From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from w1.fi ([128.177.27.249]:54751 "EHLO jmalinen.user.openhosting.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751525Ab1BAO5B (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:57:01 -0500 Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 16:56:56 +0200 From: Jouni Malinen To: Johannes Berg Cc: Arik Nemtsov , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: pass up beacons from external BSS when operating as AP Message-ID: <20110201145656.GA21858@jm.kir.nu> References: <1296559385-5357-1-git-send-email-arik@wizery.com> <1296568614.3989.6.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <20110201145100.GA21686@jm.kir.nu> <1296571973.3989.10.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1296571973.3989.10.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 03:52:53PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 16:51 +0200, Jouni Malinen wrote: > > This code has been there for a long time, but the functionality was > > broken at some point (maybe already during d80211 -> mac80211 process) > > due to the beacons not getting delivered there anymore. > > Oh, I guess then they are delivered via the monitor interface? I haven't tested this patch, but yes, I would assume so. They used to be delivered in the exact same way as other management frames and at this point, that would indeed be the monitor interface. -- Jouni Malinen PGP id EFC895FA