Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] cfg80211: leave invalid channels on regdomain change

[Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>]

On Thu, 2014-11-20 at 21:35 +0100, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

> It really should only kick you off of channels you are not allowed to use,
> I welcome this change and think it is important as a standard feature.
> Please rename to REGULATORY_IGNORE_STALE_KICKOFF and make the behaviour
> change to ignore the kick off rather than opt-in. We take measures to
> operate properly regulatory and this change helps in that direction, we
> want opt-in features to let folks that know what they are doing ingore
> certain fatures.

> > I don't want to add modes I cannot test with HW I have. I think that's
> > irresponsible, especially when the side-effects are disconnections.
> > I can add IBSS as well with the HW I have, but that's about it.
> 
> I'd like to see IBSS and Mesh considered and addressed.

And I want a cookie :-)

I outlined what I'll accept in my other email, and since I think it's
unreasonable to force Arik to revamp the whole thing the behaviour will
have to stay opt-in, at least until all modes are addressed, at which
point the flag could even go away.

johannes