| ieee80211_regdomain.9 (197300) | ieee80211_regdomain.9 (233648) |
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| 26.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man9/ieee80211_regdomain.9 197300 2009-09-18 00:33:47Z brueffer $ | 26.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man9/ieee80211_regdomain.9 233648 2012-03-29 05:02:12Z eadler $ |
| 27.\" 28.Dd August 4, 2009 29.Dt IEEE80211_REGDOMAIN 9 30.Os 31.Sh NAME 32.Nm ieee80211_regdomain 33.Nd 802.11 regulatory support 34.Sh SYNOPSIS --- 16 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 51.Ft "struct ieee80211_appie *" 52.Fn ieee80211_alloc_countryie "struct ieee80211com *" 53.Sh DESCRIPTION 54The 55.Nm net80211 56software layer provides a support framework for drivers that includes 57comprehensive regulatory support. 58.Nm net80211 | 27.\" 28.Dd August 4, 2009 29.Dt IEEE80211_REGDOMAIN 9 30.Os 31.Sh NAME 32.Nm ieee80211_regdomain 33.Nd 802.11 regulatory support 34.Sh SYNOPSIS --- 16 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 51.Ft "struct ieee80211_appie *" 52.Fn ieee80211_alloc_countryie "struct ieee80211com *" 53.Sh DESCRIPTION 54The 55.Nm net80211 56software layer provides a support framework for drivers that includes 57comprehensive regulatory support. 58.Nm net80211 |
| 59provides mechanisms that enforce | 59provides mechanisms that enforce |
| 60.Em "regulatory policy" 61by privileged user applications. 62.Pp 63Drivers define a device's capabilities and can 64intercept and control regulatory changes requested through 65.Nm net80211 . 66The initial regulatory state, including the channel list, must be 67filled in by the driver before calling --- 29 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 97the regulatory SKU to 98.Dv SKU_DEBUG 99and country code to 100.Dv CTRY_DEFAULT 101and leave proper setup to user applications. 102If default settings are known they can be installed and/or an event 103can be dispatched to user space using 104.Fn ieee80211_notify_country | 60.Em "regulatory policy" 61by privileged user applications. 62.Pp 63Drivers define a device's capabilities and can 64intercept and control regulatory changes requested through 65.Nm net80211 . 66The initial regulatory state, including the channel list, must be 67filled in by the driver before calling --- 29 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 97the regulatory SKU to 98.Dv SKU_DEBUG 99and country code to 100.Dv CTRY_DEFAULT 101and leave proper setup to user applications. 102If default settings are known they can be installed and/or an event 103can be dispatched to user space using 104.Fn ieee80211_notify_country |
| 105so that | 105so that |
| 106.Xr devd 8 107will do the appropriate setup work at system boot (or device insertion). 108.Pp 109The channel table is sorted to optimize lookups using the 110.Fn ieee80211_sort_channels 111routine. 112This should be done whenever the channel table contents are modified. 113.Pp --- 30 unchanged lines hidden --- | 106.Xr devd 8 107will do the appropriate setup work at system boot (or device insertion). 108.Pp 109The channel table is sorted to optimize lookups using the 110.Fn ieee80211_sort_channels 111routine. 112This should be done whenever the channel table contents are modified. 113.Pp --- 30 unchanged lines hidden --- |