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Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:11:57 +0200
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Hi Andrei,

> > > > This is also a little bit of confusing since FullMac cards will not
> > > > create an AMP virtual interface. With them you just see the HCI AMP
> > > > controller on the Bluetooth side. Can an AMP virtual interface be just
> > > > virtual inside mac80211 or does it have to have a netdev attached to it?
> > > 
> > > If we create virtual interface then netdev is allocated and we can handle
> > > it with common tools.
> > 
> > what common tools do you wanna use here. We actually do not wanna have
> > them show up as netdev devices at all. AMP connections don't have IP
> > addresses or anything else for that matter.
> 
> I might want to set up MAC address. Otherwise I might not need netdev. I
> feel that I need it for interface separation.

what MAC address? And where do you get this MAC address from? AMP
controllers do not have MAC addresses.

Regards

Marcel