Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:33928 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753926AbYJ3RyO (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:54:14 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Allow AP mode to be enabled From: Johannes Berg To: Jouni Malinen Cc: "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20081030175030.GD3923@jm.kir.nu> References: <20081030175030.GD3923@jm.kir.nu> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-oUa7IjgdBd171X32+ru2" Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:54:09 +0100 Message-Id: <1225389249.3690.78.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081030_185418_955759_E4CF7365) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-oUa7IjgdBd171X32+ru2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 19:50 +0200, Jouni Malinen wrote: > With the addition of basic rate set and TX queue parameter > configuration and confirmation that power save buffering is > working again, mac80211 is now in state that allows AP mode to be > used without major problems. Consequently, it is time to allow this > mode to be enabled without having to patch the kernel. >=20 > AP mode requires hostapd for management frame processing and as such, > configuring this mode is only allowed through cfg80211 (not with > iwconfig and WEXT). Good stuff. Finally :) Now we just need all drivers to support it too ;) > Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen Acked-by: Johannes Berg > Index: wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2008-10-28 10:32:35.00000000= 0 +0200 > +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/cfg.c 2008-10-28 10:32:40.000000000 +02= 00 > @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ > #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH > case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT: > #endif > + case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP: > + case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN: > case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS: > return true; > default: >=20 --=-oUa7IjgdBd171X32+ru2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJJCfS9AAoJEKVg1VMiehFYXJUP/i4ox9WJe8I2X0AXM/0QS+hY Nd7A2fjmDp9CEqMumTP2Y36GtGsQSWokRxRjYuNrcIiNLhwS8KWWpVbuZh5xDx2G yZOT1Kkt16G4guGSxKxaIGI+WSA/9MDGW9ksMEZqP+VPh6E81nbBI4l9XCJ0zCUo LbNQ/MbxYa5fSQtGF2D5huPybl0SQut//YhOSoe/Krb7WccBvlHEKUKOJ/hY7uDg oBsLBGuH83hdt90+RoljQ2xk80evZI6OU/EA5SxY7MHDmXt1+9liII0dad+B5V5v NONCheABLz6L1m1kHcv+8/z8zvXRJalng0xesKq35geXTYMWo284aUphIjHNDJ3H Qmng81nl1t+F+3mZM2Dw+1NGVnt2Ugz1vQK4o0eePbSpzo3wWbK5PrifA/+3GlDP 0NM6QqJY5uERKeOo+/Yd+kQ01momOP2u054/HeYQ/pY5Au9SmhtI+VSx1AhVMJ7M omN4882+CJiaje0gSqXMjIVi3aWbnvJ6+bHPiDf0dQCVCna41eUGFXgHVFTkHVGX DdhBSVm9AoT874SJCkqVV2El4meOK4OVwTwJQIwtKVMwWKxGDgI8RjQ5vktqeHXO 7lnKF9ZdEESDy/Nwqn1TIDIjVW7EwQM3XH8+ZjZH0y/LZg7/0QTA57KkVDHfovuB IrhiOLy8a/ByELKBIgbp =NE7u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-oUa7IjgdBd171X32+ru2--