diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/Manifest b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/Manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index d298806f5..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/Manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DIST README-broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271.txt 16755 SHA256 4d6d63f6eb40f84359be06f1f6f26075827a0d25cdaa364d8ccb6561bf162e34 SHA512 ce277af132b656705aee3f8072d1082bfd2a1b7c63a9e330a470546437d4034e7964c64a4f9c326bf15c5f74b9c09a56d720542a41e5ae6e0d42d335488f31f5 WHIRLPOOL 3a544132315cbbc633ac6b6102d71109fea3b9e7742c299f2fe403ecc43206380051c91353c4d79033ac1939fe862b84cb8e435f06687af804fdc2ad5619beb7
-DIST hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz 2869247 SHA256 4f8b70b293ac8cc5c70e571ad5d1878d0f29d133a46fe7869868d9c19b5058cd SHA512 0361ba30d97bcb1dedf46c11ef1b9a16f09cde3faa6be87b3ccc28679f34183c2fdf511e7c3b5c26b304f6961da454ccf71844b92bbb2f25aa876249496a2f1b WHIRLPOOL c96c21e4d497136c4ac5a8f3f1d3e84a7b5f5478ca7c1276262481d66b919639f475b99783ad993c01c94e380275fdd6eb39dd53f224b43912f7a395cada575c
-DIST hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz 2928541 SHA256 5f79774d5beec8f7636b59c0fb07a03108eef1e3fd3245638b20858c714144be SHA512 6855781f7c69a9aecb9461932423688964879d5a4df571f01ae7adaa7bf21a410bef839605d555afb6c8f4eec92fe8510af6cb120930095617ff6cdcccedaf17 WHIRLPOOL 8a905a35581f5c4a1177a3da7356731a360ba5c72e2897d363682afc49b73c46b031776012bba983842b894505d71e6f20f9404120b676e0b79b9ef003342e56
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 461861660..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-EAPI=5
-inherit eutils linux-info linux-mod
-
-DESCRIPTION="Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux device driver"
-HOMEPAGE="http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/"
-SRC_BASE="http://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35"
-SRC_URI="x86? ( ${SRC_BASE}-nodebug-pcoem-${PV//\./_}.tar.gz )
-	amd64? ( ${SRC_BASE}_64-nodebug-pcoem-${PV//\./_}.tar.gz )
-	http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README_${PV}.txt -> README-${P}.txt"
-
-LICENSE="Broadcom"
-KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
-
-RESTRICT="mirror"
-
-DEPEND="virtual/linux-sources"
-RDEPEND=""
-
-S="${WORKDIR}"
-
-MODULE_NAMES="wl(net/wireless)"
-MODULESD_WL_ALIASES=("wlan0 wl")
-
-pkg_setup() {
-	# bug #300570
-	# NOTE<lxnay>: module builds correctly anyway with b43 and SSB enabled
-	# make checks non-fatal. The correct fix is blackisting ssb and, perhaps
-	# b43 via udev rules. Moreover, previous fix broke binpkgs support.
-	CONFIG_CHECK="~!B43 ~!BCMA ~!SSB"
-	CONFIG_CHECK2="LIB80211 ~!MAC80211 ~LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP"
-	ERROR_B43="B43: If you insist on building this, you must blacklist it!"
-	ERROR_BCMA="BCMA: If you insist on building this, you must blacklist it!"
-	ERROR_SSB="SSB: If you insist on building this, you must blacklist it!"
-	ERROR_LIB80211="LIB80211: Please enable it. If you can't find it: enabling the driver for \"Intel PRO/Wireless 2100\" or \"Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG\" (IPW2100 or IPW2200) should suffice."
-	ERROR_MAC80211="MAC80211: If you insist on building this, you must blacklist it!"
-	ERROR_PREEMPT_RCU="PREEMPT_RCU: Please do not set the Preemption Model to \"Preemptible Kernel\"; choose something else."
-	ERROR_LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP="LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP: You will need this for WPA."
