Re: [regression] ath5k: Overrides regulatory domain set for cfg80211

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Holger
Schurig<hs4233@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Eventually, as you will read from the feature-removal
>> schedule, we intend on getting the Linux desktop to provide
>> automatic hints of the user's location through things like
>> GeoClue.
>
> Please think about embedded people. We don't need no stinkin'
> geoclue. We'll need a kernel parameter or an commant for "iw" or
> some other netlink based command.

Note I wrote "Linux desktop" not Linux embedded. And we already have a
nl80211 command for this exact purpose. You can even use
wpa_supplicant if you don't want to use iw.

I wouldn't be surprised to see geoclue in embedded devices though.

  Luis
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