netdev - Re: [RFC 1/3] bpf/wireless: add wifimon program type

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Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:47:44 +0200
From:   Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/3] bpf/wireless: add wifimon program type

Hi Johannes,

> Add a new program type for wifi monitor interfaces. This program
> type can
> * access __sk_buff, but only skb->len
> * call bpf_skb_load_bytes()
> 
> The program type is only enabled when something selects the new
> Kconfig symbol WANT_BPF_WIFIMON, which will be done by mac80211
> in a follow-up patch.

we used to stay away from WIFI naming in the kernel. Any reasoning why this is used instead of WLAN now?

Regards

Marcel