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From: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
To: Veerendranath Jakkam <quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com>,
	johannes@sipsolutions.net
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, quic_usdutt@quicinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] cfg80211: Add NL80211_IFTYPE_MLO_LINK type for MLO links on MLD STA
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:39:33 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <269dcdce-ca21-211f-9f87-bc1dfc7d29b2@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1645613200-30221-2-git-send-email-quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com>

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On 2/23/2022 11:46 AM, Veerendranath Jakkam wrote:
> In contrast, NL80211_IFTYPE_MLO_LINK can't be used to represent AP MLO
> link since an MLD AP must support pre-11be and 11be clients
> simultaneously so each AP MLO link affiliated with AP MLD must also act
> as independent AP for pre-11be clients so each AP MLO link must be

Not just for pre-11be clients. 11be clients can opt-out right?

> represented by NL80211_IFTYPE_AP associated with a separate netdev.
> 
> Two link AP MLD representation:
> 
>                   AP MLD
>               (netdev + wdev)
>                  /      \
>                 /        \
>            wlan0          wlan1
>        IFTYPE_AP       IFTYPE_AP
>     (netdev + wdev)  (netdev + wdev)
>             |             |
>             |             |
>          radio(2G)      radio(5G)

So the AP MLD is a new IFTYPE? Earlier discussions were suggesting the 
AP MLO links would be bridged, but then there would be only a netdev at 
AP MLD level, right?

Regards,
Arend

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  reply	other threads:[~2022-02-23 12:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-02-23 10:46 [PATCH v2 0/3] cfg80211: Add MLO Link Device abstraction Veerendranath Jakkam
2022-02-23 10:46 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] cfg80211: Add NL80211_IFTYPE_MLO_LINK type for MLO links on MLD STA Veerendranath Jakkam
2022-02-23 12:39   ` Arend van Spriel [this message]
2022-02-24  3:28     ` Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan
2022-02-24  7:59     ` Veerendranath Jakkam
2022-02-26 19:36       ` Arend Van Spriel
2022-03-11 12:17   ` Johannes Berg
2022-03-17 21:42     ` Jeff Johnson
2022-02-23 10:46 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] cfg80211: Indicate MLO links info in connect/roam events Veerendranath Jakkam
2022-02-23 10:46 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] cfg80211: Add support for key operations on NL80211_IFTYPE_MLO_LINK Veerendranath Jakkam
2022-03-11 12:20   ` Johannes Berg

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