-	if kernel_is ge 3 8 8; then
-		CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} ${CONFIG_CHECK2} CFG80211 ~!PREEMPT_RCU ~!PREEMPT"
-	elif kernel_is ge 2 6 32; then
-		CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} ${CONFIG_CHECK2} CFG80211"
-	elif kernel_is ge 2 6 31; then
-		CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} ${CONFIG_CHECK2} WIRELESS_EXT ~!MAC80211"
-	elif kernel_is ge 2 6 29; then
-		CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} ${CONFIG_CHECK2} WIRELESS_EXT COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS"
-	else
-		CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} IEEE80211 IEEE80211_CRYPT_TKIP"
-	fi
-
-	linux-mod_pkg_setup
-
-	BUILD_PARAMS="-C ${KV_DIR} M=${S}"
-	BUILD_TARGETS="wl.ko"
-}
-
-src_prepare() {
-	epatch \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.141-makefile.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.141-eth-to-wlan.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.141-gcc.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.248-r3-Wno-date-time.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.271-r1-linux-3.18.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3-v2.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.7.patch" \
-		"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.8.patch"
-
-	epatch_user
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	linux-mod_src_install
-
-	dodoc "${DISTDIR}/README-${P}.txt"
-}
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-eth-to-wlan.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-eth-to-wlan.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b23914a0b..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-eth-to-wlan.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -urN a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-08-01 09:52:22.000000000 +0300
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-09-27 09:20:11.495023471 +0300
-@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
- #define to_str(s) #s
- #define quote_str(s) to_str(s)
- 
--#define BRCM_WLAN_IFNAME eth%d
-+#define BRCM_WLAN_IFNAME wlan%d
- 
- static char intf_name[IFNAMSIZ] = quote_str(BRCM_WLAN_IFNAME);
- 
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-gcc.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-gcc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b5d7e858d..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-gcc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -urN a/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.h b/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.h
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.h	2013-08-01 09:52:22.000000000 +0300
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.h	2013-09-27 09:36:07.808067913 +0300
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
- #ifndef _wl_iw_h_
- #define _wl_iw_h_
- 
-+#include <linux/semaphore.h>
- #include <linux/wireless.h>
- 
- #include <typedefs.h>
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-license.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-license.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cd4670901..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-license.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-08-01 08:52:22.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-09-13 14:26:42.613839899 +0200
-@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
- 
- static int nompc = 0;
- module_param(nompc, int, 0);
-+MODULE_LICENSE("Mixed/Proprietary");
- 
- #ifdef quote_str
- #undef quote_str
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.10.0.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.10.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c575f289a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.10.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom.orig/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
---- bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom.orig/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-04-23 12:31:31.011588881 +0200
-+++ bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-05-20 18:27:18.830187333 +0200
-@@ -3229,7 +3229,12 @@
- wl_tkip_printstats(wl_info_t *wl, bool group_key)
- {
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 14)
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+	struct seq_file sfile;
-+	struct seq_file *debug_buf = &sfile;	
-+#else
- 	char debug_buf[512];
-+#endif
- 	int idx;
- 	if (wl->tkipmodops) {
- 		if (group_key) {
-@@ -3242,7 +3247,11 @@
- 			wl->tkipmodops->print_stats(debug_buf, wl->tkip_ucast_data);
- 		else
- 			return;
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+		printk("%s: TKIP stats from module: %s\n", debug_buf->buf, group_key?"Bcast":"Ucast");
-+#else
- 		printk("%s: TKIP stats from module: %s\n", debug_buf, group_key?"Bcast":"Ucast");
-+#endif
- 	}
- #endif 
- }
-@@ -3401,17 +3410,24 @@
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_read(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset, int length, int *eof, void *data)
-+#else
-+static ssize_t 
-+wl_proc_read (struct file *filp, char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *data)
-+#endif
- {
- 	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- 	int bcmerror, to_user;
- 	int len;
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	if (offset > 0) {
- 		*eof = 1;
- 		return 0;
- 	}
-+#endif
- 
- 	if (!length) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: Not enough return buf space\n", __FUNCTION__));
-@@ -3424,8 +3440,13 @@
- 	return len;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_write(struct file *filp, const char *buff, unsigned long length, void *data)
-+#else
-+static ssize_t 
-+wl_proc_write (struct file *filp, const char __user *buff, size_t length, loff_t *data)
-+#endif
- {
- 	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- 	int from_user = 0;
-@@ -3455,19 +3476,34 @@
- 	return length;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+static const struct file_operations wl_fops = {
-+     .owner	= THIS_MODULE,
-+     .read	= wl_proc_read,
-+     .write	= wl_proc_write,
-+};
-+#endif
-+
- static int
- wl_reg_proc_entry(wl_info_t *wl)
- {
- 	char tmp[32];
- 	sprintf(tmp, "%s%d", HYBRID_PROC, wl->pub->unit);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	if ((wl->proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL)) == NULL) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: create_proc_entry %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
-+#else
-+	if ((wl->proc_entry = proc_create(tmp, 0644, NULL, &wl_fops)) == NULL) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: proc_create %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
-+#endif
- 		ASSERT(0);
- 		return -1;
- 	}
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	wl->proc_entry->read_proc = wl_proc_read;
