1. 08 1月, 2009 1 次提交
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      wimax: basic API: kernel/user messaging, rfkill and reset · 3e65646b
      Inaky Perez-Gonzalez 提交于
      Implements the three basic operations provided by the stack's control
      interface to WiMAX devices:
      
      - Messaging channel between user space and driver/device
      
        This implements a direct communication channel between user space
        and the driver/device, by which free form messages can be sent back
        and forth.
      
        This is intended for device-specific features, vendor quirks, etc.
      
      - RF-kill framework integration
      
        Provide most of the RF-Kill integration for WiMAX drivers so that
        all device drivers have to do is after wimax_dev_add() is call
        wimax_report_rfkill_{hw,sw}() to update initial state and then every
        time it changes.
      
        Provides wimax_rfkill() for the kernel to call to set software
        RF-Kill status and/or query current hardware and software switch
        status.
      
        Exports wimax_rfkill() over generic netlink to user space.
      
      - Reset a WiMAX device
      
        Provides wimax_reset() for the kernel to reset a wimax device as
        needed and exports it over generic netlink to user space.
      
      This API is clearly limited, as it still provides no way to do the
      basic scan, connect and disconnect in a hardware independent way.  The
      WiMAX case is more complex than WiFi due to the way networks are
      discovered and provisioned.
      
      The next developments are to add the basic operations so they can be
      offerent by different drivers. However, we'd like to get more vendors
      to jump in and provide feedback of how the user/kernel API/abstraction
      layer should be.
      
      The user space code for the i2400m, as of now, uses the messaging
      channel, but that will change as the API evolves.
      Signed-off-by: NInaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com>
      Signed-off-by: NGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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