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Re: [PATCH 1/2] nl80211: Add LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE feature

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Hi,

> > > Because userspace needs to know if this is supported?
> > > IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE is a private flag... AFAIK userspace has no
> > > way of
> > > obtaining this.
> > 
> > Oh, annoying.
> > 
> > But that doesn't really mean that nl80211 is an appropriate place to
> > advertise it, IMHO?
> 
> The intention of the flag was not soley related to
> CMD_CONNECT/CMD_AUTHENTICATE. Its an indication that the
> hardware/driver supports a live address change. If you don't want it
> here could you suggest a better location for it?

I guess RTNL would be the right place? This can hardly be specific to
wireless, the flag comes from elsewhere.

johannes




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