Re: [PATCH 1/5] cfg80211: enable active-scan / beaconing on Ch 1-11 for world regdom

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@atheros.com>]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:59 AM, G=C3=A1bor Stefanik
<netrolller.3d@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 7:04 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez
> <lrodriguez@atheros.com> wrote:
>> This enables active scan and beaconing on Channels 1 through 11
>> on the static world regulatory domain.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
>> ---
>>  net/wireless/reg.c |    5 ++---
>>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
>> index 605299f..8f64575 100644
>> --- a/net/wireless/reg.c
>> +++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
>> @@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ static const struct ieee80211_regdomain world_regd=
om =3D {
>>        .n_reg_rules =3D 1,
>>        .alpha2 =3D  "00",
>>        .reg_rules =3D {
>> -               REG_RULE(2412-10, 2462+10, 40, 6, 20,
>> -                       NL80211_RRF_PASSIVE_SCAN |
>> -                       NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS),
>> +               /* IEEE 802.11b/g, channels 1..11 */
>> +               REG_RULE(2412-10, 2462+10, 40, 6, 20, 0),
>>        }
>>  };
>>
>> --
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>>
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>
> Are you sure there is no area of the world where the allowed range is
> stricter than b/g 1-11?
> Otherwise I am inclined to NACK this.

That is the value of our world regulatory domain in wireless-regdb and
that itself is the product of the intersection of all currently known
regulatory domains, so yes, hence the patch.

  Luis
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