> > Enable access to the wireless card in calibration mode using service > > ethernet port. Wireless functionality is not available in calibration > > mode. Service ethernet port can be used for various maintenance tasks > > including calibration, configuration, troubleshooting. Add new kernel > > module parameter force_svcmode. Set this parameter to one in order > > to boot wireless card into the calibration mode. > > > > Signed-off-by: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > Hello Kalle and all, > > > > I would like to add support for a simple service mode for calibration. > > This patch includes some controversial bits, that is why it is marked > > as RFC. Could you please take a closer look and tell me whether it is > > acceptable for mainlining. > > Is there a reason why you can't use nl80211 testmode? The use cases you > list were exactly the reasons why we added testmode to nl80211 in the > first place. Hello Kalle, Thanks for reminding me of testmode. I took a closer look at this feature. This is what I would be using if I had to implement calibration mode and tools from the scratch. In my case I have to deal with legacy behavior in calibration mode: special firmware mode and tools that expect simple network access to firmware. One possible option would be to provide a dummy wireless interface. However additional manipulations with carrier would be required to bring-up dummy wireless interface. So I ended up with a simple ethernet based solution. Regards, Sergey
