On 04/09/2015 02:58 PM, Alexander Aring wrote: > On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 12:02:10PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote: >> On 04/08/2015 04:48 PM, Alexander Aring wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> this patches introduce a mechanism to get phy capabilities. We simple add >>> some additional pib values like "channels_supported" information. These >>> information also includes mib values which are phy dependent like frame_retries >>> or csma_backoffs, this is necessary because the phy doing a little bit mac >>> stuff. We simple extend the pib according these phy dependent mac values. >>> >>> These capabilities are by default full 802.15.4 complaint, if some transceiver >>> supports less functionality only then these values need to be overwritten inside >>> the driver-layer. >>> >>> Fruthermore we also add functionality to dump these values via >>> NL802154_CMD_GET_WPAN_PHY. >>> >>> - Alex >>> >>> Cc: Phoebe Buckheister <phoebe.buckheister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Cc: Varka Bhadram <varkabhadram@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Alexander Aring (4): >>> ieee802154: introduce wpan_phy_supported struct >>> ieee802154: move channels supported out of softmac >>> ieee802154: add several phy supported handling >>> at86rf230: set cca_modes supported flags >>> >>> drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c | 14 ++++++++++---- >>> drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c | 2 +- >>> drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c | 30 +++++++++++++++--------------- >>> drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c | 2 +- >>> include/net/cfg802154.h | 11 ++++++++++- >>> net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c | 4 ++-- >>> net/ieee802154/nl802154.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- >>> net/mac802154/cfg.c | 4 ---- >>> net/mac802154/main.c | 10 ++++++++++ >>> 9 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) >>> >> And also we need to look into expose available power level (supported by transeiver) >> to the user space by iwpan. Then user can configure the particular power level. >> >> If not user don't know the power levels that the transceiver support. >> > yep... I will try to add it to the next series, also for ed_level. For > 700/800/900 Mhz at86rf212 it depends on which band the transceiver operates > and the available tx_power settings. > > When I try to implement it, then I need to know the country/band laws > what's the min and max tx_power db values? Does something like this > exists? Is s8 as datatype really enough to support all available > tx_power settings? -> (not because I also saw some floating point tx_power > settings, but then we simple doesn't provide them). I will try to > introduce something which supports the at86rf2xx transceiver values. We > can still change the interface again later if it doesn't fit, but then > everybody will hate us. :-) > > - Alex I think its not going to work out. But i am worrying about how the driver user will know the power levels available..? How mac80211 is managing this issue..? -- Varka Bhadram -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wpan" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
