Atheros releases ath5k HAL code

Atheros has announced the release of the hardware abstraction layer code for its older adapters. "This can be used as a source of documentation to help ath5k move forward to support our 802.11abg chipsets as best as possible in the Linux kernel. We look forward to keep working strongly with the community on advancing support of all our Atheros chipsets under Linux." Since reproducing this HAL code was what necessitated the reverse engineering effort in the first place, this code will be useful for the ath5k developers. It's another sign that Atheros truly appears to have changed its ways.

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