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Re: [RFC 0/6] "runtime" iftype switching

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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:23:20AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 17:10 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:56:19PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > > Here's some code to allow runtime (while the
> > > interface is UP) interface type switching,
> > > so far only for STA, IBSS and AP because the
> > > others seem a bit trickier and harder to
> > > verify.
> 
> > What is driving this?
> 
> Mostly the fact that it's awkward to set the interface down every time,
> because for example every time you do that some IPv6 configuration gets
> lost.
> 
> Also, "because I can" :)

Fair enough... :-)

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