From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117]:35482 "EHLO mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753077AbXHKRBD (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:01:03 -0400 Message-ID: <46BDEB49.2070703@lwfinger.net> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:00:57 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: John Linville , Jiri Benc , linux-wireless Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] mac80211: remove radar stuff References: <20070810220544.321975000@sipsolutions.net> <20070810220634.450509000@sipsolutions.net> <46BD2A89.8050906@lwfinger.net> <1186820267.5363.1.camel@johannes.berg> In-Reply-To: <1186820267.5363.1.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 22:18 -0500, Larry Finger wrote: >> Johannes Berg wrote: >>> Unused in drivers, userspace and mac80211. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg >>> --- >> Won't 802.11a drivers need this? If so, does it hurt to leave it in for now? > > Absolutely correct, they probably will. None of the ones we have, > however, actually uses it, and it uses the management interface we're > trying to get rid of for the notification. The same function should > probably be added back to mac80211 or cfg80211 once somebody actually > wants it, but do the notification > 1) with well-defined arguments (explanation for the two args anyone?) > 2) via nl80211 > > It doesn't really "hurt" but I'm trying to actually remove the master > interface now and I'm almost there, so this code is in my way. OK, thanks for the explanation. Larry