Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 8:09 PM Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > 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. >> >> Vendor command requirements are documented here: >> >> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/nl80211#vendor-specific_api >> >> The commit log is not really answering to those. For example, how a user >> would use this? Or is there a user space tool? > > We intend to send those command from the NetworkManager. I'm not really fond of the idea that NetworkManager uses nl80211 vendor commands, sounds quite hacky to me. I would prefer that NetworkManager uses generic nl80211 interface so that it works with every driver. But I need to look at v4 to understand more how this all works. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
