netdev - Re: [RFC] mac80211: disallow bridging managed/adhoc interfaces

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Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:05:48 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] mac80211: disallow bridging managed/adhoc interfaces

On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 09:04 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> Then how does this work now? And will your change break it?
> 
>                              kvm1
>                             /
>      ====> wlan0  --- bridge-- kvm2
>                             \
>                              kvm3

What's the type of wlan0? If it's managed, i.e. connected to an AP,
it /doesn't/ actually work now, which is my point.

johannes

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