Return-path: Received: from mga14.intel.com ([143.182.124.37]:29687 "EHLO mga14.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752566Ab2DRNVn (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:21:43 -0400 Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:22:26 +0300 From: Andrei Emeltchenko To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: Johannes Berg , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211 Message-ID: <20120418132224.GG19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> (sfid-20120418_152148_776186_2B8A7176) References: <4F84A422.3030900@sipsolutions.net> <1334093378.16897.62.camel@aeonflux> <20120411070514.GB17779@aemeltch-MOBL1> <1334714841.3725.37.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <20120418112017.GC19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> <1334749879.16897.221.camel@aeonflux> <20120418121014.GD19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> <1334751359.16897.225.camel@aeonflux> <20120418123326.GF19228@aemeltch-MOBL1> <1334754717.16897.228.camel@aeonflux> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1334754717.16897.228.camel@aeonflux> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Marcel, On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 03:11:57PM +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. > > what MAC address? And where do you get this MAC address from? AMP > controllers do not have MAC addresses. I assume I need some address to send/receive data over wireless. Best regards Andrei Emeltchenko