Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] mac80211: Add IEEE802.11n for IBSS
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Alexander Simon <alexander.simon@saxnet.de>
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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:21:15 +0200
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On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 06:54 +0000, Alexander Simon wrote:
> > Well. You need to consider more than just this. I have a feeling you're
> > only considering fixed channel use cases. But if we configure HT40+, and
> > then find a peer on a channel that may only use HT40-, then what?
> 
> Good point. But still i think this is the same case. Right now, the card would
> still be set into HT40+, regardless of the frequency. Then, minstrel_ht would
> just use HT20, i suppose.
> 
> My proposal would be making the HT iw argument non-advisory: Use it when
> creating a network, discard it when joining one.

Yeah it would be an option to just always join as HT if HT is available,
but not create as HT unless asked.

johannes