- 	wl->proc_entry->write_proc = wl_proc_write;
- 	wl->proc_entry->data = wl;
-+#endif
- 	return 0;
- }
- #ifdef WLOFFLD
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.15.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.15.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5596c0ebc..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-3.15.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-Add channel parameter to cfg80211_ibss_joined call
-
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-@@ -1841,7 +1841,12 @@ wl_notify_connect_status(struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl, struct net_device *ndev,
- 			wl_get_assoc_ies(wl);
- 			memcpy(&wl->bssid, &e->addr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
- 			wl_update_bss_info(wl);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)
- 			cfg80211_ibss_joined(ndev, (u8 *)&wl->bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#else
-+			cfg80211_ibss_joined(ndev, (u8 *)&wl->bssid,
-+			                     &wl->conf->channel, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#endif
- 			set_bit(WL_STATUS_CONNECTED, &wl->status);
- 			wl->profile->active = true;
- 		}
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-recent.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-recent.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 97a331a2b..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-linux-recent.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-08-01 08:52:22.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-09-13 14:25:36.463020788 +0200
-@@ -910,7 +910,11 @@
- 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
- static struct pci_driver wl_pci_driver = {
-+#else
-+static struct pci_driver wl_pci_driver __refdata = {
-+#endif
- 	name:		"wl",
- 	probe:		wl_pci_probe,
- 	suspend:	wl_suspend,
-@@ -3235,7 +3239,7 @@
- void
- wl_tkip_printstats(wl_info_t *wl, bool group_key)
- {
--#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 14)
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 14) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	char debug_buf[512];
- 	int idx;
- 	if (wl->tkipmodops) {
-@@ -3408,6 +3412,7 @@
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_read(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset, int length, int *eof, void *data)
- {
-@@ -3462,19 +3467,90 @@
- 	return length;
- }
- 
-+#else
-+
-+static int
-+wl_proc_read(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
-+{
-+	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)seq->private;
-+	int bcmerror, to_user;
-+
-+	WL_LOCK(wl);
-+	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, WLC_GET_MONITOR, &to_user, sizeof(int), NULL);
-+	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-+
-+	seq_printf(seq, "%d\n", to_user);
-+	return bcmerror;
-+}
-+
-+static ssize_t wl_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buff,
-+			     size_t length, loff_t *ppos)
-+{
-+	struct seq_file *seq = file->private_data;
-+	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)seq->private;
-+	int bcmerror, from_user = 0;
-+
-+	if (length != 1) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: Invalid data length\n", __FUNCTION__));
-+		return -EIO;
-+	}
-+
-+	if (copy_from_user(&from_user, buff, 1)) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: copy from user failed\n", __FUNCTION__));
-+		return -EFAULT;
-+	}
-+
-+	if (from_user >= 0x30)
-+		from_user -= 0x30;
-+
-+	WL_LOCK(wl);
-+	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, WLC_SET_MONITOR, &from_user, sizeof(int), NULL);
-+	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-+
-+	if (bcmerror < 0) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: SET_MONITOR failed with %d\n", __FUNCTION__, bcmerror));
-+		return -EIO;
-+	}
-+	*ppos += length;
-+	return length;
-+}
-+
-+static int wl_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-+{
-+	return single_open(file, wl_proc_read, PDE_DATA(inode));
-+}
-+
-+static const struct file_operations wl_proc_fops = {
-+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-+	.open = wl_proc_open,
-+	.read = seq_read,
-+	.write = wl_proc_write,
-+	.llseek = seq_lseek,
-+	.release = single_release,
-+};
-+#endif
-+
- static int
- wl_reg_proc_entry(wl_info_t *wl)
- {
- 	char tmp[32];
- 	sprintf(tmp, "%s%d", HYBRID_PROC, wl->pub->unit);
--	if ((wl->proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL)) == NULL) {
-+
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+	wl->proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL);
-+	if (wl->proc_entry) {
-+		wl->proc_entry->read_proc = wl_proc_read;
-+		wl->proc_entry->write_proc = wl_proc_write;
-+		wl->proc_entry->data = wl;
-+	} 
-+#else
-+	wl->proc_entry = proc_create_data(tmp, 0644, NULL, &wl_proc_fops, wl);
-+#endif
-+	if (!wl->proc_entry) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: create_proc_entry %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
- 		ASSERT(0);
- 		return -1;
- 	}
--	wl->proc_entry->read_proc = wl_proc_read;
--	wl->proc_entry->write_proc = wl_proc_write;
--	wl->proc_entry->data = wl;
- 	return 0;
- }
- #ifdef WLOFFLD
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-makefile.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09c495d2a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.141-makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile.old	2013-04-28 22:42:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ Makefile	2013-04-28 22:45:53.000000000 +0200
-@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
- 
- EXTRA_LDFLAGS      := $(src)/lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped
- 
--KBASE              ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`
-+KBASE              ?= /lib/modules/${KV_FULL}
- KBUILD_DIR         ?= $(KBASE)/build
--MDEST_DIR          ?= $(KBASE)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
-+MDEST_DIR          ?= ${D}$(KBASE)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
- 
- all:
- 	KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C $(KBUILD_DIR) M=`pwd`
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.17.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.17.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ee009237..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.17.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-From 5f7db08c046bd31b162a102ca868fa334a0357b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Michael Marineau <mike@marineau.org>
-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:49:43 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] linux 3.17
-
-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c835a677331495cf137a7f8a023463afd9f032f8
----
- src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c | 4 ++++
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
