Re: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211: send action frame when toggling SM PS mode

[Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>]

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On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 19:39 +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:

> Second example, only low level driver is running calibrations and
> knows if it has all rx chains available. The possibility is
> that not all platforms connect all antennas or physical environment
> between AP and STA cause some of the antennas not affective
> we may propagate rx chain status to mac80211 but if this is not
> opening too much guts. Sometimes it's just hard to keep a clean cut.

That's what I wasn't really aware of. Generally I'd advocate giving
mac80211 lower-level details though and let it figure out the rest, that
makes it easier for the driver save copy/pasting code.

> I have two more patches for these to example of course...
> 
> >I don't actually know what that is anyway though, hence the question.
> 
> Actually this is one of more understandable part of the spec.

TBH, I've never actually tried to read it, I pick something once a while
but haven't ever really tried to get a complete overview.

>  We
> > keep adding API in mac80211 and nobody really knows when to call it.
> > Maybe you should (maybe team up with Atheros for it) write a "HT
> > hardware with mac80211" chapter in the documentation?
> 
> Yes we should.

:)

johannes

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