# Re: \[RFC\] Alternate WE-21 support (core API)

- From: John W. Linville \<hidden\>
- Date: 2006-09-08 14:37:00 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2006/09/10765012
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2006/08/10764483/t.md

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On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 02:30:53PM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 04:55:44PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:

> > + * V20 to V21
> > + * ----------
> > + *	- Remove (struct net_device *)->get_wireless_stats()
> > + *	- Change length in ESSID and NICK to strlen() instead of strlen()+1
> > + *	- Add IW_RETRY_SHORT/IW_RETRY_LONG retry modifiers
> > + *	- Add explicit flag to tell stats are in 802.11k RCPI : IW_QUAL_RCPI
> 
> 	Personally, I would also add this :
> 
> + *	- Power/Retry relative values no longer * 100000
>
> 	Three reason :
> 		1) It's a cleanup and does not add any new feature
> 		2) It does not change the rest of the patches
> 		3) Userspace part has already gone in distro, not
> including this bit would mean breaking userspace.

Is there any code that corresponds to that?  Or does the comment
simply indicate policy?

> 	The other bits can be included at a later time ;-)

Well, maybe.  But, I think we should now consider WE to be in
maintenance mode.  I think nl80211 is the future, as long as Johannes
delivers.

Thanks,

John
-- 
John W. Linville
linville@tuxdriver.com
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