-index 1622127..11c4ec2 100644
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
-@@ -1308,7 +1308,11 @@ wl_alloc_linux_if(wl_if_t *wlif)
- 	dev->priv = priv_link;
- #else
- 
-+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0))
- 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, ether_setup);
-+#else
-+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
-+#endif
- 	if (!dev) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("wl%d: %s: alloc_netdev failed\n",
- 			(wl->pub)?wl->pub->unit:wlif->subunit, __FUNCTION__));
--- 
-1.8.5.5
-
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.18.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.18.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4860912d9..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-linux-3.18.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From 5aae9ccfda6dfc680403b4a5ff9a36dcd5331dfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Michael Marineau <mike@marineau.org>
-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:17:46 -0800
-Subject: [PATCH] linux 3.18
-
-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5bc8c1f2b070bab82ed738f98ecfac725e33c57f
----
- src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c | 6 +++++-
- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-index 514a892..e3ebef2 100644
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-@@ -2010,7 +2010,11 @@ static s32 wl_inform_single_bss(struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl, struct wl_bss_info
- 
- 	notify_ie = (u8 *)bi + le16_to_cpu(bi->ie_offset);
- 	notify_ielen = le32_to_cpu(bi->ie_length);
--	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, (const u8 *)(bi->BSSID.octet),
-+	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel,
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 18, 0)
-+		CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN,
-+#endif
-+		(const u8 *)(bi->BSSID.octet),
- 		0, beacon_proberesp->capab_info, beacon_proberesp->beacon_int,
- 		(const u8 *)notify_ie, notify_ielen, signal, GFP_KERNEL);
- 
--- 
-2.0.4
-
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-Wno-date-time.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-Wno-date-time.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f93e3f1d3..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-Wno-date-time.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile	2014-06-26 10:42:08.000000000 +0000
-+++ b/Makefile	2014-07-17 22:44:01.662297228 +0000
-@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
- EXTRA_CFLAGS       += -I$(src)/src/shared/bcmwifi/include
- #EXTRA_CFLAGS       += -DBCMDBG_ASSERT -DBCMDBG_ERR
- 
-+EXTRA_CFLAGS       += -Wno-date-time
-+
- EXTRA_LDFLAGS      := $(src)/lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped
- 
- KBASE              ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-3.15-3.18.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-3.15-3.18.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fe63199a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-3.15-3.18.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,350 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2014-06-26 12:42:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2015-01-22 01:43:25.378920452 +0100
-@@ -63,8 +63,13 @@
- static s32 wl_cfg80211_join_ibss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-            struct cfg80211_ibss_params *params);
- static s32 wl_cfg80211_leave_ibss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 16, 0)
- static s32 wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-            struct net_device *dev, u8 *mac, struct station_info *sinfo);
-+#else
-+static s32 wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-+           struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac, struct station_info *sinfo);
-+#endif
- static s32 wl_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-            struct net_device *dev, bool enabled, s32 timeout);
- static int wl_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-@@ -1387,7 +1392,7 @@
- 	key_endian_to_host(&key);
- 
- 	params.key_len = (u8) min_t(u8, DOT11_MAX_KEY_SIZE, key.len);
--	memcpy(params.key, key.data, params.key_len);
-+	memcpy((char *)params.key, key.data, params.key_len);
- 
- 	if ((err = wl_dev_ioctl(dev, WLC_GET_WSEC, &wsec, sizeof(wsec)))) {
- 		return err;
-@@ -1421,9 +1426,15 @@
- 	return err;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 16, 0)
- static s32
- wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-                         u8 *mac, struct station_info *sinfo)
-+#else
-+static s32
-+wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-+                        const u8 *mac, struct station_info *sinfo)
-+#endif
- {
- 	struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl = wiphy_to_wl(wiphy);
- 	scb_val_t scb_val;
-@@ -2010,9 +2021,15 @@
- 
- 	notify_ie = (u8 *)bi + le16_to_cpu(bi->ie_offset);
- 	notify_ielen = le32_to_cpu(bi->ie_length);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 18, 0)
- 	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, (const u8 *)(bi->BSSID.octet),
- 		0, beacon_proberesp->capab_info, beacon_proberesp->beacon_int,
- 		(const u8 *)notify_ie, notify_ielen, signal, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#else
-+	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN, (const u8 *)(bi->BSSID.octet),
-+		0, beacon_proberesp->capab_info, beacon_proberesp->beacon_int,
-+		(const u8 *)notify_ie, notify_ielen, signal, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#endif
- 
- 	if (unlikely(!cbss))
- 		return -ENOMEM;
-@@ -2071,7 +2088,26 @@
- 			wl_get_assoc_ies(wl);
- 			memcpy(&wl->bssid, &e->addr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
- 			wl_update_bss_info(wl);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)
-+			{
-+				struct wl_bss_info *bi;
-+				u16 bss_info_channel;
-+				struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
-+				u32 freq;
-+
-+				bi = (struct wl_bss_info *)(wl->extra_buf + 4);
-+				bss_info_channel = bi->ctl_ch ? bi->ctl_ch : CHSPEC_CHANNEL(bi->chanspec);
-+
-+				freq = ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(bss_info_channel,
-+				       (bss_info_channel <= CH_MAX_2G_CHANNEL) ?
-+				       IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ : IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ);
-+
-+				channel = ieee80211_get_channel(wl_to_wiphy(wl), freq);
-+				cfg80211_ibss_joined(ndev, (u8 *)&wl->bssid, channel, GFP_KERNEL);
-+			}
-+#else
- 			cfg80211_ibss_joined(ndev, (u8 *)&wl->bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#endif
- 			set_bit(WL_STATUS_CONNECTED, &wl->status);
- 			wl->profile->active = true;
- 		}
-@@ -2629,7 +2665,15 @@
- 
- void wl_cfg80211_detach(struct net_device *ndev)
- {
