Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:36:33 +0200
From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
To: Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com>
Cc: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>,
	Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>,
	James Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/13] mac80211: remove hw_scan callback
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:30:02 +0100, Andy Green wrote:
> > fixes the problem. Now, let's find something that fixes the problem as
> > well but doesn't remove the functionality. James already proposed a
> > solution that could work if a support for user space MLME is added. Do
> > you have an idea how to add it?
> 
> Jiri, what functionality?  The ability to change frequency periodically?
>   Isn't that something mac80211 can do already?

Please see other mails in this thread. The opinions differ.

As long as it is implemented cleanly I have no objections against it.

Btw, the main argument for hw_scan was power consumption. I'd still
like to see numbers :-)

Thanks,

 Jiri

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Jiri Benc
SUSE Labs