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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
