From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@adurom.com>
To: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Custom commands for cfg80211 based driver (like iwpriv)
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Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com> writes:

>> Why kernel do not support custom commands, like TESTMODE?
>
> The goal, as I understand it, is to work out a framework for how
> TESTMODE could be implemented in a unified manner across all the
> drivers for all hardware which supports it. I'm not sure that any real
> progress has been made.

I personally think that will never work out. With testmode we are
talking about very low level features like RF registers, calibration, HW
testing etc. Stuff which is only run in a factory or by an RF engineer.
Finding a common interface for all HW designs is hard as they are so
different.

(Disclaimer: of course the above doesn't apply to high level features
related 802.11 and both cfg80211 and mac80211 are a great proof of that)

-- 
Kalle Valo