#244: [patch] prevent numbering of vap interfaces
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Reporter: Matt Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Owner: mrenzmann
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: 802.11 stack | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 1 |
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Changes (by mrenzmann):
* status: new => assigned
* owner: => mrenzmann
Comment:
If I'm not totally wrong the patch works different than what the
documentation (especially the users guide, even with the changes from the
patch) says. It is expected that if the user specifies {{{ath5}}} as
interface name this will be the name for the interface (if it isn't used
yet).
But the patch behaves different. In the above example ''strncmp'' just
compares the first three characters of the given interface name, finds
that it matches {{{ath}}}, then appends the {{{%d}}} to the interface name
handed over to the kernel, which results in an interface like {{{ath50}}}.
To fix this, ''strncmp'' should be replaced by ''strcmp''. Then:
* {{{ath}}} results in {{{ath}}}''X'' with ''X'' being an integer
selected by the kernel
* {{{ath<appendix>}}} results in {{{ath<appendix>}}} if the name isn't
already used, otherwise wlanconfig will complain
* {{{foo}}} results in {{{foo}}} if the name isn't already used,
otherwise wlanconfig will complain
Comments?
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/244>
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