--	struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl = ndev_to_wl(ndev);
-+	struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl;
-+	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
-+	
-+	wdev = ndev->ieee80211_ptr;
-+	if (wdev == NULL) {
-+                printk(KERN_ERR "[%s()] in ndev=%p: IEEE80211ptr=%p\n", __FUNCTION__, ndev, wdev);
-+                return;
-+        }
-+	wl = ndev_to_wl(ndev);
- 
- 	wl_deinit_cfg80211_priv(wl);
- 	wl_free_wdev(wl);
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_dbg.h	2014-06-26 12:42:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_dbg.h	2015-01-22 01:43:25.379920462 +0100
-@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@
- 
- #define WL_NONE(args)
- 
-+#define FORCE_TRACE_LEVEL(fmt, ...) do { printk(KERN_ERR fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0) /* ## is GCC specific syntax to remove comma when single arg */
-+
- #ifdef BCMDBG_ERR
- #define	WL_ERROR(args)		WL_PRINT(args)
- #else
--#define	WL_ERROR(args)
-+#define	WL_ERROR(args)		FORCE_TRACE_LEVEL args
- #endif 
- #define	WL_TRACE(args)
- #define WL_APSTA_UPDN(args)
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2014-06-26 12:42:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2015-01-22 01:44:58.580453805 +0100
-@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
- static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(wl_pm_ops, wl_suspend, wl_resume);
- #endif
- 
--static struct pci_driver wl_pci_driver = {
-+static struct pci_driver wl_pci_driver __refdata = {
- 	.name =		"wl",
- 	.probe =	wl_pci_probe,
- 	.remove =	__devexit_p(wl_remove),
-@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@
- 		MFREE(wl->osh, wlif->dev, sizeof(struct net_device));
- #else
- 		free_netdev(wlif->dev);
-+		wlif->dev = NULL;
- #endif 
- 	}
- 
-@@ -1307,7 +1308,12 @@
- 	dev->priv = priv_link;
- #else
- 
-+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0))
- 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, ether_setup);
-+#else
-+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
-+			   ether_setup);
-+#endif
- 	if (!dev) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("wl%d: %s: alloc_netdev failed\n",
- 			(wl->pub)?wl->pub->unit:wlif->subunit, __FUNCTION__));
-@@ -1651,11 +1657,7 @@
- 	}
- 
- 	WL_LOCK(wl);
--	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
--		bcmerror = BCME_EPERM;
--	} else {
--		bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, ioc.cmd, buf, ioc.len, wlif->wlcif);
--	}
-+	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, ioc.cmd, buf, ioc.len, wlif->wlcif);
- 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
- 
- done1:
-@@ -2157,8 +2159,8 @@
- 	wlif = WL_DEV_IF(dev);
- 	wl = WL_INFO(dev);
- 
-+	skb->prev = NULL;
- 	if (WL_ALL_PASSIVE_ENAB(wl) || (WL_RTR() && WL_CONFIG_SMP())) {
--		skb->prev = NULL;
- 
- 		TXQ_LOCK(wl);
- 
-@@ -2455,8 +2457,10 @@
- 		p80211msg_t *phdr;
- 
- 		len = sizeof(p80211msg_t) + oskb->len - D11_PHY_HDR_LEN;
--		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL)
-+		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL) {
-+			WL_ERROR(("in %s:%d [%s()] dev_alloc_skb() failure!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__));
- 			return;
-+		}
- 
- 		skb_put(skb, len);
- 		phdr = (p80211msg_t*)skb->data;
-@@ -2535,8 +2539,10 @@
- 			rtap_len = sizeof(wl_radiotap_ht_brcm_2_t);
- 
- 		len = rtap_len + (oskb->len - D11_PHY_HDR_LEN);
--		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL)
-+		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL) {
-+			WL_ERROR(("in %s:%d [%s()] dev_alloc_skb() failure!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__));
- 			return;
-+		}
- 
- 		skb_put(skb, len);
- 
-@@ -2664,8 +2670,10 @@
- 			len += amsdu_len;
- 		}
- 
--		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL)
-+		if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(len)) == NULL) {
-+			WL_ERROR(("in %s:%d [%s()] dev_alloc_skb() failure!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__));
- 			return;
-+		}
- 
- 		skb_put(skb, len);
- 
-@@ -2990,7 +2998,7 @@
- }
- 
- void
--wl_set_monitor(wl_info_t *wl, int val)
-+wl_set_monitor(wl_info_t *wl, int val) /* public => is called by wlc_hybrid.o_shipped */
- {
- 	const char *devname;
- 	wl_if_t *wlif;
-@@ -3224,42 +3232,75 @@
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_read(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset, int length, int *eof, void *data)
-+{
-+	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- #else
- static ssize_t
--wl_proc_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *data)
--#endif
-+wl_proc_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *offp)
- {
--	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
--	int to_user;
--	int len;
-+	wl_info_t * wl = PDE_DATA(file_inode(filp));
-+#endif
-+	int bcmerror, len;
-+	int to_user = 0;
-+	char tmp[8];
- 
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	if (offset > 0) {
- 		*eof = 1;
- 		return 0;
- 	}
-+#else
-+	if (*offp > 0) { /* for example, stop: cat /proc/brcm_monitor0 */
-+		return 0; /* 0 <=> EOF */
-+	}
- #endif
- 
--	if (!length) {
--		WL_ERROR(("%s: Not enough return buf space\n", __FUNCTION__));
--		return 0;
--	}
- 	WL_LOCK(wl);
--	wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, WLC_GET_MONITOR, &to_user, sizeof(int), NULL);
--	len = sprintf(buffer, "%d\n", to_user);
--	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
--	return len;
-+	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, WLC_GET_MONITOR, &to_user, sizeof(int), NULL);
-+ 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-+
-+	if (bcmerror != BCME_OK) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: GET_MONITOR failed with %d\n", __FUNCTION__, bcmerror));
-+		return -EIO;
-+	}
-+
-+ 	len = snprintf(tmp, ARRAY_SIZE(tmp), "%d\n", to_user);
-+	tmp[ARRAY_SIZE(tmp) - 1] = '\0';
-+	if (len >= ARRAY_SIZE(tmp)) {
-+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d [%s()] output would be truncated (ret=%d)!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, len);
-+		return -ERANGE;
-+	}
-+	else if (len < 0) {
-+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d [%s()] unable to convert value (ret=%d)!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, len);
-+		return len;
-+	}
-+	if (length < len) {
-+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d [%s()] user buffer is too small (at least=%d ; user=%d)!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, len, (int)length);
-+		return -EMSGSIZE;
-+	}
-+	if (copy_to_user(buffer, tmp, len) != 0) {
-+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d [%s()] unable to copy data!", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
-+		return -EFAULT;
-+	}
-+	
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+	*offp += len;
-+#endif
-+
-+ 	return len;
