This is great news. I am thinking of using the Pi3 to control a mobile
platform, and having wifi support without using an external wireless router
would simplify the hardware.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

> > I was wondering whether the changes made
> > by Mr. Miller for supporting the Raspberry Pi were getting folded
> > back into a source tree available via means other than those with
> > an active plan9 system (I see references to  /n/sources/contrib/miller
> > which I assume is a 9fs mount).
>
> You can also use a web browser to access /n/sources; it's mapped to
> http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources (when the server isn't down).
>
> Source for all the raspberry pi kernel changes is kept up to date in
> http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources/contrib/miller/9/bcm
>
> > ... I couldn't find anything discussing whether other
> > hardware was supported (e.g., the built-in wifi on the Pi 3).
>
> The Broadcom 43430 wifi chip on the pi3 turns out to be functionally
> almost the same as the 4330, for which I had written a driver some
> time ago for another platform.  The client who commissioned that work
> has generously agreed to its release, so 9piwifi support will appear
> shortly.  (The driver is working but WPA authentication needs a few
> tweaks.)
>
> I can also supply bluetooth code for the pi3 if anyone is interested.
>
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