Hello Johannes, > > The nl80211 get_beacon callback appears to be useful in the case when > > userspace software needs to retrieve current operational parameters of > > AP including HT/VHT IEs. > > Do you have any usage in mind though? I can't really see where this > would really make sense, rather than getting direct hooks for the bits > you needed in hostapd. > > For example, if you care about the channel bandwidth changing, wouldn't > it be more efficient to just add a signal to hostapd rather than > listening to beacon updates and parsing, etc.?
In our case, we are experimenting with applications running along with hostapd and enabling band steering and client roaming functionality. As I mentioned, various approaches are being examined, including both pure nl80211-based approach as well as adding direct hooks to hostapd. Regards, Sergey
