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Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] cfg80211: allow wiphy specific regdomain management

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On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 10:56:26PM +0200, Arik Nemtsov wrote:
> From: Jonathan Doron <jond@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add a new regulatory flag that allows a driver to manage regdomain
> changes/updates for its own wiphy.
> A self-managed wiphys only employs regulatory information obtained from
> the FW and driver and does not use other cfg80211 sources like
> beacon-hints, country-code IEs and hints from other devices on the same
> system. Conversely, a self-managed wiphy does not share its regulatory
> hints with other devices in the system. If a system contains several
> devices, one or more of which are self-managed, there might be
> contradictory regulatory settings between them. Usage of flag is
> generally discouraged. Only use it if the FW/driver is incompatible
> with non-locally originated hints.
> 
> A new API lets the driver send a complete regdomain, to be applied on
> its wiphy only.
> 
> After a wiphy-specific regdomain change takes place, usermode will get
> a new type of change notification. The regulatory core also takes care
> enforce regulatory restrictions, in case some interfaces are on
> forbidden channels.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Doron <jonathanx.doron@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arikx.nemtsov@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx>

 Luis
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