[PATCH] libertas: monitor mode support for OLPC

[Johannes Berg]

Javier, Holger,

> Why not do it this way:
> 
> "iwmode eth1 mode monitor" turn's the device into monitor mode. 
> That's what by far the most drivers use. In this mode, the 
> device will send all frames to the host, e.g. all beacon frames. 
> After all, user space can filter:
> 
>   tshark -i rtap0 -R '!(wlan.fc.subtype == 8)'

I suppose you really should be using cfg80211 to create and change the
mode of new interfaces (and allow only one monitor and/or one STA
interface). Then you actually get a sysfs file for free, and as a bonus
it's the same one mac80211 uses :)

johannes
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