of the specs are vastly different than what they were when the original driver was written. Before you do a lot of work on anything not meeting those specs, check with me. I have patches that update almost all the lo (local oscillator) stuff to match the new specs. These are the softmac equivalent of the things Michael is developing for d80211. Good luck, Larry _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
