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Subject: RE: [PATCH 03/14] mac80211: adding 802.11n HT framework definitions
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:20:24 +0200
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From: "Rindjunsky, Ron" <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
To: "Johannes Berg" <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: <linville@tuxdriver.com>, <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@intel.com>,
	<flamingice@sourmilk.net>
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>>  enum ieee80211_conf_flags {
>>  	IEEE80211_CONF_SHORT_SLOT_TIME	= 1<<0,
>>  	IEEE80211_CONF_RADIOTAP		= 1<<1,
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT
>> +	IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE	= 1<<2,
>> +#endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT */

> Why is this a configuration item? Does the PHY save power if you run
it
> only in 802.11a/b/g modes rather than N?

Most likely it will save power, because HT MIMO demands both antennas to
be active. In a/b/g PHY can allow itself to use a single antenna.

Ron

> Also, I don't think we should have the ifdef there.

Will be removed.

> johannes
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