Messages in this thread |  | | From | Kalle Valo <> | Subject | Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH] [v15] wireless: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi STA devices | Date | Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:30:31 +0300 |
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Srinivasan Raju <srini.raju@purelifi.com> writes:
> Thanks for reviewing the patch. > >>> + hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &mac->band; > >> Johannes comment about piggy-backing NL80211_BAND_2GHZ is not yet addressed: > >> I agree with Johannes, a Li-Fi driver should not claim to be a regular >> 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi device. > > Yes, I agree, As LiFi is not standardized yet we are using the > existing wireless frameworks. For now, piggy backing with 2.4GHz is > seamless for users. We will undertake band and other wider change once > IEEE 802.11bb is standardized.
I don't see why the IEEE standard needs to be final before adding the band. Much better to add a band which is in draft stage compared to giving false information to the user space.
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