Re: Heads up - please recompile ifconfig if you're using wireless

From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:19:23 +0800
It's possible, but none of the current drivers in -head implement MIMO and
the data wasn't actually filled out in net80211, so it's highly unlikely it
was being used.


Adrian

On 21 April 2011 13:07, Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If you're using wireless on -HEAD and using an older base w/ newer
> kernels,
> > you may wish to recompile ifconfig.
> > I've changed the binary ABI used for MIMO statistics (which nothing
> actually
> > exports yet) but it may generate garbage looking MIMO noise floor output
> (in
> > ifconfig X list station.)
> > If you don't mind about that, don't worry about updating. :)
> >
> Unless I misunderstand the purpose of the COMPAT_FREEBSD[4567] entries
> in the config file, shouldn't the previous ABI be kept available under
> COMPAT_FREEBSD8 ?
>
> Thanks,
>  - Arnaud
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Adrian
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