Re: [PATCH wpan-tools] interface: fix interface type info

[Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>]

On 06/04/2015 12:34 PM, Alexander Aring wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 03, 2015 at 11:21:38AM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
>> ---
>>   src/interface.c |    2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
>> index e501763..1c59876 100644
>> --- a/src/interface.c
>> +++ b/src/interface.c
>> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const char *iftype_name(enum nl802154_iftype iftype)
>>   	case NL802154_IFTYPE_COORD:
>>   		return "coordinator";
>>   	default:
>> -		sprintf(modebuf, "Unknown mode (%d)", iftype);
>> +		sprintf(modebuf, "Invalid iftype (%d)", iftype);
>>   		return modebuf;
> This error message is like iw tool. I don't know how we strict we should
> make the behaviour like wireless here. I think it's okay to change that.
>
> But note there is also a "modebuf" and you changed "Unknown mode ..." to
> "Unknown iftype..." if you want to change it then I would assume to make
> everything to "iftypeFOOBAR". I mean change "modebuf" to "iftypebuf" or
> something else.

Yes. Agree with you. This leads to a confusion.

I will change to *iftypebuf*. V2 is on the way.

Thanks

> I can understand "Unknown mode" is confusing. But to handle now "iftypeFOO"
> and "modeFOO" is more confusing than before.
>
> - Alex

-- 
Varka Bhadram


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