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Re: [RFC] nl80211: Add frequency configuration (including HT40)

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Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 10:21 +0530, Sujith wrote:
> > Jouni Malinen wrote:
> > > + * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ: frequency of the selected channel in MHz
> > > + * @NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_SEC_CHAN_OFFSET: included with NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ
> > > + *	if HT40 (40 MHz channels) are allowed:
> > > + *	NL80211_SEC_CHAN_BELOW = secondary channel is below the primary channel
> > > + *	NL80211_SEC_CHAN_ABOVE = secondary channel is above the primary channel
> > 
> > The driver needs to know if the selected channel is HT or not.
> 
> Can you explain what difference that makes? Is it for running the phy in
> pure legacy mode?

Yes, we calibrate the HW differently for HT/legacy.
Also, we have different rate tables for legacy/HT.
For HT20, it can reach 130 Mbps.

Sujith
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