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Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] nl80211: Add support for EDMG channels

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On Tue, 2019-06-25 at 13:21 +0300, Alexei Lazar wrote:
> 
> > >   * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_VHT_CAPA: VHT capabilities, as in the HT 
> > > information IE
> > >   * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_IFTYPE_DATA: nested array attribute, with each 
> > > entry using
> > >   *	attributes from &enum nl80211_band_iftype_attr
> > > + * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_EDMG_CHANNELS: bitmap that indicates the 2.16 
> > > GHz
> > > + *	channel(s) that are allowed to be used for EDMG transmissions in 
> > > the
> > > + *	BSS as defined by IEEE 802.11 section 9.4.2.251.
> > > + * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_EDMG_BW_CONFIG: Channel BW Configuration 
> > > subfield
> > > + *	encodes the allowed channel bandwidth configurations as defined by
> > > + *	IEEE 802.11 section 9.4.2.251, Table 13.
> > >   * @NL80211_BAND_ATTR_MAX: highest band attribute currently defined
> > >   * @__NL80211_BAND_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
> > 
> > And ... that makes more sense than the global attribute I guess?
> 
> We feel it belongs to the BAND attributes because for example also VHT
> capability is there. There are however 2 other options:
> 1. Move the attribute to the NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR
> 2. Move them to the global attributes
> Any preference?

I think I just got confused. Is this used for capability reporting then?
I guess that'd make sense here, yeah.

johannes




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