Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:00:16 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org> To: Artem Hevorhian <artemhevorhian@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help wanted on porting a library from Linux to FreeBSD Message-ID: <5p07s859-nr38-p981-208o-279pq5509qs4@serrofq.bet> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BAExUTLmt6aBTR9zdK3eynHwMbHd35Vd8FqxHw6uxJ-MEyUUg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BAExURkdSmZnRn1L376w0u1acc1qATnwfYSW-zm=fBBCUsipg@mail.gmail.com> <s5pp91n7-5or7-0305-60n4-p843ss34409p@SerrOFQ.bet> <CA%2BAExUTrQY8sHp-G6VyBexMagjK=AWCPfGBLaS37-cnfFC4tiw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BAExUTLmt6aBTR9zdK3eynHwMbHd35Vd8FqxHw6uxJ-MEyUUg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2024, Artem Hevorhian wrote: > The "library" is just a demonstration of how netlink events are used in > communicating the state of the wifi subsystem on Linux. I would like to > implement the same kernel backend for FreeBSD. The "library" uses libmnl, > but I can use raw netlink sockets, it's not a problem. The problem is the > lack of support (which I would like to fix) for working with nl80211 > netlink on FreeBSD. Okay. > I understand that you say that most of the code is > already there, I will have a look at that. native code; not nl80211. > But I guess that the overall > functionality of driving your wifi module (scan feature) from the userspace > with the help of asking the kernel to do it from the kernel space is a good > idea. I think scan is a demonstrator and probably a good start for such a project but by far not in any reality what needs to be implemented. I don't know how much time you'll have avail for your masters. I know we (Adrian, I, etc) had some discussions on the interface and versioning etc. and what Linux had done. I'd be curious what others think about going down that road? /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7
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