Re: [PATCH] net-sysfs: Add entry for nl80211 interface type

[Arend van Spriel]

On 04/18/2013 09:10 PM, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Bing,
>
> > > > Add a "wireless/nl80211_iftype" entry in the net device sysfs
> > > > file structure to indicate the mode of the wireless device so
> > > > it can be discovered easily from userspace.
> > >
> > > I do question a little bit the usefulness for this one.
> > > It would only work on netdev and on wdev devices.
> >
> > It's true. That's why the new sysfs entry is added in the 'wireless' placeholder.
> >
> > /sys/class/net/ethX/wireless/
> >
> > For non-wireless dev, this won't apply.
>
> I have to correct myself. I meant it does NOT work for wdev. Please just go with nl80211 for this kind of information. It is the right way to handle it. Not some sysfs file.

I wanted to correct you on P2P but that would be diverging from the real 
message. Totally agreeing. Why add another user-space API when the 
nl80211 API can provide the information.

Gr. AvS


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