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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: allow disabling 40MHz on 2.4GHz
From: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
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On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 02:43 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:

> And I would argue that it is -- module parameters are still discouraged,
> that doesn't change with adding one. We currently have one in mac80211
> to chose the rate control algorithm, but it too is a special case and
> ought to not be required.
> 
> I don't see this parameter as configuration like ack timeout or 10mhz
> channels or ... I think this parameter solves a systems integration
> issue, not a configuration issue.

OK, fair enough.

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Pavel Roskin