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features: Update with NEW/DEL hwsim radio events 

HWSIM_CMD_NEW_RADIO and HWSIM_CMD_DEL_RADIO events are multicasted
to "config" netlink multicast group when radios are created and
deleted.
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Jukka Rissanen 2014-10-31 15:42:41 +02:00 committed by Denis Kenzior
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@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ should be removed. For testing tools it is beneficial if the newly
created radio could be bound to the lifetime of the netlink socket. created radio could be bound to the lifetime of the netlink socket.
Alternatively, using the hwsim '-k (--keep)' command line option instructs Alternatively, using the hwsim '-k (--keep)' command line option instructs
hwsim to not destroy the created radio automatically. hwsim to not destroy the created radio automatically.
The hwsim is using HWSIM_CMD_NEW_RADIO to create a new radio. When the
radio has been created, the kernel will return the used radio id and
parameters in a HWSIM_CMD_NEW_RADIO multicast event that is sent in
"config" netlink multicast group. The command HWSIM_CMD_DEL_RADIO is sent
by kernel when a hwsim radio is deleted. In this case the deleted
radio id is sent to "config" netlink multicast group.