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Am Montag, 10. Januar 2011 schrieb Kalle Valo:
> Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Am Samstag, 8. Januar 2011 schrieb Jason Andryuk:
> >> Are there any limitations for rt2800usb devices?  The wiki is short on
> >> information as is rt2x00.serialmonkey.com.  Does rt2800usb support AP
> >> mode like rt2800pci?
> >
> > rt2800usb does not support bc- and mc- buffering (rt2800pci does). Hence,
> > powersaving stations might experience problems when using rt2800usb in AP
> > mode.
> 
> If some hardware models don't support broadcast/multicast buffering in
> that case the driver shouldn't allow AP mode, at least not in mainline
> kernels. We shouldn't break the standarnd knowingly.
> 
> From a quick grep it looks like rt2800usb enables AP mode. Is that the
> case or did I misunderstood something?

You're right, rt2800usb enables AP mode despite the lack of proper
mc- and bc buffering.

Helmut
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