Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:54171 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753925AbYDNP5i (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:57:38 -0400 Subject: Re: mac80211 question From: Dan Williams To: Dad Cc: linux-wireless In-Reply-To: <48037A8E.5050200@verizon.net> References: <48037A8E.5050200@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:54:48 -0400 Message-Id: <1208188488.31015.34.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20080414_165741_917083_678D590D) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 2008-04-14 at 11:38 -0400, Dad wrote: > Are there any plans to include the nickname into mac80211? I noticed > that the version I have the ioctl's for nickname are > NULL'ed out. Any particular reason you want nickname? AFAIK it was only used for compat with pre-802.11 stuff like WaveLAN and such. It's pretty much useless these days. Some drivers used it to signal whether they were connected or not, but that's a completely bogus use of nickname and not something that mac80211 should support. Dan