Re: [PATCHv2 3/3] ieee802154: Add MCR20A IEEE 802.15.4 device driver

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Hello,


On 20 February 2018 at 04:44, Alexander Aring <alex.aring@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 2018-02-19 18:49 GMT-05:00 Xue Liu <liuxuenetmail@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have one more question about ieee802154_ops.ed function. How to test
>> this function ? Thanks
>
> This function is/was never used by the subsystem. It has historical
> reason _why_ this function is still there... The original repository
> had "something" half working of MLME-SCAN (In my opinion). They got
> this callback there but then nothing more...
>
> What you could introduce is a netlink notifier command which reports
> by reaching some threshold, e.g.
>
> iwpan phy0 get edthresh $VAL -> blocks until ed reached above thresh,
> which should happen when transmit is going on on your channel...
>
> Or just a get command?
>
> There exists also various way to receive ED values, we should offer
> them as well than just trigger it from outside, e.g. after each frame
> rx... this need to be collected at a main point.
>
> - Alex

Thanks for all the explanation.

Regards,

Xue Liu
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