Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: support AP isolation to restrict reachability between stations

Johannes Berg <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.brcm80211,org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, 2025-04-24 at 11:50 +0200, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> 
> Looked at other drivers implementing this callback and here are the results:
> 
> [wil6210] wil_cfg80211_change_bss(): does exactly the same thing.
> [wilc1000] change_bss(): worse! it accepts everything and does nothing.
> [rtl8723bs] cfg80211_rtw_change_bss(): same. just an empty callback.

OK, though I guess other drivers being bad doesn't mean this one should
be :)

> If this patch means Infineon is (mildly) regaining interest in upstream 
> wifi development let's not discourage them.

Fair. I didn't mean to discourage. I just think to meaningfully
contribute upstream people should follow the list. And even review other
people's patches. I've been meaning to make that more of a requirement,
since I can't possibly meaningfully review everything I now need to
merge.

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/

> I do watch the 
> linux-wireless list on occasion but I am a bit lost on your remark. What 
> do you mean by tree tags. You mean the "wifi:" prefix? But then I am 
> confused about the "subject prefix" remark.

Oh, well I guess terminology:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/

johannes
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