From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>,
linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:11:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1334754717.16897.228.camel@aeonflux> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120418123326.GF19228@aemeltch-MOBL1>
Hi Andrei,
> > > > This is also a little bit of confusing since FullMac cards will not
> > > > create an AMP virtual interface. With them you just see the HCI AMP
> > > > controller on the Bluetooth side. Can an AMP virtual interface be just
> > > > virtual inside mac80211 or does it have to have a netdev attached to it?
> > >
> > > If we create virtual interface then netdev is allocated and we can handle
> > > it with common tools.
> >
> > what common tools do you wanna use here. We actually do not wanna have
> > them show up as netdev devices at all. AMP connections don't have IP
> > addresses or anything else for that matter.
>
> I might want to set up MAC address. Otherwise I might not need netdev. I
> feel that I need it for interface separation.
what MAC address? And where do you get this MAC address from? AMP
controllers do not have MAC addresses.
Regards
Marcel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-04-18 13:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-04-10 12:11 [RFCv1] Draft Software/Virtual AMP80211 Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 12:11 ` [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211 Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 12:26 ` Julian Calaby
2012-04-10 12:47 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 16:39 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:17 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-10 21:20 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:24 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-11 7:11 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 2:03 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 12:15 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:38 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 14:52 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 15:09 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 15:39 ` Mat Martineau
2012-04-19 6:36 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-19 13:28 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-19 13:39 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-19 14:21 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:29 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-11 7:05 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 2:07 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 11:20 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 11:51 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 12:10 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 12:15 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 12:33 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 13:11 ` Marcel Holtmann [this message]
2012-04-18 13:22 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:29 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 15:02 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:34 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 14:56 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 14:30 ` Johannes Berg
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