Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:55:33 -0800 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: WCONF, netlink based WE replacement. |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:24:02 +0100 Michael Buesch <mbuesch@freenet.de> wrote:
> This is an attempt to rewrite the Wireless Extensions > userspace API, using netlink sockets. > There should also be a notification API, to inform > userspace for changes (config changes, state changes, etc). > It is not implemented, yet. > > This is against the devicescape stack. > This patch is not to be used, but only to be commented on. ;) > Basically I would like comments on the API definition > in wconf.h >
1. You will need more documentation, eventually in Documentation directory.
2. Is there 1:1 relationship between ieee80211_device and net_device or N net_devices per ieee80211_device?
3. Don't put a version number on the protocol messages. The way to us netlink is to us Type Length Variable structures. And write the code to ignore unknown types. Once you decide on a particular Type then it has to be frozen for ABI compatibility. The version numbering in the WE API is part of the problem
4. What about non-ieee80211 devices? With the growth of (mostly proprietary) cell phone carrier wireless, you don't want to shut out that. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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