#5144 HIGH 8.2.0 (: [firmware] Marvell firmware should default to mesh off, and have controls for turning mesh on and off

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#5144: [firmware] Marvell firmware should default to mesh off, and have controls
for turning mesh on and off
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   Reporter:  jg         |       Owner:  rchokshi            
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new                 
   Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
  Component:  wireless   |     Version:                      
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:  blocks?:8.2.0       
Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0                   
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:  7879                
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Comment(by cscott):

 Copying from email from mbletsas:
 {{{
 Given that such a modification requires extensive driver patching, I don't
 think we should pursue it for this release.

 M.
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 and dsaxena (responding to michalis):
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 +1

 I must be missing something, b/c shouldn't the mesh just be disabled
 until we do "ifconfig msh0 up" and then disabled via "ifconfig msh0 down"?
 I'm not sure why we need a bunch of iwpriv calls for this.

 ~Deepak
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