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Re: [RFC v2] cfg80211: Add HT BSS attributes

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Daniel Halperin wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Sujith <m.sujith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Daniel Halperin wrote:
> >> Yeah, me too.  Isn't greenfield mode (whether there are legacy devices
> >> around) part of the operating capabilities and should be supported by
> >> hostapd?
> >
> > Yes, hostapd does check if there are non-GF stations in the BSS and updates
> > the HT operation mode parameters. But the nl80211 interface hook is currently
> > not implemented.
> >
> 
> right.. so don't we want this patch? :)  Sorry if I'm being obtuse

The Greenfield status is part of opmode (see operation_mode in struct ieee80211_ht_info).
This is already handled by mac80211 through NL80211_ATTR_BSS_HT_OPMODE for AP mode.

Sujith
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