From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from s3.sipsolutions.net ([5.9.151.49] helo=sipsolutions.net) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1ZxyRv-0002xO-Ne for ath10k@lists.infradead.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:38:37 +0000 Message-ID: <1447598285.2554.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: add VHT support for Mesh From: Johannes Berg Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:38:05 +0100 In-Reply-To: <5646774D.2000801@codeaurora.org> References: <1447358605.2131.3.camel@sipsolutions.net> <564505A6.9030001@codeaurora.org> <1447364413.2131.5.camel@sipsolutions.net> <56451294.9060205@codeaurora.org> <1447367523.2131.6.camel@sipsolutions.net> <56451B2F.3060704@codeaurora.org> <1447400275.3271.2.camel@sipsolutions.net> <5646774D.2000801@codeaurora.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Sender: "ath10k" Errors-To: ath10k-bounces+kvalo=adurom.com@lists.infradead.org To: Peter Oh , Peter Oh , ath10k@lists.infradead.org Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org T24gRnJpLCAyMDE1LTExLTEzIGF0IDE1OjUwIC0wODAwLCBQZXRlciBPaCB3cm90ZToKPsKgCj4g SSdtIHNheWluZywgY2Fubm90IHVzZSBWSFQgTWVzaCBieSB3cGFfc3VwcGxpY2FudCBiZWNhdXNl IGEgbGFjayBvZiAKPiBjb21tdW5pY2F0aW9uIG1ldGhvZCBiZXR3ZWVuIGRyaXZlciBhbmQgd3Bh X3N1cHBsaWNhbnQsIGhlbmNlCj4gZXh0ZW5kaW5nIE5MODAyMTEgZmVhdHVyZSBmbGFnLgo+ID4g CgpBbmQgSSdtIGFyZ3VpbmcgdGhhdCB5b3UgZG9uJ3QgbmVlZCBzdWNoIGEgY29tbXVuaWNhdGlv biBtZXRob2Qgc2luY2UsCnVubGlrZSBJQlNTLCBtZXNoIGRvZXNuJ3QgcmVzdHJpY3QgdGhlIGNo YW5uZWwgd2lkdGggdXNhYmxlIGZ1cnRoZXIKdGhhbiB0aGUgSFQvVkhUIGNhcGFiaWxpdGllcy4K Ckl0IG1pZ2h0LCBvbiB0aGUgb3RoZXIgaGFuZCwgdmVyeSB3ZWxsIGJlIHRoYXQgbWVzaCBzdHVm ZiBpcyBtaXNzaW5nCnNvbWUgVkhUIGNvbXBhdGliaWxpdHkgdG9kYXkgLSB0aGF0IHdvdWxkIGJl IGFuIGFyZ3VtZW50IGZvciBhIG1vcmUKY29tcHJlaGVuc2l2ZSBwYXRjaCB0aGF0IHRoZW4gaW5j bHVkZXMgdGhlIGZlYXR1cmUgZmxhZyB0byBzYXkgIndlJ3ZlCmZpeGVkIHRoZSBWSFQgaXNzdWVz IGluIG1lc2ggbW9kZSIuIFRoYXQncyBxdWl0ZSBvYnZpb3VzbHkgbm90IHdoYXQKeW91J3JlIGRv aW5nIHRob3VnaC4KCmpvaGFubmVzCgpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fXwphdGgxMGsgbWFpbGluZyBsaXN0CmF0aDEwa0BsaXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQu b3JnCmh0dHA6Ly9saXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8vYXRoMTBrCg== From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from s3.sipsolutions.net ([5.9.151.49]:43936 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751817AbbKOOiN (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Nov 2015 09:38:13 -0500 Message-ID: <1447598285.2554.1.camel@sipsolutions.net> (sfid-20151115_153840_582285_0CE05C2D) Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: add VHT support for Mesh From: Johannes Berg To: Peter Oh , Peter Oh , ath10k@lists.infradead.org Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:38:05 +0100 In-Reply-To: <5646774D.2000801@codeaurora.org> References: <1447358605.2131.3.camel@sipsolutions.net> <564505A6.9030001@codeaurora.org> <1447364413.2131.5.camel@sipsolutions.net> <56451294.9060205@codeaurora.org> <1447367523.2131.6.camel@sipsolutions.net> <56451B2F.3060704@codeaurora.org> <1447400275.3271.2.camel@sipsolutions.net> <5646774D.2000801@codeaurora.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, 2015-11-13 at 15:50 -0800, Peter Oh wrote: >  > I'm saying, cannot use VHT Mesh by wpa_supplicant because a lack of > communication method between driver and wpa_supplicant, hence > extending NL80211 feature flag. > > And I'm arguing that you don't need such a communication method since, unlike IBSS, mesh doesn't restrict the channel width usable further than the HT/VHT capabilities. It might, on the other hand, very well be that mesh stuff is missing some VHT compatibility today - that would be an argument for a more comprehensive patch that then includes the feature flag to say "we've fixed the VHT issues in mesh mode". That's quite obviously not what you're doing though. johannes