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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 13/26] staging:batman-adv: convert
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> Regarding the question which kernel configuration interface to use,
> we would be more than happy to receive some guidance. At this point
> we are rather unsure which of the many (procfs/sysfs/configfs/etc)
> filesystems are we supposed to go forward with.

Does it even need to be a filesystem? 

cfg80211 uses netlink. 
ifconfig seems to use ioctl calls.

What over APIs are available for passing configuration and tables of
status information back and forth?

Tomorrow is a holiday in the part of the world i live in, and it is
supposed to be raining. Sounds like ideal conditions for doing a bit
of research and then comparing and contrasting our options...

   Andrew