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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: don't use master netdev name
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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Hi Johannes,

> > > Always use the wiphy name instead.
> > 
> > No objections against the patch.
> > 
> > Maybe we could use wiphy names for the network devices?  That is,
> > wmaster0 would become phy0 and so on.  Using two names for the same
> > thing is confusing.  What's better is that we won't have wmaster0
> > corresponding to phy1 after the driver is reloaded.  We'll have "phy1"
> > in both namespaces.
> > 
> > I wish we could hide those master devices using some "hidden network
> > device" attribute, but it's not happening.
> 
> Actually, the reason I'm posting this patch is that I'm killing the
> mdev.

/me making a happy dance ;)

Regards

Marcel