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Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] nl80211: vendor-cmd: add Intel vendor commands for iwlmei usage

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On Wed, 2021-06-23 at 17:10 +0300, Emmanuel Grumbach wrote:
> iwlmei allows to integrate with the CSME firmware. There are
> flows that are prioprietary for this purpose:
> 
> * Get the information the AP, the CSME firmware is connected
>   to. This is useful when we need to speed up the connection
>   process in case the CSME firmware has an TCP connection
>   that must be kept alive across the ownership transition.
> * Forbid roaming, which will happen when the CSME firmware
>   wants to tell the user space not disrupt the connection.
> * Request ownership, upon driver boot when the CSME firmware
>   owns the device.
> 
> Co-Developed-by: Ayala Beker <ayala.beker@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/nl80211-vnd-intel.h | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This was supposed to be submitted separately [1] so people see it more
easily, so *bump* - everyone take a look please.

johannes

[1] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/nl80211#vendor-specific_api

   Patches introducing such commands shall be submitted separately, not
   “buried” in big driver patchsets. Give them a “nl80211: vendor-cmd: ”
   prefix to make them easily identifiable.

Though I guess we can debate if this is a "big" patchset :)




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