Re: wireless: recap of current issues (configuration)

[Johannes Berg]

Stefan Rompf wrote:

> Even though it is a bit more work on kernel side, we should allow changing
> the
> mode of virtual devices. Let's face it, even though we find multi-BSS
> capabilities very interesting, 999 of 1000 users won't care due to the two
> facts that IPW firmware IMHO doesn't allow it and virtual interfaces are
> limited to one channel anyway. These users rightfully expect to have one
> interface and be able to do all configurations on it.

Isn't that rather a question of having good user-space tools that make
deactivating one type of interface and activating another seamless?

johannes
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