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Re: [PATCHv2 2/2] ath9k_htc: advertise allowed VIFs combination

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On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 09:48 +1000, Julian Calaby wrote:
> Antonio,
> 
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:55 AM, Antonio Quartulli <ordex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This driver now advertises its allowed VIFs combinations to the mac80211
> > sublayer.
> >
> > Other than that, practical tests shown that ath9k_htc devices allow an IBSS VIF
> > to coexist with VIF set up on other modes. This patch removes the check which
> > block the creation of any other VIF whenever an IBSS one is already present.
> 
> These two patches should really be applied in the opposite order:
> 
> You should add the interface combination data (this patch) then remove
> the old checking code.
> 
> This way there's not a window (admittedly only one patch) where the
> interface combinations aren't enforced.

FWIW, it's the other way around, in that window no combinations would be
permitted at all...

johannes

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