From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail2.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.173]:53710 "EHLO mail2.candelatech.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752236AbdC2RLl (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:11:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] mac80211-hwsim: notify user-space about channel change. To: Johannes Berg , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <1490311578-18926-1-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com> <1490776922.7948.9.camel@sipsolutions.net> <260bf7e1-5ff2-709a-419b-df54b80c87f0@candelatech.com> <1490806271.7948.22.camel@sipsolutions.net> From: Ben Greear Message-ID: <6ddd5a26-042b-0eaf-e8f2-11833ede300b@candelatech.com> (sfid-20170329_191145_502332_C09594F9) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:11:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1490806271.7948.22.camel@sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/29/2017 09:51 AM, Johannes Berg wrote: > >> The patch appeared to solve my problem, and it seems an improvement >> over what is there currently. Whoever wants it to support even more >> things can add that in the future? > > Yes, that's kinda true. However, it also means that wmediumd (or > similar) would have to support the two APIs. It'd be simpler for them > to just have to support a single one, no? I really don't understand what change you are suggesting. Anything that uses a new API needs to change, and as API is further improved, then the app will need to change again. Netlink's saving grace is that it is easy to add new data members and so support new API in a forward/backward compatible manner. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com