Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:54294 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754096AbYLIVMf (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:12:35 -0500 Subject: Re: [RFC] mac80211: Disable requests for new scans in AP mode From: Johannes Berg To: Dan Williams Cc: Jouni Malinen , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1228853236.18616.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20081209_210814_025117_B90F808F) References: <20081209145722.GA2285@jm.kir.nu> <1228844410.17539.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20081209193351.GB16905@jm.kir.nu> <1228853236.18616.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20081209_210814_025117_B90F808F) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-yXB8qfvBDvC4WIpvFFcf" Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:11:41 +0100 Message-Id: <1228857101.1029.20.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081209_221238_798218_2617DCE9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-yXB8qfvBDvC4WIpvFFcf Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2008-12-09 at 15:07 -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > NM only knows about devices that NM controls, thus we can't have NM set > up the device and then subsequently ignore it... However, at some point > in the near future, if we can get reliable information as to whether the > driver *does* in fact support AP mode, we can make NM drive the > interface in AP mode instead of IBSS. The only reason it's using IBSS > right now is that the driver support for AP mode was so inconsistent and > buggy. We can get that information now, iw already prints it: johannes:~$ iw list Wiphy phy0 ... Supported interface modes: * IBSS * Station * AP * AP(VLAN) * WDS * Monitor * mesh point johannes --=-yXB8qfvBDvC4WIpvFFcf Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJJPt8KAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYGoIP/RXYLZNi2vPDchTy6uuWWpyd CngoMyuUJerSSeYyhilB7CADpHZnOVkCtCSIU1/AZmct9BN21GarLcrLtJ2yS7p0 3jJdmnWBwqnUSN0X/QG6FMzxr12dSk0/Bq1u9VSLq2XukxJGVofpQGmXn5p8wlgz qVkXx8vHHMfxMnWy0FustpyAmVjNviWfg4hrAXgWPM6vWT4FNstInJGR9d9tThK0 J/cmB1asIXz3vOJqHZAt2OP+Kq5ikc3yw5PRswVbbrPKoepMwwy6hnmLta/hCsK8 DlF3Hjballdu2jl1CJc1zpOGHe/ug0AcWHmQWsO0yVCw/fxz2fpIkCflxrec/ggk SIFTHyJRcC28mxXjDsF05LRTMOqVW+ls3v0PkOb6wmJLzvx50mWd2sMjsgOp5D1t lpKjum7JlAHWAvFuODoitRozwe39PyT2rpJOBgs5Qig0LU95MIC16IhNrWu7Xxs7 BgUe2596yVxWAVIbGztPj1v4LUhjccgHXsc5nKoCHD3G4LILoU1KRSVjJCGOZDwT H68Ji075mziu8KoaA62ZHHyc69GE9F+3RzA8gi0Ru3J9Ma7JpBEyn9S1VGaXvFSH gcK8HNLVpaQVeT325koZAavwLme4Qe0w8PLZYdHk8FMs43A4MuztCScqjg3GbR5w 6cztWL7pDnNN9s32tSNn =3CF5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-yXB8qfvBDvC4WIpvFFcf--