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Re: [PATCH 1/2 v3] mac80211/cfg80211: add support for userspace to handle auth frames on adhoc ifaces

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On 06/19/2012 03:01 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Will Hawkins <hawkinsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Add cfg80211_mgmt_reg_match to cfg80211 to check for userspace
>> application registrations for management frames rx'd from a specific
>> interface. This function will be used by IBSS code to determine whether
>> or not to send out "open" authentication frames.
>>
>> Update documentation for cfg80211_rx_mgmt to note that "query" frames
>> are sent to matching userspace applications.
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Will Hawkins <hawkinsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> What's the user visible benefit from this? Does it add new features or
> something? You could document that in the commit log.
> 

Thank you for your feedback Kalle. I have to make some changes to this
patch set so I will definitely include a better description in my next
attempt.

Will
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