Hi Dan, >> I'm working to get the OLPC mesh interface working with new >> NetworkManager releases and to get suitable code upstream. I would also >> like to get this backported into Fedora 11 for OLPC's XO-1.5 software >> build. >> >> What is the suggested approach I should take here? >> >> Should I work with git master and then backport to 0.7 after? (how >> usable is that? how much trouble can I expect trying to get it >> operational on F11 for development purposes?) >> >> I'm aware of Sjoerd Simon's previous work, and have looked over the >> discussion that resulted on the last set of submitted patches. >> >> So far I have taken his work, and reworked the patches based on the >> earlier feedback and recent NM changes, against 0.7 HEAD: >> git://dev.laptop.org/users/dsd/NetworkManager branch "olpc" >> http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/dsd/NetworkManager/log/?h=olpc >> >> I've also done some basic tests on an XO, it is working. >> >> Dan, I'd also appreciate it if you could take a very quick look at the >> style of the OLPC mesh device implementation: >> http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/dsd/NetworkManager/commit/?h=olpc&id=4b5095bdb843667eba215d15232cdfd5c27f53be >> There are rough edges and FIXMEs to be handled, but it would be nice to >> know whether we are on the right lines for an upstream-acceptable >> implementation or not. > > I hesitate to call it NMSettingMesh, because the OLPC-style mesh is > pretty unique and doesn't map exactly to 802.11s. Maybe we can make the > setting work for both, but I'd like some more input from Jouni and > Johannes before committing to adding that setting to the API. Need to > ask them whether the values in that structure make any sense in generic > 802.11s deployments. I'm pretty sure dhcp-anycast-address *doesn't*, > but if it's just one value that's probably OK.
Out of interest is there 802.11s support planned for NM at all in the near future? Peter _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
