#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:  enhancement  |      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 gnu):

 I agree it doesn't block 8.2.0.

 We have 9-month-old firmware and driver that we haven't put into a
 release, and we have an Eben design for a GUI for turning mesh on/off that
 we didn't implement either.  The GUI was not implemented because the
 driver and firmware couldn't do it.  Now the driver and firmware are not
 being implemented because we don't have a GUI?

 I love this project.  Especially at release-crunch time.

 These firmware improvements may already be included in 8.2.0 (due to
 riding along with other firmware stuff we needed).  joyride-2301 ships
 with firmware 5.110.22.p17, which is much newer than the 5.110.21.X
 offered above.  Thus I think we have the firmware improvements already,
 though it'd be nice if someone who actually maintains this would say so.

 7 months ago, supposedly the driver improvements were also made.  ethtool
 -i shows that joyride-2301 has driver version COMM-USB8388-323-p0-dbg.
 Does that mean we have this feature in the driver, or not?

 I think what we're lacking to close this out is the iwpriv command (and
 documentation on the ioctls so that the Frame, ohm, and/or Network Manager
 can invoke the new capabilities).
 In other words, we are not only 90% done, we are 98% done.  I think.

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