- }
- 
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_write(struct file *filp, const char *buff, unsigned long length, void *data)
-+{
-+	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- #else
- static ssize_t
--wl_proc_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buff, size_t length, loff_t *data)
--#endif
-+wl_proc_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buff, size_t length, loff_t *offp)
- {
--	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
-+	wl_info_t * wl = PDE_DATA(file_inode(filp));
-+#endif
- 	int from_user = 0;
- 	int bcmerror;
- 
-@@ -3270,7 +3311,11 @@
- 	}
- 	if (copy_from_user(&from_user, buff, 1)) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: copy from user failed\n", __FUNCTION__));
--		return -EIO;
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+ 		return -EIO;
-+#else
-+		return -EFAULT;
-+#endif
- 	}
- 
- 	if (from_user >= 0x30)
-@@ -3280,10 +3325,15 @@
- 	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, WLC_SET_MONITOR, &from_user, sizeof(int), NULL);
- 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
- 
--	if (bcmerror < 0) {
-+	if (bcmerror != BCME_OK) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: SET_MONITOR failed with %d\n", __FUNCTION__, bcmerror));
- 		return -EIO;
- 	}
-+	
-+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)) && 0 /* no need to update offset because this file should only trigger action... */
-+	*offp += length;
-+#endif
-+
- 	return length;
- }
- 
-@@ -3304,8 +3354,8 @@
- 	if ((wl->proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL)) == NULL) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: create_proc_entry %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
- #else
--	if ((wl->proc_entry = proc_create(tmp, 0644, NULL, &wl_fops)) == NULL) {
--		WL_ERROR(("%s: proc_create %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
-+	if ((wl->proc_entry = proc_create_data(tmp, 0644, NULL, &wl_fops, wl)) == NULL) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: proc_create_data %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
- #endif
- 		ASSERT(0);
- 		return -1;
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-4.0.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-4.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d18c19bd..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r3-linux-4.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---- src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c.orig	2015-04-27 11:08:10.252439465 +0000
-+++ src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2015-04-27 11:10:52.454433122 +0000
-@@ -1441,7 +1441,11 @@ wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wi
- 		WL_DBG(("Could not get rate (%d)\n", err));
- 	} else {
- 		rate = dtoh32(rate);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
- 		sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE;
-+#else
-+        sinfo->filled |= BIT(NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BITRATE);
-+#endif
- 		sinfo->txrate.legacy = rate * 5;
- 		WL_DBG(("Rate %d Mbps\n", (rate / 2)));
- 	}
-@@ -1454,7 +1458,11 @@ wl_cfg80211_get_station(struct wiphy *wi
- 			return err;
- 		}
- 		rssi = dtoh32(scb_val.val);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
- 		sinfo->filled |= STATION_INFO_SIGNAL;
-+#else
-+        sinfo->filled |= BIT(NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL);
-+#endif
- 		sinfo->signal = rssi;
- 		WL_DBG(("RSSI %d dBm\n", rssi));
- 	}
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r4-linux-4.2.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r4-linux-4.2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e9f8a15b..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248-r4-linux-4.2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-index ea0726f..1541dad 100644
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-@@ -2047,7 +2047,11 @@ wl_notify_connect_status(struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl, struct net_device *ndev,
- 		}
- 		else if ((event == WLC_E_LINK && ~(flags & WLC_EVENT_MSG_LINK)) ||
- 			event == WLC_E_DEAUTH_IND || event == WLC_E_DISASSOC_IND) {
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)
-+			cfg80211_disconnected(ndev, 0, NULL, 0, false, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#else
- 			cfg80211_disconnected(ndev, 0, NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-+#endif
- 			clear_bit(WL_STATUS_CONNECTED, &wl->status);
- 			wl_link_down(wl);
- 			wl_init_prof(wl->profile);
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r1-linux-3.18.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r1-linux-3.18.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a0e7136c..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r1-linux-3.18.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2014-06-26 12:42:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2015-01-22 01:44:58.580453805 +0100
-@@ -2157,8 +2159,8 @@
- 	wlif = WL_DEV_IF(dev);
- 	wl = WL_INFO(dev);
- 
-+	skb->prev = NULL;
- 	if (WL_ALL_PASSIVE_ENAB(wl) || (WL_RTR() && WL_CONFIG_SMP())) {
--		skb->prev = NULL;
- 
- 		TXQ_LOCK(wl);
- 
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3-v2.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3-v2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 588f77ad1..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3-v2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff -ruN a/src/shared/linux_osl.c b/src/shared/linux_osl.c
---- a/src/shared/linux_osl.c	2015-11-26 12:16:23.343091098 -0800
-+++ b/src/shared/linux_osl.c	2015-11-26 12:17:08.657092739 -0800
-@@ -932,7 +932,11 @@
- 	uint cycles;
- 
- #if defined(__i386__)
--	rdtscl(cycles);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 3, 0)
-+	cycles = (u32)rdtsc();
-+#else
-+	rdtscl(cycles);
-+#endif
- #else
- 	cycles = 0;
- #endif 
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7869dbf6c..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r2-linux-4.3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -ruN a/src/shared/linux_osl.c b/src/shared/linux_osl.c
---- a/src/shared/linux_osl.c	2015-11-26 12:16:23.343091098 -0800
-+++ b/src/shared/linux_osl.c	2015-11-26 12:17:08.657092739 -0800
-@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@
- 	uint cycles;
- 
- #if defined(__i386__)
--	rdtscl(cycles);
-+	cycles = (u32)native_read_tsc();
- #else
- 	cycles = 0;
- #endif 
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r3-linux-4.7.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r3-linux-4.7.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 55b30e34a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r3-linux-4.7.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2016-08-20 17:19:11.285578121 +0200
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2016-08-20 17:20:55.611574041 +0200
