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mac80211_hwsim: Clean up documentation

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Clean up the introduction and fix a typo.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ published by the Free Software Foundation.
Introduction Introduction
mac80211_hwsim is a Linux kernel module that can be used to simulate mac80211_hwsim is a Linux kernel module that can be used to simulate
arbitrary number of IEEE 802.11 radios for mac80211 on a single arbitrary number of IEEE 802.11 radios for mac80211. It can be used to
device. It can be used to test most of the mac80211 functionality and test most of the mac80211 functionality and user space tools (e.g.,
user space tools (e.g., hostapd and wpa_supplicant) in a way that hostapd and wpa_supplicant) in a way that matches very closely with
matches very closely with the normal case of using real WLAN the normal case of using real WLAN hardware. From the mac80211 view
hardware. From the mac80211 view point, mac80211_hwsim is yet another point, mac80211_hwsim is yet another hardware driver, i.e., no changes
hardware driver, i.e., no changes to mac80211 are needed to use this to mac80211 are needed to use this testing tool.
testing tool.
The main goal for mac80211_hwsim is to make it easier for developers The main goal for mac80211_hwsim is to make it easier for developers
to test their code and work with new features to mac80211, hostapd, to test their code and work with new features to mac80211, hostapd,
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tests regardless of regulatory rules. tests regardless of regulatory rules.
mac80211_hwsim kernel module has a parameter 'radios' that can be used mac80211_hwsim kernel module has a parameter 'radios' that can be used
to select how many radios are simulates (default 2). This allows to select how many radios are simulated (default 2). This allows
configuration of both very simply setups (e.g., just a single access configuration of both very simply setups (e.g., just a single access
point and a station) or large scale tests (multiple access points with point and a station) or large scale tests (multiple access points with
hundreds of stations). hundreds of stations).