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On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 20:38 -0700, Javier Cardona wrote:
> [Resent with proper patch numbering...]
> 
> This series includes some fixes, testing aids and improvements to the mesh
> stack.  It is important to note that the patch
> "Use-3-address-format-for-mesh-broadcast-frames" breaks compatibility with
> previous versions.  This is unavoidable and will keep happening as new versions
> of the 802.11s drafts are produced.

That's ok, can you update the Kconfig though to indicate which draft
it's compatible with? It says 1.08 right now.

> Also, I'm not sure if "Simulate-transmission-losses-on-plinks-to-..." should be
> merged upstream, but we find it really useful to test mesh configurations.
> Please comment if you have different opinions on its adequacy or
> implementation.

As I said elsewhere in this thread I don't think that should be in,
especially not, as Kalle points out, using nl80211.

All the other patches look ok on a cursory look, I just wish you'd write
more detailed changelog entries.

johannes

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