| To: | Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Wireless extensions rethink |
| From: | Jean Tourrilhes <jt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:00:49 -0700 |
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On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 11:51:56AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>
> Remember the API for applications (netlink) doesn't need to be the same as
> the driver interface (wireless_ops). That is the whole point of having
> a common core layer.
Stephen : we have been there since 2001. Check the RtNetlink
patch on my web page, it allows full access to all wireless extensions
through netlink without having to modify a single driver.
Have fun...
Jean
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