FYI: hostapd status

FYI: hostapd status

[Johannes Berg]

[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 638 bytes --]

Since we just talked about it on IRC and I made a list, here it is. This
lists what we're missing in mac80211 and nl80211 for proper AP support.

 * short slot         
 * short preamble
 * basic rate set 
 * rts/cts
 * channel flag/regulatory domain
 * tx queue params (the plan is to make them qdisc settings after
   Ron's/my qos patch)
 * multi-bss support (no kernel changes, just hostapd keep track of
   BSSes)
 * internal bridge setting (separated STAs in AP, local->bridge_packets)
 * CTS-protect setting for AP
 * check why we see data frames on cooked monitor
 * investigate the skb truesize bug

johannes

[-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --]
[-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 828 bytes --]

Re: FYI: hostapd status

[Zhu Yi]

On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 19:56 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> Since we just talked about it on IRC and I made a list, here it is. T=
his
> lists what we're missing in mac80211 and nl80211 for proper AP suppor=
t.
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF * short slot        =20
>  * short preamble
>  * basic rate set=20
>  * rts/cts
>  * channel flag/regulatory domain
>  * tx queue params (the plan is to make them qdisc settings after
>    Ron's/my qos patch)
>  * multi-bss support (no kernel changes, just hostapd keep track of
>    BSSes)
>  * internal bridge setting (separated STAs in AP, local->bridge_packe=
ts)
>  * CTS-protect setting for AP

These looks good for a basic AP. But I'd like to add more advanced
features for example 11n, WMM AC and u-APSD support (which we have
already done).

>  * check why we see data frames on cooked monitor
>  * investigate the skb truesize bug

These are bugs must be fixed ASAP.

Thanks,
-yi

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles=
s" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

Re: FYI: hostapd status

[Johannes Berg]

[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1084 bytes --]

On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 09:28 +0800, Zhu Yi wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 19:56 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > Since we just talked about it on IRC and I made a list, here it is. This
> > lists what we're missing in mac80211 and nl80211 for proper AP support.
> > 
> >  * short slot         
> >  * short preamble
> >  * basic rate set 
> >  * rts/cts
> >  * channel flag/regulatory domain
> >  * tx queue params (the plan is to make them qdisc settings after
> >    Ron's/my qos patch)
> >  * multi-bss support (no kernel changes, just hostapd keep track of
> >    BSSes)
> >  * internal bridge setting (separated STAs in AP, local->bridge_packets)
> >  * CTS-protect setting for AP
> 
> These looks good for a basic AP. But I'd like to add more advanced
> features for example 11n, WMM AC and u-APSD support (which we have
> already done).

Well, yes, but these are the basic building blocks to get a basic AP
spec compliant. You can add all the advanced features that you want, if
the basic stuff isn't right we shouldn't really use that AP.

johannes

[-- Attachment #2: This is a digitally signed message part --]
[-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 828 bytes --]