Return-path: Received: from p15132773.pureserver.info ([217.160.209.225]:36367 "EHLO smtp.chost.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932345Ab1EMN0c (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2011 09:26:32 -0400 Cc: linux-wireless , devel , Dan Williams , John@xo15-sascha.sascha.silbe.org, W.Linville@xo15-sascha.sascha.silbe.org, , libertas-dev , netdev , linux-kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add libertas_disablemesh module parameter to disable mesh interface To: Randy Dunlap In-reply-to: <20110511100030.cad34893.rdunlap@xenotime.net> References: <1305118354-17337-1-git-send-email-silbe@activitycentral.com> <20110511100030.cad34893.rdunlap@xenotime.net> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 15:26:24 +0200 Message-Id: <1305292756-sup-4842@xo15-sascha.sascha.silbe.org> (sfid-20110513_152636_492231_8B023F84) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Sascha Silbe Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-1305293187-827477-1562-6606-12-="; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-1305293187-827477-1562-6606-12-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Excerpts from Randy Dunlap's message of Wed May 11 19:00:30 +0200 2011: > On Wed, 11 May 2011 14:52:34 +0200 Sascha Silbe wrote: > = > > This allows individual users and deployments to disable mesh support = at > > runtime, i.e. without having to build and maintain a custom kernel. > = > I guess a user could want to do this on a per-driver basis, but ISTM th= at > it would be better to be something like a sysctl that applies to all (w= ireless) > drivers. AFAIK libertas is the only driver with a mesh implementation based on an outdated 802.11s draft. To clarify, we could rename the parameter to lbs_disable_olpcmesh (or just disable_olpcmesh). Disabling 802.11s (latest draft) based mesh support is a separate matter. Sascha -- = http://sascha.silbe.org/ http://www.infra-silbe.de/ --=-1305293187-827477-1562-6606-12-= Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.1.0beta1 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJNzTGAAAoJELpz82VMF3DaJHYH+gMFPvB8brmrYbDVbteoIl+5 aUQ43A9MxtJKDFXr/51azfBFxAVu7JSxhHA+I1U/lY3xjubqyslOObZ7sOnEh9iP lAP1nyjNNLNqZblwu5uPh7Z81Kz7cl4RLF4Li7dHc9Xq7Ewy/o6TQeOCPhHt/QAm eBlNEWXIbZSc5yRYD7HfTp+3enDKE6I/Wmj+bB+vL6mOq23yisx5E93tifZaNeNx etFGiOq35kUBZUjm7ibYcDgx+kDN01IbKynodHSFE4PPC64nmYRv02amR+bpl2QF 67j4YNZCnAsqHdWcivHHfJ1j11c35TTmX4tQqOSu02qSfoWTxvoJxvMJjIhRd9o= =SSLj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-1305293187-827477-1562-6606-12-=--