merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > On 2018-04-19 19:15, Kalle Valo wrote: >> Maya Erez <merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Setting EDMG channel through debugfs for connect and PCP start >>> commands. >> Why? And what is an EDMG channel? >> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#commit_log_does_not_answer_why >> I get bad vibes that this debugfs file is just a workaround for not >> adding this to nl80211, a proper commit log would not give me such >> vibes in the first place :) > > EDMG (Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit) is a new feature, part of > 11ad/11ay specification. In a nutshell it allows channel bonding of > 60Ghz channels. > > The debugfs is used for debug-only to allow forcing a channel, not > intended to replace NL API, which we are working to upstream such. But why cannot you do debugging via nl80211 as well? -- Kalle Valo
