Return-path: Received: from mog.warmcat.com ([62.193.232.24]:52723 "EHLO mailserver.mog.warmcat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932190AbXDLJCD (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:02:03 -0400 Message-ID: <461DF586.6050009@warmcat.com> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:01:58 +0100 From: Andy Green MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: Tomas Winkler , Simon Barber , Michael Wu , mabbas , "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Jouni Malinen Subject: Re: [patch 2/5] Add basic support for IEEE 802.11n discovery and association References: <1174909105.1364.53.camel@dell-4965.jf.intel.com> <20070411194059.GA2436@tuxdriver.com> <461D3F48.70004@linux.intel.com> <200704111630.06160.flamingice@sourmilk.net> <1ba2fa240704111503l6dcef504na73c997ae75ebccd@mail.gmail.com> <1ba2fa240704111605l305230d3vf09c085473364eb3@mail.gmail.com> <461D6E4F.6060401@warmcat.com> <1176368209.7052.10.camel@johannes.berg> In-Reply-To: <1176368209.7052.10.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg wrote: > On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 00:25 +0100, Andy Green wrote: > >> Since hopefully the concept will involve a kernelside-filtered >> monitoring action via libpcap, the stack could for example inject a >> periodic stats summary packet down the monitor interface back to userspace. > > Eek. No *new* fake packets any more please. Just curious, why is that evil? It seems if the usermode MLME is interested in what are basically Out Of Band 1Mbps management packets that share the same air as the payload packets and so appear on Monitor mode interfaces, then a local OOB class of packet doesn't break such new ground. And it does neatly fit the communication semantic already used. -Andy