From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Berg Subject: Re: wireless vs. network namespaces (part II) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:05:53 +0200 Message-ID: <1222715153.7064.42.camel@johannes.berg> References: <1222509685.3798.59.camel@johannes.berg> <1222587651.3798.72.camel@johannes.berg> <20080929190345.GD6203@tesla> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-PXCvc99EZlNgN6KcBu2J" Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" , linux-wireless , netdev , Jouni Malinen To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:50452 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750819AbYI2TGA (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:06:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080929190345.GD6203@tesla> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-PXCvc99EZlNgN6KcBu2J Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 12:03 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > Right, except that wireless really is different in that for one you > > can't really usefully have multiple virtual interfaces unless you're > > making an AP >=20 > Well it may be possible later in STA too, but that is just me looking at > a crystal ball. Well, it _is_ possible, but not standards compliant ;) Stefano is, I think, the only person who has ever tested my firmware patch. > > (and I think it's unlikely you'd want that in an AP, and > > even if I'm not willing to support it,=20 >=20 > You mean AP VLANs? I thought you added that code already. I don't > follow. Well, I don't see a point in allowing them in different network namespaces. johannes --=-PXCvc99EZlNgN6KcBu2J Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJI4ScOAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYgdQP/3Rw0zgi4f5JqlOTJ3CSOmWG 3tqK5F87mvgVJXYKKMSxSH1QNv/AdDOKk9CFkY2n5AQl/JoRzYQZHnLEhJMQBMob gtidn1kWb6faWPC2nVXP/nCRAOTNFDpTyybvlEd+cR6qAjmdcbwnMTULyv8maocU ByhkdRNa37++FypsM91oFb2PxYmNmyGZ9AWEh+RZ3c2Cnes87l4LPS45q56YIU3R saMWdGBKwNhuoeE5ke+MEJhc2/E0Skcm1lulnG/6fXD7mTQuCt987nmcr6/CMhQq MCMA9g6Mc//wAaDSwgzykvG8t9QPoOzbDn/1PfTHkmMrTQdpefA0S3qt9bHONLnE CFktkqjXFYEKvcvZkYIM6rS5GEcvM/Py5SRAcmtxp7YiaLl9aahtFJ8i5mb/IYza KBASnKqqFC4dWx2gspC+VCzottQPlgUcqiAW0s+0QGe1yl1tBmZNBZXr3hbJiqCM edcnQHP7bUmlRZc69qI/5SKYiqCMn+cJ5+fSB7eIsHaODeD4pIdqa0xdyi21iv2o UGQYmUgzchn/AKocJgwSxZX4iNZ4OHJOsp/EDyUY+prLCtsnF8I+CGNIkBiRnN4x NzNmCdpBXFxmetd+ZmA8HRne0Y2/UJAgLTqbCv88/JQCUDdl7oyvvML79pDe0Ss7 r/M4joEwhVX7d1iO+4+O =KcbB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-PXCvc99EZlNgN6KcBu2J--