Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:4791 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760196AbXKNPbN (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:31:13 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:30:41 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Henning Rogge Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Virtual wireless network card for mac80211 Message-ID: <20071114153041.GB6226@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20071114_153159_820820_5667C5FA) References: <200711141316.50393.rogge@fgan.de> <20071114150839.GA6226@tuxdriver.com> <200711141620.15821.rogge@fgan.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200711141620.15821.rogge@fgan.de> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 04:20:15PM +0100, Henning Rogge wrote: > Am Mittwoch 14 November 2007 16:08:39 schrieben Sie: > > What is the situation that makes this interesting to you? > I'm not interested in having a binary driver but in simulation of mobile > networks with virtual machines. By placing a virtual driver into the mac80211 > layer the sollution would be totally transparent for the clients, even for > applications with Radiotap headers and Libpcap. > A central server would be connected to the userspace parts of the virtual > driver and simulate connections between the VMs. Even better -- a completely legitimate use for such a feature. :-) Such a driver might also serve as a development tool for the mac80211 stack developers, and as a model for how drivers should behave when interacting with mac80211. In fact, I think Johannes Berg submitted this to the Kernel Newbies project suggestions already: http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelProjects/Mac80211TestDriver So, any aspiring wireless/kernel hackers out there? John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com