From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:56722 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751908Ab0HZN3m (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:29:42 -0400 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:58:00 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Johannes Berg Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC 0/6] "runtime" iftype switching Message-ID: <20100826115800.GA6733@tuxdriver.com> References: <20100825205619.152295081@sipsolutions.net> <20100825211036.GO2557@tuxdriver.com> <1282807400.3812.6.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1282807400.3812.6.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:23:20AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 17:10 -0400, John W. Linville wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:56:19PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > > > Here's some code to allow runtime (while the > > > interface is UP) interface type switching, > > > so far only for STA, IBSS and AP because the > > > others seem a bit trickier and harder to > > > verify. > > > What is driving this? > > Mostly the fact that it's awkward to set the interface down every time, > because for example every time you do that some IPv6 configuration gets > lost. > > Also, "because I can" :) Fair enough... :-) -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.