From: Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>,
linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:15:52 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120418121551.GE19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1334714611.3725.34.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net>
Hi Johannes,
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 07:03:31PM -0700, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > I am new to the wireless code but can new virtual interface separate those
> > interfaces? They can have different MAC addresses and you can run
> > wpa_supplicant for each virtual interface separately.
>
> It's never in your best interest to run one supplicant per virtual
> interface, you want to run one per piece of hardware so it can
> coordinate between virtual interfaces.
Do I understand it right that virtual interfaces are like separate devices from
user point of view? If I create virtual interface and assign MAC I can
transfer data through it without affecting other interfaces? Then
wpa_supplicant does not need to know about it at all.
Best regards
Andrei Emeltchenko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-04-18 12:15 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 [this message]
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
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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