Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:60494 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932952AbcKJNzy (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Nov 2016 08:55:54 -0500 From: Kalle Valo To: "Lazar\, Alexei Avshalom" Cc: johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: cfg80211: add set/get link loss profile References: <7742335b-f05e-edcd-ad80-fd09fb295eab@codeaurora.org> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:55:49 +0200 In-Reply-To: <7742335b-f05e-edcd-ad80-fd09fb295eab@codeaurora.org> (Alexei Avshalom Lazar's message of "Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:33:53 +0200") Message-ID: <8737izqw0q.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (sfid-20161110_145558_908594_FCC45439) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: "Lazar, Alexei Avshalom" writes: >>From b739abb6f29dc43a86b8b2b60e893b4441f8aa1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Alexei Avshalom Lazar > Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 16:21:20 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] cfg80211: add set/get link loss profile > > Introduce NL80211_CMD_SET_LINK_LOSS_PROFILE and > NL80211_CMD_GET_LINK_LOSS_PROFILE as it required by the user space > to configure the link loss profile. > The link loss profile represents the priority of maintaining link up > in different link quality environments. > Three types of behavior for link loss defined: > LINK_LOSS_PROFILE_RELAXED: prefer maintaining link up even in poor > link quality environment. > LINK_LOSS_PROFILE_DEFAULT: The default behavior for maintaining link > up vs link quality. > LINK_LOSS_PROFILE_AGGRESSIVE: prefer losing link up in poor link > quality environment. > New cfg80211 API also been added, set/get_link_loss_profile. > > Signed-off-by: Alexei Avshalom Lazar What does the term "link" mean in this context? A connection to the AP or something else? The documentation doesn't give me any detailed information nor any examples and lefts me guessing what this is supposed to do. -- Kalle Valo