Return-path: Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:29847 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753150Ab2DRMPF (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:15:05 -0400 Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:15:52 +0300 From: Andrei Emeltchenko To: Johannes Berg Cc: Marcel Holtmann , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211 Message-ID: <20120418121551.GE19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> (sfid-20120418_141510_660841_28412662) References: <1334059909-20513-1-git-send-email-Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com> <1334059909-20513-2-git-send-email-Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com> <4F846257.1060807@sipsolutions.net> <1334092668.16897.54.camel@aeonflux> <4F84A422.3030900@sipsolutions.net> <4F84A52A.7050905@sipsolutions.net> <20120411071119.GC17779@aemeltch-MOBL1> <1334714611.3725.34.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1334714611.3725.34.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Johannes, On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 07:03:31PM -0700, Johannes Berg wrote: > > I am new to the wireless code but can new virtual interface separate those > > interfaces? They can have different MAC addresses and you can run > > wpa_supplicant for each virtual interface separately. > > It's never in your best interest to run one supplicant per virtual > interface, you want to run one per piece of hardware so it can > coordinate between virtual interfaces. Do I understand it right that virtual interfaces are like separate devices from user point of view? If I create virtual interface and assign MAC I can transfer data through it without affecting other interfaces? Then wpa_supplicant does not need to know about it at all. Best regards Andrei Emeltchenko