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Re: [PATCHv8 0/6] cfg80211/mac80211: Add support for TID specific configuration

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> > > I think we still need NL80211_TID_CONFIG_ATTR_OVERRIDE in some way
> > > (maybe only as a flag attribute), since you could have
> > >
> > >  * change all stations (some subset of TIDs) *including* already
> > >    configured stations
> > >  * or *excluding* already configured stations
> >
> > Hmmm... Logic is straightforwad without this flag:
> > - settings are applied to bitmasked TIDs of a single peer if address is specifed
> > - settings are applied to bitmasked TIDs of all the peers if no address is specified
>
> Sure, this is obvious, but what exactly does "all the peers" mean?
>
> Say I do
>
> set_tid_config(tids=0x1, peer=02:11:22:33:44:55, noack=yes)
> set_tid_config(tids=0x1, peer=NULL, noack=no)
>
> Does that reset peer 02:11:22:33:44:55, or not? This is not documented
> right now, and one could argue both ways - the override for that
> particular peer should stick, or should be removed. Which one is it?

Ok, I got the point. My understanding was that any further command would rewrite
the previous settings. But now I agree that this is not obvious and should be
explicitly documented.

Sergey



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