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> > > Should /proc/net/batman-adv/interface be replaced with an IOCTL interface
> > > similar to brctl?
> >
> > How to design the kernel<->userspace interface that it doesn't end like
> > wireless-tools?
> 
> I'm not so familiar with the iwconfig situation you seem to refer to. Could you 
> outline the issues ?

It is complex and horrible. It is also badly implemented by many
wireless devices so is inconsistent.

However, batman has a much simpler interface. There is a lot less to
configure:

originator interval
aggregation to enable/disable
vis server/client mode
interfaces to use

So it should be possible to implement a reasonably simple interface. I
think only the interfaces is somewhat tricky and needs thinking
about. The rest can be individual files in /sys.

       Andrew