netdev - Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2008-08-26

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Message-Id: <200808281235.35449.bruno@thinktube.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:34 +0200
From:	Bruno Randolf <bruno@...nktube.com>
To:	Tomas Winkler <tomasw@...il.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2008-08-26

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 04:11:15PM -0700, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> Last solution would be to remove this merging all together but then
> I'm not sure if Bruno added this code just implement the spec or
> really tested it with any hardware.

of course i tested IBSS merge with atheros hardware when i sent in the patch 
and it worked. this is about 6 month ago. recently i briefly tested IBSS, 
with the same HW but it did not work any more - i didn't have the time to 
investigate this issue...

please remember that there was a lengthy discussion about the standard 
compliance and the reasons behind the need for IBSS merge before my patch was 
accepted. i believe i had convincing arguments why IBSS mode does not 
reliably work at all in practice if we don't support IBSS merge.

you might want to re-read this thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/10278

greetings,
bruno
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