On 06/20/2016 04:53 PM, Julian Calaby wrote: > Hi Ben, > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Ben Greear <gree...@candelatech.com> wrote: >> On 06/20/2016 01:34 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: >>> >>> Ben Greear <gree...@candelatech.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> From: Ben Greear <gree...@candelatech.com> >>>> >>>> NOTE: These channels must not be used in most regulatory >>>> domains unless you have a license from the FCC or similar! >>>> >>>> A proper regulatory database is also required to actually use >>>> these channels. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <gree...@candelatech.com> >>> >>> >>> I feel that the license is a problem and this doesn't belong to the >>> kernel. >>> The patch has been dropped. >> >> >> It's not a lot different from having to be in normal FCC regulations >> w/regard to >> DFS channels, tx power, and such, but maybe having driver support is >> considered to make it >> too easy for users to hack around restrictions? > > Maybe hide this behind CFG80211_CERTIFICATION_ONUS or equivalent? > (Maybe a new symbol CFG80211_LICENSE_REQUIRED with big scary > feds-will-come-knocking warnings in the help text?)
That would be fine with me. As I said though, there are more patches than this one needed for full features and interoperability. The person that sent me the mac80211/wireless patches, and hostapd for that matter, may be able to put something together for upstream, but I am not sure if they will have time. I don't currently feel motivated enough to try to clean it all up and try to push it upstream myself. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <gree...@candelatech.com> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ ath9k-devel mailing list ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
