From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:35195 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757765AbXHCJmy (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Aug 2007 05:42:54 -0400 Subject: Re: [ipw3945-devel] chaning mode only when interface down? From: Johannes Berg To: Derek Atkins Cc: dragoran , "Winkler, Tomas" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, network manager , ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: References: <1186058047.24230.38.camel@johannes.berg> <46B1D28F.1080006@gmail.com> <1186059192.24230.44.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-be7bS6cSRUi2KMvxgA3Z" Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:41:52 +0200 Message-Id: <1186134112.4647.17.camel@johannes.berg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-be7bS6cSRUi2KMvxgA3Z Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 11:52 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > Well, for one thing in many cases the interface needs to be "up" in > order to scan. Also, many times the driver itself will incorrectly > associate on insert before NetworkManager gets a chance to chime in > and then you're stuck in a situation where you never get to the band > you want. Driver bug? > Regardless, you should NEVER require a driver reload to switch bands > and if you do that's a bug. If mac80211 requires a driver reload then > that's a MAJOR flaw in that layer. Have you read the original mail? We were talking about requiring an ifdown/ifup cycle. johannes --=-be7bS6cSRUi2KMvxgA3Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iD8DBQBGsvhg/ETPhpq3jKURAtzQAKCminhkUkyaUShHUiDjy1lqkkdrJQCbBYKM Ulg2AzCGuXVdatz6ndo+zG4= =WQOW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-be7bS6cSRUi2KMvxgA3Z--