Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 09 Jun 2005 22:13:44 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: ipw2100: firmware problem |
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James Ketrenos wrote: > I don't know if all the distributions have moved away from this model. > If they have and the devices are brought up regardless of link, then > going back to delaying radio initialization until the open() is called > is workable.
When the interface is not up, we ideally want the device to be as passive as possible.
Most net drivers shut down as much as possible at dev->close() time, and it would really be good if wireless drivers followed suit.
Jeff
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