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Re: [PATCH 1/3] wireless: drivers: make use of WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC

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On 10/12/2012 01:46 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> On 10/12/2012 01:28 PM, Arend van Spriel wrote:
>> The include file linux/ieee80211.h contains three definitions for
>> the same thing in enum ieee80211_eid due to historic changes:
>>
>> /* Information Element IDs */
>> enum ieee80211_eid {
>>     :
>>     WLAN_EID_WPA = 221,
>>     WLAN_EID_GENERIC = 221,
>>     WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC = 221,
>>     :
>> };
>>
>> The standard refers to this as "vendor specific" element so the
>> other two definitions are better not used. This patch changes the
>> wireless drivers to use one definition, ie. WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC.
> 
> Why not remove _WPA and _GENERIC from ieee80211.h at the same time so
> that nobody else won't use them in the future?

Ah, you did that in patch 3. Forget what I said :)

Kalle
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