Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:50309 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752112AbcHVQGK (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:06:10 -0400 From: Kalle Valo To: "Mishol\, Guy" Cc: "Pedersen\, Thomas" , "linux-wireless\@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH] wlcore: mesh: add zone time sync support References: <20160808085706.22668-1-guym@ti.com> <1471538527.3432.21.camel@qca.qualcomm.com> <874m6h5bex.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> <97207D90F0289D498537011312FCAD1138F55E66@DFRE01.ent.ti.com> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:56:01 +0300 In-Reply-To: <97207D90F0289D498537011312FCAD1138F55E66@DFRE01.ent.ti.com> (Guy Mishol's message of "Sun, 21 Aug 2016 10:13:22 +0000") Message-ID: <87k2f8vlv2.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> (sfid-20160822_180811_590448_E0267B43) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: "Mishol, Guy" writes: > Kalle/Thomas, > Thanks for your feedback. Please don't top most, it makes using patchwork difficult and is annoying to the readers. > This time sync support is different from the one that mac80211 > maintains with mesh peers. This time sync is mostly used by upper > layers for several applications (like audio). In this case we allow > the user to configure for each zone who will be the synchronizer. You > can refer to the following Application Report (chapter 6) for more > information: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swaa166/swaa166.pdf I didn't fully understand what this does, but debugfs doesn't sound (no pun intended) like a suitable interface for something like this. nl80211 is more likely candidate. -- Kalle Valo