RFC "runtime" iftype switching

Johannes Berg linux-wireless 1 version Aug 25, 2010 In review

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#	Subject and files	Size	Replies
1/6	mac80211: clean up ifdown/cleanup paths`net/mac80211/iface.c` `net/mac80211/mlme.c`	+28 ~~-66~~	0 replies
2/6	mac80211: switch to ieee80211_sdata_running`net/mac80211/cfg.c` `net/mac80211/main.c` `net/mac80211/util.c`	+6 -8	0 replies
3/6	mac80211: simplify zero address checks`net/mac80211/iface.c`	+13 ~~-25~~	0 replies
4/6	mac80211: split out concurrent vif checks`net/mac80211/iface.c`	+29 ~~-14~~	0 replies
5/6	mac80211: support runtime interface type changes`include/net/mac80211.h` `net/mac80211/cfg.c` `net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h` +1 more	+127 ~~-37~~	1 reply
6/6	mac80211_hwsim: support runtime iftype changes`drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c`	+13 -0	0 replies

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Cover letter [RFC 0/6] "runtime" iftype switching

Here's some code to allow runtime (while the interface is UP) interface type switching, so far only for STA, IBSS and AP because the others seem a bit trickier and harder to verify.

Comments welcome. Not tested with HW yet :)

johannes

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