Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:54020 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751368AbXI2Ls3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:48:29 -0400 Subject: Re: Kernelspace --> Userspace MLME move and related items From: Johannes Berg To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: Jouni Malinen , Michael Wu , "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless In-Reply-To: <43e72e890709281725n6a8ffe0bq487f32796a7e1cf2@mail.gmail.com> References: <43e72e890709281725n6a8ffe0bq487f32796a7e1cf2@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-TOiAONaRRvwpu+b9RFo2" Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:49:41 +0200 Message-Id: <1191066581.22960.55.camel@johannes.berg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-TOiAONaRRvwpu+b9RFo2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 20:25 -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > What really puzzles me right now is the communication path between > userspace and the userspace MLME, and even if this communication > should exist. I've edited some draft stuff about this and > communication paths. I'd like to ask those of you working on this to > please help fix and update it. >=20 > For now I've stashed here: >=20 > http://linuxwireless.org/en/developers/todo_list#userspacemlme Ok I looked at this and wasn't really happy with your terminology and the diagrams, fixed that up. As for userspace tools (nm, iw) -> umlme communication I've included three alternatives. I personally very much favour alternative one, will detail that in a separate mail. > Other items which we should consider: >=20 > * Should umlme be optional or is this desired mandatory down the road? It'll be mandatory for anything that we don't currently do in the kernel, which will probably include * 802.11r (fast roaming) * 802.11s (mesh networking) (not entirely sure what management stuff this includes) * 802.11w (encrypted management) * DLS features of 802.11e * ... more I'm not thinking of right now > * How long should we wait to swich to a umlme? Not at all as soon as we can? johannes --=-TOiAONaRRvwpu+b9RFo2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUARv471KVg1VMiehFYAQLg1g/9EmID8mXTii7x4U2My7/31L6bujWmqHzv Pw5K0mfqTAI8VhZJaV4975RzYJY+q8NAtXKT724GXDRHdwE9p0e7yZ7VTtjUnUGL G/BM1Ry6G3GMioMrAa4IiS5csy2D87n9LeBNY7y8i249g60T1k5tE+vUnYX+Bart g1qeOcaw1NdrQDbv8R5gBYj26bX3YTdFHhYxOGphH+sdC7cYNU0cKR9Ptej7LkUg QrU7B9/jiQp2Nrsk8R14GqSif4Xwc3IwBbuyKYuSsHMEwd0gD2MgChgCC+yhFtMf jN6W48wLIsKfkoCb1g1OAGSXdxRk3X4ZdSTFUyzTO1KZCKN2BYJlAAq/VhB/eOte Cr3bxSVwIHe57Q3IAxApsCkdA/N/LSIw6RU2dVzQSCoOy7Z/derKimmSWIql9dmD F4Hgb3AllmOWgCkHkNXFdCdof08GXmCMzhfIr49gpN5eBMMfDAqFHBxatwDqAOSD S9Zwll0VHNrIc5bhsWIjB+Q836nxAP4ATwa1QlsswMlmpYC+GNzDaAIgzcFffVmz ze3Hgwjg0NcJOmnkzd7+lpgFnHNXbrmgw5NfYLFUjWHlZH/gPYzJlH1j0QbapBL3 IvX6afMoTgsczZ12LqNXJdVbr4aIVzvSs+6QfTrYAqi8Sj8r/GlAKGM3qH7txvAh 0Ya/tBM048w= =Bjkv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-TOiAONaRRvwpu+b9RFo2--