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From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Subject: RE: [patch] d80211: use pfifo_qdisc_ops rather
	thand80211-specificqdisc
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:07:08 +0100
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On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 11:23 -0800, Simon Barber wrote:
> I would
> think the master device is the perfect place to do packet capture,

Sort of. Since it'll be an 802.11 protocol thing, you won't be getting
any signal strength information etc. You really do need that.

>  and
> raw packet transmission.

Same here, you really do want to be able to submit a frame with the
bitrate to use etc. All not part of 802.11.

All the meta info you want from RX or need for proper TX cannot be
transported over that master netdev since it'll have a proper 802.11
protocol, so it's pretty much useless.

johannes

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