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Re: [PATCH 1/2] cfg80211: add support to probe unexercised mesh link

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> + * @NL80211_CMD_PROBE_MESH_LINK: The requirement for mesh link metric
> + *	refreshing, is that from one mesh point we be able to send some data
> + *	frames to other mesh points which are not currently selected as a
> + *	primary traffic path, but which are only 1 hop away. The absence of
> + *	the primary path to the chosen node makes it necessary to apply some
> + *	form of marking on a chosen packet stream so that the packets can be
> + *	properly steered to the selected node for testing, and not by the
> + *	regular mesh path lookup. Further, the packets must be of type data
> + *	so that the rate control (often embedded in firmware) is used for
> + *	rate selection.
> + *
> + *	Uses %NL80211_ATTR_MAC and %NL80211_ATTR_FRAME attributes. The frame
> + *	content here is ethernet data.

Please document the address requirements as well.

johannes




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