On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 20:18 +0200, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > > > True, but in G mode you are compatible with B. The legacy driver doesn't > > > switch back to B mode when the AP is in B mode. This means that it will > > > be using the G timing values. > > > > That sounds wrong. > > Not really, this would be the same behavior that you suggested earlier, > when you stated that a driver should perhaps not register 802.11B mode > when also registering 802.11G mode since it is backward compatible. Well, in that was the assumption that mac80211 tells the driver whether to enable shortslot or not regardless of B/G mode. It is only perfectly compatible when B slot timing is used. johannes
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