Silicon Labs WiFi Linux Driver To Be Promoted Out Of Staging

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Silicon Labs WiFi Linux Driver To Be Promoted Out Of Staging

Added back in 2019 to the Linux staging area was the "WFX" WiFi driver for low-power IoT hardware from Silicon Labs. After three years of hard work by Silicon Labs engineers and open-source developers, this driver for the WF200 series of wireless chips is set to be promoted in the Linux 5.19 cycle...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Silicon-Labs-WFX-Promoted

[eydee]

So how is this Wifi Linux different from standard Linux?

[zboszor]

So how is this Wifi Linux different from standard Linux?

No difference whatsoever. It's a kernel driver that has just been moved out of the sandbox that is CONFIG_STAGING=y

[brad0]

So how is this Wifi Linux different from standard Linux?

The wording of the question is weird, but then again so is the way some bits are worded in the article written by Michael. It's a Wifi chipset driver.