* vadim4j@xxxxxxxxx <vadim4j@xxxxxxxxx> [10.12.2014 08:55]: > > have we considered also exposing the mode of this netdev. So for example sta,ap,p2p-go,p2p-client etc. If we can send dynamic updates via RTNL, we could easily tell the networking management system what type of wireless device we have here. I am thinking about it like "wlan/p2p-go" etc. Or should this be better kept strictly to "wlan". > > > > And I am not sure RTNL would be capable of changing this kind strings at runtime anyway. > > May be better do not mix 2 things in one attribute? i like the idea. who is the potential audience of the attribute beside the user? meaning: whoever want to scan for the keyword 'wlan' can do so, even with 'wlan/xy' bye, bastian -- 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