-@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
- u32 wl_dbg_level = WL_DBG_ERR;
- #endif
-
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0)
-+#define IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ NL80211_BAND_2GHZ
-+#define IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ NL80211_BAND_5GHZ
-+#endif
-+
- static s32 wl_cfg80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
-            enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags, struct vif_params *params);
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 6, 0)
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.7.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.7.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 566680a09..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.7.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-Since Linux 4.7, the enum ieee80211_band is no longer used
-
-This shall cause no problem's since both enums ieee80211_band
-and nl80211_band were added in the same commit:
-https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=13ae75b103e07304a34ab40c9136e9f53e06475c
-
-This patch refactors the references of IEEE80211_BAND_* to NL80211_BAND_*
-
-Reference:
-https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=57fbcce37be7c1d2622b56587c10ade00e96afa3
-
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2016-06-13 11:57:36.159340297 -0500
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c	2016-06-13 11:58:18.442323435 -0500
-@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
- #endif				
- 
- #define CHAN2G(_channel, _freq, _flags) {			\
--	.band			= IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ,		\
-+	.band			= NL80211_BAND_2GHZ,		\
- 	.center_freq		= (_freq),			\
- 	.hw_value		= (_channel),			\
- 	.flags			= (_flags),			\
-@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
- }
- 
- #define CHAN5G(_channel, _flags) {				\
--	.band			= IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ,		\
-+	.band			= NL80211_BAND_5GHZ,		\
- 	.center_freq		= 5000 + (5 * (_channel)),	\
- 	.hw_value		= (_channel),			\
- 	.flags			= (_flags),			\
-@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
- };
- 
- static struct ieee80211_supported_band __wl_band_2ghz = {
--	.band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ,
-+	.band = NL80211_BAND_2GHZ,
- 	.channels = __wl_2ghz_channels,
- 	.n_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(__wl_2ghz_channels),
- 	.bitrates = wl_g_rates,
-@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
- };
- 
- static struct ieee80211_supported_band __wl_band_5ghz_a = {
--	.band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ,
-+	.band = NL80211_BAND_5GHZ,
- 	.channels = __wl_5ghz_a_channels,
- 	.n_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(__wl_5ghz_a_channels),
- 	.bitrates = wl_a_rates,
-@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
- };
- 
- static struct ieee80211_supported_band __wl_band_5ghz_n = {
--	.band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ,
-+	.band = NL80211_BAND_5GHZ,
- 	.channels = __wl_5ghz_n_channels,
- 	.n_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(__wl_5ghz_n_channels),
- 	.bitrates = wl_a_rates,
-@@ -1876,8 +1876,8 @@
- 	wdev->wiphy->max_num_pmkids = WL_NUM_PMKIDS_MAX;
- #endif
- 	wdev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) | BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
--	wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &__wl_band_2ghz;
--	wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ] = &__wl_band_5ghz_a; 
-+	wdev->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &__wl_band_2ghz;
-+	wdev->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] = &__wl_band_5ghz_a; 
- 	wdev->wiphy->signal_type = CFG80211_SIGNAL_TYPE_MBM;
- 	wdev->wiphy->cipher_suites = __wl_cipher_suites;
- 	wdev->wiphy->n_cipher_suites = ARRAY_SIZE(__wl_cipher_suites);
-@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
- 	freq = ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(notif_bss_info->channel,
- 		(notif_bss_info->channel <= CH_MAX_2G_CHANNEL) ?
--		IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ : IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ);
-+		NL80211_BAND_2GHZ : NL80211_BAND_5GHZ);
- #else
- 	freq = ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(notif_bss_info->channel);
- #endif
-@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@
- 				return err;
- 			}
- 			chan = wf_chspec_ctlchan(chanspec);
--			band = (chan <= CH_MAX_2G_CHANNEL) ? IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ : IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ;
-+			band = (chan <= CH_MAX_2G_CHANNEL) ? NL80211_BAND_2GHZ : NL80211_BAND_5GHZ;
- 			freq = ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(chan, band);
- 			channel = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, freq);
- 			cfg80211_ibss_joined(ndev, (u8 *)&wl->bssid, channel, GFP_KERNEL);
-@@ -2250,10 +2250,10 @@
- 		join_params->params.chanspec_list[0] =
- 		    ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(chan->center_freq);
- 
--		if (chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
-+		if (chan->band == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
- 			chanspec |= WL_CHANSPEC_BAND_2G;
- 		}
--		else if (chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ) {
-+		else if (chan->band == NL80211_BAND_5GHZ) {
- 			chanspec |= WL_CHANSPEC_BAND_5G;
- 		}
- 		else {
-@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@
- 
- 	if (phy == 'n' || phy == 'a' || phy == 'v') {
- 		wiphy = wl_to_wiphy(wl);
--		wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ] = &__wl_band_5ghz_n;
-+		wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] = &__wl_band_5ghz_n;
- 	}
- 
- 	return err;
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.8.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.8.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 20e8a9ae4..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4-linux-4.8.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-From d3f93542326a06d920c6eb89b703384290d37b8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@canonical.com>
-Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 17:35:34 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Add support for Linux 4.8
-
-Orginal author: Krzysztof Kolasa
----
- src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-index 2fc71fe..ec5e472 100644
---- a/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-@@ -2388,8 +2388,16 @@ wl_bss_connect_done(struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl, struct net_device *ndev,
- 	s32 err = 0;
- 
- 	if (wl->scan_request) {
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)
-+		struct cfg80211_scan_info info = {
-+			.aborted = true,
-+		};
