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Re: [PATCH] iw: add command to register and capture mgmt frames

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Hi Sergey,

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Sergey Matyukevich
<sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Add new command to register for receiving multiple mgmt frames,
> capture and print them. Frames are selected by their type and
> pattern containing their the first several bytes of the frame
> that should match.
>

Forgive me for asking, what does this provide that isn't already
available in tshark? And since we already have user-space tools
tailored for capturing and filtering any frames, including management
frames, why do we need to add this to iw?

- Steve



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