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Re: [PATCH] iw: add optional argument to parse 6G band channel

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On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 15:49 -0700, Pradeep Kumar Chitrapu wrote:
> Channel numbers of 6G band overlaps with those of 2G or 5G bands.
> Therefore, an optional argument "6G" is added and expected next
> to channel number to map it to correct 6GHz frequency. If not
> specified, defaults to matching 2G or 5G frequency.
> 
> example:
> iw wlanX set channel 149 6G 80MHz  --> maps to 6695 MHz
> iw wlanX set channel 149 80MHz     --> maps to 5745 MHz

Hm. I can't really say I like this much.

Is it _really_ needed? I mean, we mostly specify the frequency today, so
... why not just always do that for 6 GHz?

johannes




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