-+		WL_DBG(("%s: Aborting scan\n", __FUNCTION__));
-+		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, &info);
-+#else
- 		WL_DBG(("%s: Aborting scan\n", __FUNCTION__));
- 		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, true);     
-+#endif
- 		wl->scan_request = NULL;
- 	}
- 
-@@ -2490,7 +2498,14 @@ wl_notify_scan_status(struct wl_cfg80211_priv *wl, struct net_device *ndev,
- 
- scan_done_out:
- 	if (wl->scan_request) {
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)
-+		struct cfg80211_scan_info info = {
-+			.aborted = false,
-+		};
-+		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, &info);
-+#else
- 		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, false);
-+#endif
- 		wl->scan_request = NULL;
- 	}
- 	rtnl_unlock();
-@@ -2909,7 +2924,14 @@ s32 wl_cfg80211_down(struct net_device *ndev)
- 	s32 err = 0;
- 
- 	if (wl->scan_request) {
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)
-+		struct cfg80211_scan_info info = {
-+			.aborted = true,
-+		};
-+		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, &info);
-+#else
- 		cfg80211_scan_done(wl->scan_request, true);	
-+#endif
- 		wl->scan_request = NULL;
- 	}
- 
--- 
-2.7.4
-
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.10.0.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.10.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c575f289a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.10.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom.orig/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
---- bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom.orig/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-04-23 12:31:31.011588881 +0200
-+++ bcmwl-6.30.223.30+bdcom/src/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c	2013-05-20 18:27:18.830187333 +0200
-@@ -3229,7 +3229,12 @@
- wl_tkip_printstats(wl_info_t *wl, bool group_key)
- {
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 14)
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+	struct seq_file sfile;
-+	struct seq_file *debug_buf = &sfile;	
-+#else
- 	char debug_buf[512];
-+#endif
- 	int idx;
- 	if (wl->tkipmodops) {
- 		if (group_key) {
-@@ -3242,7 +3247,11 @@
- 			wl->tkipmodops->print_stats(debug_buf, wl->tkip_ucast_data);
- 		else
- 			return;
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+		printk("%s: TKIP stats from module: %s\n", debug_buf->buf, group_key?"Bcast":"Ucast");
-+#else
- 		printk("%s: TKIP stats from module: %s\n", debug_buf, group_key?"Bcast":"Ucast");
-+#endif
- 	}
- #endif 
- }
-@@ -3401,17 +3410,24 @@
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_read(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset, int length, int *eof, void *data)
-+#else
-+static ssize_t 
-+wl_proc_read (struct file *filp, char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *data)
-+#endif
- {
- 	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- 	int bcmerror, to_user;
- 	int len;
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	if (offset > 0) {
- 		*eof = 1;
- 		return 0;
- 	}
-+#endif
- 
- 	if (!length) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: Not enough return buf space\n", __FUNCTION__));
-@@ -3424,8 +3440,13 @@
- 	return len;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- static int
- wl_proc_write(struct file *filp, const char *buff, unsigned long length, void *data)
-+#else
-+static ssize_t 
-+wl_proc_write (struct file *filp, const char __user *buff, size_t length, loff_t *data)
-+#endif
- {
- 	wl_info_t * wl = (wl_info_t *)data;
- 	int from_user = 0;
-@@ -3455,19 +3476,34 @@
- 	return length;
- }
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+static const struct file_operations wl_fops = {
-+     .owner	= THIS_MODULE,
-+     .read	= wl_proc_read,
-+     .write	= wl_proc_write,
-+};
-+#endif
-+
- static int
- wl_reg_proc_entry(wl_info_t *wl)
- {
- 	char tmp[32];
- 	sprintf(tmp, "%s%d", HYBRID_PROC, wl->pub->unit);
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	if ((wl->proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL)) == NULL) {
- 		WL_ERROR(("%s: create_proc_entry %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
-+#else
-+	if ((wl->proc_entry = proc_create(tmp, 0644, NULL, &wl_fops)) == NULL) {
-+		WL_ERROR(("%s: proc_create %s failed\n", __FUNCTION__, tmp));
-+#endif
- 		ASSERT(0);
- 		return -1;
- 	}
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
- 	wl->proc_entry->read_proc = wl_proc_read;
- 	wl->proc_entry->write_proc = wl_proc_write;
- 	wl->proc_entry->data = wl;
-+#endif
- 	return 0;
- }
- #ifdef WLOFFLD
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.9.0.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.9.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a6e3d3d1f..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-linux-3.9.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
---- src.orig/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-+++ src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.c
-@@ -2013,8 +2013,12 @@
- 		ie_len = (size_t)(ies->len);
- 		rcu_read_unlock();
- #endif
--		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
--	}
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
-+ 		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
-+#else
-+		cfg80211_put_bss(wl_to_wiphy(wl), bss);
-+#endif
-+ 	}
- 
- 	tim = bcm_parse_tlvs(ie, ie_len, WLAN_EID_TIM);
- 	if (tim) {
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-makefile.patch b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09c495d2a..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/files/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.30-makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile.old	2013-04-28 22:42:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ Makefile	2013-04-28 22:45:53.000000000 +0200
-@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
- 
- EXTRA_LDFLAGS      := $(src)/lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped
- 
--KBASE              ?= /lib/modules/`uname -r`
-+KBASE              ?= /lib/modules/${KV_FULL}
- KBUILD_DIR         ?= $(KBASE)/build
--MDEST_DIR          ?= $(KBASE)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
-+MDEST_DIR          ?= ${D}$(KBASE)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
- 
- all:
- 	KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C $(KBUILD_DIR) M=`pwd`
diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/metadata.xml b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 07138473b..000000000
--- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>mattst88@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Matt Turner</name>
-	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>tomboy64@sina.cn</email>
-		<name>M.B.</name>
-	</maintainer>
-	<upstream>
-		<remote-id type="launchpad">~albertomilone</remote-id>
-	</upstream>
-</pkgmetadata>