Hello!
dump_recs now has a database of all RIDs I could find. Every RID has
information about the firmware vendors that support it. This allows to
identify almost all RIDs and print them in the right format without
guessing.
The positive effect is that one can use dump_recs.c to find which
firmwares support a certain feature. For instance, search for "preamble"
gives us:
{0xfc8c, "Preamble", FMT_WORDS, FW_SYMBOL},
{0xfcb0, "ShortPreamble", FMT_WORDS, FW_INTERSIL},
{0xfcb1, "ExcludeLongPreamble", FMT_WORDS, FW_INTERSIL},
The driver only supports preamble setting on Symbol firmware, so Intersil
support could be added.
Placing all this information to hermes_rid.h would be impractical. Most
RIDs are too specific and won't ever be used. Many are vendor specific.
Many are used only in tertiary firmware. But some RIDs should be added,
especially those marked as common.
dump_recs doesn't need hermes_rid.h anymore and can be compiled outside
the driver sources.
Also, dump_recs supports hostap now. The driver support is selected
automatically using ethtool ioctl. More drivers could be added.
linux-wlan-ng cannot be supported because it doesn't have an interface to
access a random RID.
To sum up, dump_recs has become an independent diagnostic tool with a
comprehensive RID database.
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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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