From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C39BFC3B18B for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:48:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A473620661 for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:48:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2387997AbgBMPsA (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:48:00 -0500 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:42722 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S2387891AbgBMPr7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:47:59 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:601:9f00:477::3d5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0813D15B2C896; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:47:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:47:55 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <20200213.074755.849728173103010425.davem@davemloft.net> To: manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org Cc: dcbw@redhat.com, kuba@kernel.org, bjorn.andersson@linaro.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Migrate QRTR Nameservice to Kernel From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20200213153007.GA26254@mani> References: <20200213091427.13435-1-manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org> <34daecbeb05d31e30ef11574f873553290c29d16.camel@redhat.com> <20200213153007.GA26254@mani> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:47:58 -0800 (PST) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: Manivannan Sadhasivam Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:00:08 +0530 > The primary motivation is to eliminate the need for installing and starting > a userspace tool for the basic WiFi usage. This will be critical for the > Qualcomm WLAN devices deployed in x86 laptops. I can't even remember it ever being the case that wifi would come up without the help of a userspace component of some sort to initiate the scan and choose and AP to associate with. And from that perspective your argument doesn't seem valid at all.