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Re: [PATCH] nl80211: allow adding new station to devices in mesh mode

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On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 12:59 AM, Johannes Berg
<johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I do wonder though, the commit (155cc9e4b1d60161ee53) I referenced was
> yours, and now you're asking the same question as I am -- "why even
> allow adding stations?"

It was supported for automated testing and experimentation (you could
then force certain topologies).  I can't think of any other reason to
do it.  I suppose that the same thing goes for mpaths and the mesh
portal tables.

  -Andrey
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