linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] wlcore/wl18xx: mesh: added initial mesh support for wl8

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:27:15 +0000
From:	"Machani, Yaniv" <yanivma@...com>
To:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Hahn, Maital" <maitalm@...com>, Eliad Peller <eliad@...ery.com>,
	"Mishol, Guy" <guym@...com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	Arik Nemtsov <arik@...ery.com>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] wlcore/wl18xx: mesh: added initial mesh support for wl8

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 20:42:57, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Guy; Johannes Berg; Arik Nemtsov; linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org; 
> netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] wlcore/wl18xx: mesh: added initial mesh support 
> for wl8
> 
> Yaniv Machani <yanivma@...com> writes:
> 
> > From: Maital Hahn <maitalm@...com>
> >
> > 1. Added support for interface and role of mesh type.
> > 2. Enabled enable/start of mesh-point role,
> >    and opening and closing a connection with a mesh peer.
> > 3. Added multirole combination of mesh and ap
> >    under the same limits of dual ap mode.
> > 4. Add support for 'sta_rc_update' opcode for mesh IF.
> >    The 'sta_rc_update' opcode is being used in mesh_plink.c.
> > Add support in wlcore to handle this opcode correctly for mesh (as 
> > opposed to current implementation that handles STA only).
> > 5. Bumped the firmware version to support new Mesh functionality
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Maital Hahn <maitalm@...com>
> > Signed-off-by: Yaniv Machani <yanivma@...com>
> 
> Does this depend on any mac80211 patches? To not break anything I 
> can't apply this until all the dependencies are in my tree.
> 

Hi Kalle,
No, there are no dependencies for this patch.
The other set of patches are bug fixes and improvements, shouldn't block the merge.

Thanks,
Yaniv