From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.87 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1d0UFn-0008EB-1T for ath10k@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:37:16 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [v2,1/3] ath9k: Support channels in licensed bands From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <20170323133048.30062-2-sw@simonwunderlich.de> References: <20170323133048.30062-2-sw@simonwunderlich.de> Message-Id: <20170418143654.49EA960F94@smtp.codeaurora.org> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:36:54 +0000 (UTC) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "ath10k" Errors-To: ath10k-bounces+kvalo=adurom.com@lists.infradead.org To: Simon Wunderlich Cc: Julian Calaby , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ath9k-devel@qca.qualcomm.com, ath10k@lists.infradead.org, Ben Greear , Mathias Kretschmer Simon Wunderlich wrote: > From: Ben Greear > > Many chips support channels in licensed bands. Add support for those, > along with a corresponding kernel config option to disable them by > default. Note that these channels are not selectable even if the > option has been compiled unless the user modifies the regulatory > database to explicitly enable the corresponding channels. > > NOTE: These channels must not be used in most regulatory > domains unless you have a license from the FCC or similar! > > Signed-off-by: Ben Greear > [Hide this support behind a Kconfig option] > Signed-off-by: Julian Calaby > [only use the 20 mhz channels, add 5 ghz, change to 4.9ghz to licensed bands, simplify] > Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich > Signed-off-by: Mathias Kretschmer I am not sure that we should support unlicensed bands in Linux and hence hesitant to apply these. My view is that due to regulatory restrictions we should not make it too easy to use unlicensed bands. But I'm open for discussion, this is a challenging area and my knowledge here is limited. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9641105/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches _______________________________________________ ath10k mailing list ath10k@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k