Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:33:28 +0300
From: Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>
To: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>,
	linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211
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Hi Marcel,

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 02:15:59PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> > > This is also a little bit of confusing since FullMac cards will not
> > > create an AMP virtual interface. With them you just see the HCI AMP
> > > controller on the Bluetooth side. Can an AMP virtual interface be just
> > > virtual inside mac80211 or does it have to have a netdev attached to it?
> > 
> > If we create virtual interface then netdev is allocated and we can handle
> > it with common tools.
> 
> what common tools do you wanna use here. We actually do not wanna have
> them show up as netdev devices at all. AMP connections don't have IP
> addresses or anything else for that matter.

I might want to set up MAC address. Otherwise I might not need netdev. I
feel that I need it for interface separation.

Best regards 
Andrei Emeltchenko