Libnl questions

[Thomas Graf]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:16:40AM +0200, Tchang Chen (ST-CO/ENG1.3) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to use iw-0.9.22 in combination with cfg80211, libnl and Linux kernel 2.6.37-4.
> I noticed that cfg80211 is part of the Linux kernel distribution 2.6.37-4.
> 
> Q1: Can I use the latest libnl-3.0  in combination with the software mentioned above ?
>       Or do I have to apply an earlier version ? If so, which version will fit best ?
> 
> Q2: I understand that nl80211 and cfg80211 are intended to replace Wireless-Extensions.
>       Do is the additional value of nl80211 ? Will cfg80211 be sufficient for setup and configuration ?

Karl is right, you have to ask these questions on the wireless lists.

> Q3: I suspect that libnl should be implemented as user kernel module in kernel space.
>       Is this assumption correct ?

libnl is a userspace library easing communication with various, mostly
networking related, kernel subsystems. All communications with the kernel
are made through netlink sockets.