Subject: Re: Userspace tools: Roadmap?
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Dan E <trg_info@mailhaven.com>
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On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 20:01 -0500, Dan E wrote:

> > Strange. But .start also runs, right? Something must be turning up the
> > interface.
>=20
> Eh, no you are right.  It doesn't run.  iwconfig was giving me an error
> message that I mistook for one of my callback printk debugging calls.  I
> jumped to the wrong conclusion.

Heh ok.

> > > An additional question, if I may... Is wlan0 considered a "virtual
> > > interface" or does that term only apply to additional interfaces crea=
ted
> > > with iw?  The whole vif thing has me a little confused.
> >=20
> > Yes, wlan0 is a virtual interface too, the first one.
>=20
> So I should expect the callbacks (e.g. .add_interface and
> .remove_interface) when wlan0 gets created?

Yes. Well, no. You only get those callbacks once the interface is set
UP.

johannes

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