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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@quantenna.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	Igor Mitsyanko <igor.mitsyanko.os@quantenna.com>,
	Mikhail Karpenko <mkarpenko@quantenna.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] qtnfmac: enable access to the card in calibration mode
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:47:55 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sggxj98k.fsf@tynnyri.adurom.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200416210025.1096-1-sergey.matyukevich.os@quantenna.com> (Sergey Matyukevich's message of "Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:25 +0300")

Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@quantenna.com> writes:

> Enable access to the wireless card in calibration mode using service
> ethernet port. Wireless functionality is not available in calibration
> mode. Service ethernet port can be used for various maintenance tasks
> including calibration, configuration, troubleshooting. Add new kernel
> module parameter force_svcmode. Set this parameter to one in order
> to boot wireless card into the calibration mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@quantenna.com>
>
> ---
>
> Hello Kalle and all,
>
> I would like to add support for a simple service mode for calibration.
> This patch includes some controversial bits, that is why it is marked
> as RFC. Could you please take a closer look and tell me whether it is
> acceptable for mainlining.

Is there a reason why you can't use nl80211 testmode? The use cases you
list were exactly the reasons why we added testmode to nl80211 in the
first place.

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https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

  reply	other threads:[~2020-04-21 12:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-16 21:00 [RFC PATCH] qtnfmac: enable access to the card in calibration mode Sergey Matyukevich
2020-04-21 12:47 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2020-04-24  9:57   ` Sergey Matyukevich

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