As far as I understand the entire point of the wlan#ap interface is to receive all management relevant management frames. (If that's wrong, reply now and don't read the rest)
Hence, I think it ought to be named 'wlan#mgmt' instead. However, I think it's hard-coded existence is bogus. How about we just add a new interface mode called MGT_MONITOR and wpa_supplicant simply creates a new device via the regular sysfs mechanism, and then sets that MGT_MONITOR mode via the relevant WEXT ioctl? iwconfig doesn't even need to be taught about this mode except for display purposes... Also, like I mentioned previously, the device naming can be changed by the user and there's no guarantee that wlan0ap corresponds to wmaster0. Etc. But if wpa_supplicant simply created the device itself, it could give it any name, say wlan0_mgt (if it was controlling wlan0), but if that name is already taken it simply appends a number or something until it hits a device name that's still free (or gives up after 100 tries or so...) :) johannes PS: In case you're wondering, this is the last mail in my series. Phew! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
