Subject: RE: [PATCH 02/14] mac80211: adding 802.11n definitions
	inieee80211.h
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: "Rindjunsky, Ron" <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
Cc: linville@tuxdriver.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@intel.com>, flamingice@sourmilk.net
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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:49:35 +0100
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> >> +struct ieee80211_ht_addt_info {
>=20
> That's shortening for "HT additional info" which refers to 802.11n draft
> section 7.3.2.53 "HT Information element".
>=20
> The problem with this name results from terms confusion (IMHO) in the
> draft.
> Section 7.3.2.52 defines both "HT capabilities element" and "HT
> Information element", but both are sent during association/beaconing, so
> one may regard both as "information elements" (in classic IE way of
> looking at them).
>=20
> So currently ieee80211_ht_cap relates to "HT capabilities element" and
> ieee80211_ht_addt_info relates to "HT Information element"
> If anyone can think of a better naming convention to avoid confusion -
> will be most appreciated.

Not right now, and I don't have access to a recent draft anyway. But
thanks for the explanation.

johannes

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