From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from he.sipsolutions.net ([78.46.109.217]:59580 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756037Ab2FNSvK (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:51:10 -0400 Message-ID: <1339699864.9786.10.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> (sfid-20120614_205114_216219_31F1CF6B) Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: add support for userspace to handle auth frames on adhoc ifaces From: Johannes Berg To: Will Hawkins Cc: Nicolas Cavallari , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:51:04 +0200 In-Reply-To: <4FDA2CED.8090303@opentechinstitute.org> References: <4FD8B5D4.8060305@opentechinstitute.org> <4FD99A24.3020907@lri.fr> <1339673095.4461.2.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4FD9DD35.4070709@lri.fr> <1339692819.9786.4.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4FDA179F.1020501@opentechinstitute.org> <1339693721.9786.5.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4FDA2CED.8090303@opentechinstitute.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > >>> Oops, sorry, yes. I forgot all about that code! > >>> > >>> I suppose we'd have to check whether userspace is handling > >>> authentication? > >> > >> Could use the control_port flag to check for that condition? > > > > Not really, that's not necessarily the same thing -- I think we might > > want to also allow to offload open auth to userspace. > > > > I think it wouldn't be difficult to notify mac80211 about frame > > registrations so it can keep track for this purpose? > > > > johannes > > I am happy to code something like this up. I've already taken a look at > it and don't think it will be too big of a problem. I am going to be AFK > until Monday so I won't get to it until then. I hope that's not a problem. No problem, take your time! I'm not in any hurry with this feature :-) johannes