Re: [PATCH 2/2] D-Bus: add pmf to global capabilities

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On 15-01-17 06:26, Dan Williams wrote:
> It's necessary for NM to know that the specific interface and driver
> support it, so that NM can deliver an appropriate error message to the
> user when the connection requires 11W, but the interface the user is
> trying to activate with 11W does not support it.
>
> It's the same thing we do for AP mode.  The supplicant as a whole must
> be built with AP mode, *and* the interface itself must support AP mode
> (which many drivers don't!).  NM checks both these things and is able
> to better handle errors because of it.
Got it. Looks like Jouni already implemented it:
http://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=117875db331f3c858fbfe23e0db415dd9fcb2a6d
Thanks Jouni!

Stijn

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