Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] nl80211: vendor-cmd: add Intel vendor commands for iwlmei usage
From: Kalle Valo <hidden>
Date: 2021-06-24 17:07:34
Emmanuel Grumbach [off-list ref] writes:
iwlmei allows to integrate with the CSME firmware. There are flows that are prioprietary for this purpose: * Get the information the AP, the CSME firmware is connected to. This is useful when we need to speed up the connection process in case the CSME firmware has an TCP connection that must be kept alive across the ownership transition. * Forbid roaming, which will happen when the CSME firmware wants to tell the user space not disrupt the connection. * Request ownership, upon driver boot when the CSME firmware owns the device.
Vendor command requirements are documented here: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/nl80211#vendor-specific_api The commit log is not really answering to those. For example, how a user would use this? Or is there a user space tool? -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches