Return-path: Received: from mail-it0-f48.google.com ([209.85.214.48]:35116 "EHLO mail-it0-f48.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752950AbcFTXyR (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:54:17 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-f48.google.com with SMTP id g127so5752522ith.0 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:54:17 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <576854E5.5030206@candelatech.com> References: <300e3070916441609ff73ea8e06ddb77@euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com> <576854E5.5030206@candelatech.com> From: Julian Calaby Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:53:56 +1000 Message-ID: (sfid-20160621_015447_404889_E13AECEA) Subject: Re: ath9k: Support 4.9Ghz channels on AR9580 adapter. To: Ben Greear Cc: Kalle Valo , linux-wireless , ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Ben, On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Ben Greear wrote: > On 06/20/2016 01:34 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: >> >> Ben Greear wrote: >>> >>> From: Ben Greear >>> >>> NOTE: These channels must not be used in most regulatory >>> domains unless you have a license from the FCC or similar! >>> >>> A proper regulatory database is also required to actually use >>> these channels. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Ben Greear >> >> >> I feel that the license is a problem and this doesn't belong to the >> kernel. >> The patch has been dropped. > > > It's not a lot different from having to be in normal FCC regulations > w/regard to > DFS channels, tx power, and such, but maybe having driver support is > considered to make it > too easy for users to hack around restrictions? Maybe hide this behind CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS or equivalent? (Maybe a new symbol CFG80211_LICENSE_REQUIRED with big scary feds-will-come-knocking warnings in the help text?) Thanks, -- Julian Calaby Email: julian.calaby@gmail.com Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/