en:users:drivers:brcm80211
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en:users:drivers:brcm80211 [2021/09/14 10:47] Chi-hsien Lin [Contact Info] |
en:users:drivers:brcm80211 [2024/02/12 20:17] Arend van Spriel [fullmac driver specifics] |
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| For driver issues and/or bug reports, please use one or both: | For driver issues and/or bug reports, please use one or both: | ||
| - | [[mailto:brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com|brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com]]\\ | + | [[mailto:brcm80211@lists.linux.dev|brcm80211@lists.linux.dev]]\\ |
| - | [[mailto:brcm80211-dev-list@cypress.com|brcm80211-dev-list@infineon.com]] | + | [[mailto:linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org|linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org]]\\ |
| For any other questions feel free to contact the developers listed below: | For any other questions feel free to contact the developers listed below: | ||
| Arend van Spriel [[mailto:arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com|arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com]]\\ | Arend van Spriel [[mailto:arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com|arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com]]\\ | ||
| - | Franky Lin [[mailto:franky.lin@broadcom.com|franky.lin@broadcom.com]]\\ | ||
| - | Hante Meuleman [[mailto:hante.meuleman@broadcom.com|hante.meuleman@broadcom.com]]\\ | ||
| - | Chi-Hsien Lin [[mailto:Chi-Hsien.Lin@cypress.com|Chi-Hsien.Lin@infineon.com]]\\ | ||
| - | Wright Feng [[mailto:Wright.Feng@cypress.com|Wright.Feng@infineon.com]] | ||
| ===== Developer information ===== | ===== Developer information ===== | ||
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| * monitor mode | * monitor mode | ||
| ==== fullmac driver specifics ==== | ==== fullmac driver specifics ==== | ||
| - | * Integrated with cfg80211 | + | The brcmfmac driver is based on the DHD driver, which is also released in AOSP under the name bcmdhd. Although similar the brcmfmac driver has been reworked significantly. In the figure below the layering of the brcmfmac is shown. It was made couple of years ago so it may not be accurate. |
| - | * Most of Mac functionality is performed on chip | + | {{:en:users:drivers:brcm80211:brcmfmac-layering.png?500|}} |
| - | * support for SDIO, USB and PCIe | + | The bus layer supports SDIO, USB, and PCIe. The protocol layer support msgbuf protocol used for PCIe devices and BCDC which is used for SDIO and USB devices. |
| - | * SoftAP | + | |
| - | * P2P | + | |
| - | * TDLS | + | |
| ==== Get the code ==== | ==== Get the code ==== | ||
en/users/drivers/brcm80211.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/20 10:46 by Peter Robinson
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