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Re: [PATCH] d80211: Allow drivers to configure default regulatory domain

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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:37:16 -0800, James Ketrenos wrote:
> Unfortunately it is vendor and device specific.  I think we can 
> generalize things to provide helper functions and macros such that each 
> driver does it roughly the same way, but the stack itself can't do it.

If the stack really cannot do it, yes, such helpers make sense.

> The hardware needs to tell the stack all the channels it supports and 
> the restrictions on those channels.  The stack can then further restrict 
> the set of channels based on the user input to a "standard" set of 
> countries.

Yes.

> "regdomains" are not static maps; they evolve over time as governments 
> change their regulations.  The channels and features supported by 
> hardware is static based on what the device was certified for.

Ok.

Thanks,

 Jiri

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Jiri Benc
SUSE Labs
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