From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@adurom.com>
To: Eugene <wifi.mailing.list@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Custom commands for cfg80211 based driver (like iwpriv)
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:18:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87txqkz0yk.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMvjH0A69ZBCZc5qjm_cUYj3bDzSmneaz1u9CsPcJEm2T0Q1iw@mail.gmail.com> (Eugene's message of "Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:32:05 +0200")
Eugene <wifi.mailing.list@gmail.com> writes:
> How to add custom configuration command for cfg80211 based driver.
>
> For WEXT was private IOCtls (iwpriv).
>
> What the recommended way for nl80211/cfg80211?
Luckily private commands are now banned, it was such a mess. Now you add
a new generic command to nl80211/cfg80211 so that all drivers can use
it. The benefit is that the driver can be changed without any
modifications to user space.
Only exceptions are NL80211_CMD_TESTMODE for low level factory/RF tests
and debugfs for developer debugging purposes.
--
Kalle Valo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-14 7:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-01-11 11:32 Custom commands for cfg80211 based driver (like iwpriv) Eugene
2013-01-14 7:18 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2013-01-14 10:01 ` Eugene
2013-01-14 12:12 ` Julian Calaby
2013-01-14 12:50 ` Eugene
2013-01-14 13:38 ` Kalle Valo
2013-01-14 23:50 ` Julian Calaby
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[not found] ` <CAMvjH0DMZR65mHn2SY4gU6EOrpkC7h4mOqwLxCZtpbTFZxaa8A@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <87libwynnt.fsf@purkki.adurom.net>
[not found] ` <CAMvjH0AbJ5ytfxxijuGMbNA2RPQGUR8iZSrrbZw1xcCPxdxD8Q@mail.gmail.com>
2013-01-14 13:47 ` Kalle Valo
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