Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 12:53:02 +0300 From: Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> Subject: Re: pls review: dummy handlers for linux wlan ioctls Message-ID: <20110508095302.GU48734@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> In-Reply-To: <4DC653A0.8080405@FreeBSD.org> References: <4DC5157E.2020606@FreeBSD.org> <20110508083909.00003ef4@unknown> <4DC653A0.8080405@FreeBSD.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 11:26:08AM +0300, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 08/05/2011 09:39 Alexander Leidinger said the following: > > On Sat, 07 May 2011 12:48:46 +0300 Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > > >> > >> The purpose of this code is just to reduce amount of noise produced > >> when some software uses those ioctls (e.g. newer Skype). All ioctls > >> return ENOTSUP. > > > > Not a review, just a question: Do we want to decide that we will not > > implement those ioctl's in the linuxulator? > > I haven't heard about anyone planning to implement them or needing them. > But that doesn't imply any decision, of course. > > > If the answer is yes, I'm OK with a patch like yours going in. If the > > answer is no, I object to such a patch, as it would hide the missing > > functionality. > > Well, it could be argued that if anyone really needs that functionality he will > sure notice that it is missing even without the kernel messages. > > > If you want to shut up an application regarding this, I suggest to > > write a wrapper-ioctl which is then used with LD_PRELOAD, if you provide > > the source and makefile, I'm willing to compile it in my F10 VM for > > you. > > I am not sure if I want these complexities (at the moment). > I can just keep the patch to myself :-) > > > Out of curiosity: what is skype doing with direct wlan calls? > > No idea. It seems that it tries to get a wlan name at the very least (maybe > it's just a way to test if an interface is wireless). Maybe they explain why > they do it somewhere. I remember skype sells wireless access worldwide. For some networks, it allows your to pay from your skype account. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk3GZ/4ACgkQC3+MBN1Mb4ijvQCfYo+BpJJO2/Dv8cHNQgXUbW3n woMAn373z7cO5gyRYA5hSo+HHM/ELzqd =cG4L -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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