it doesn't seems too much code to make them work. ;-) David.
> Hi all, > > See attached mail for initial 802.11s support for ath5k. > > Regard, > Punky > > > Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have read the related information yesterday as well. If you want >> to know more about what 802.11s is doing in 2.6.26 kernel, you can >> take a look to http://www.open80211s.org/trac >> >> The stack is ready, but it requires wifi driver to fully support and >> only driver that based on mac80211 wireless stack will work. ath5k >> is closer to support it but need more work. >> >> Stay tune to later kernel for more wireless driver to support 802.11s. >> >> Regards, >> Punky >> >> David Gascón wrote: >>> Hi all! >>> with the recently 802.11s module added to the kernel now comes time of >>> research and efforts to see how it is going to work with the rest of >>> the >>> system. >>> The protocol uses layer 2 to create all the radio metrics and the state >>> and quality of the nodes in the network. On the layer 3 the HWMP >>> protocol (based on RM-AODV) will be the one used to keep the metrics >>> and >>> WLAN information updated from the MAC layer. >>> I am sure the kernel will make its best on Voyage as usual, the >>> problems >>> come when seeing if the wifi drivers are ready for features like multi >>> frequency and high accurate radio metrics. (It is gonna be a hard way, >>> however It just a matter of time to get it working). >>> >>> I will start working on it as soon as I can. If any of you are going to >>> start with it too just tell me to join efforts. >>> >>> regards. >>> >>> David. >>> >>> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Asunto: > Fwd: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH] ath5k: add Mesh Point support > De: > Punky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: > Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:29:15 +0800 > Para: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Para: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrey Yurovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:12 AM > Subject: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH] ath5k: add Mesh Point support > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > This enables draft-802.11s Mesh Point operation. For that we need mesh > beaconing. Tested with AR5212/AR5213 PCI card against Zydas and b43 mesh > nodes. > > Signed-off-by: Andrey Yurovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c > index 217d506..6d9f4e1 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c > @@ -1425,7 +1425,8 @@ ath5k_beaconq_config(struct ath5k_softc *sc) > ret = ath5k_hw_get_tx_queueprops(ah, sc->bhalq, &qi); > if (ret) > return ret; > - if (sc->opmode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) { > + if (sc->opmode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP || > + sc->opmode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT) { > /* > * Always burst out beacon and CAB traffic > * (aifs = cwmin = cwmax = 0) > @@ -2911,6 +2912,7 @@ static void ath5k_configure_filter(struct > ieee80211_hw *hw, > if (sc->opmode != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) > rfilt |= AR5K_RX_FILTER_PROBEREQ; > if (sc->opmode != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP && > + sc->opmode != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT && > test_bit(ATH_STAT_PROMISC, sc->status)) > rfilt |= AR5K_RX_FILTER_PROM; > if (sc->opmode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA || > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c > index c6d12c5..8854820 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c > @@ -2326,6 +2326,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_set_opmode(struct ath5k_hw *ah) > break; > > case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP: > + case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MESH_POINT: > pcu_reg |= AR5K_STA_ID1_AP | AR5K_STA_ID1_RTS_DEF_ANTENNA | > (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5210 ? > AR5K_STA_ID1_NO_PSPOLL : 0); > > > _______________________________________________ > ath5k-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.ath5k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath5k-devel > > > > -- Proyectos : http://www.laotracara.com _______________________________________________ Voyage-linux mailing list [email protected] http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
