Return-path: Received: from mms3.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.19]:3764 "EHLO MMS3.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753041Ab2E2QrE (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 May 2012 12:47:04 -0400 Message-ID: <4FC4FCD2.6070407@broadcom.com> (sfid-20120529_184709_682654_28D95133) Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 18:44:02 +0200 From: "Arend van Spriel" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Seth Forshee" cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 4/8] brcm80211: smac: inform mac80211 of the X2 regulatory domain References: <1334607462-5387-1-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com> <1334607462-5387-5-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com> <4FC008AB.4080107@broadcom.com> <20120526171800.GC11759@ubuntu-mba> <4FC21B3F.6090903@broadcom.com> <20120529131212.GB28007@thinkpad-t410> In-Reply-To: <20120529131212.GB28007@thinkpad-t410> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 05/29/2012 03:12 PM, Seth Forshee wrote: >> The hardware would need to signal the driver that a radar has been detected. > Yes. I was trying to ask (not so clearly it turns out) whether or not > Broadcom hardware can do this. Sure. > I note that if I boot into OS X then I can use the DFS channels with > BCM43224. So obviously we should be able to use those frequencies. The > question I'm trying to get an answer to is what's needed in the Linux > driver to be in compliance. I'm planning to spend some time today > reading to better understand DFS in 802.11 True. What I need to verify is whether the ucode for brcmsmac has DFS enabled or not. I will let you know. Gr. AvS