[PATCH 7/8] GAS: End remain-on-channel due to delayed GAS comeback request

[Peer, Ilan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jouni Malinen [mailto:j at w1.fi]
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 22:34
> To: Peer, Ilan
> Cc: hostap at lists.infradead.org; Gottlieb, Matti
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/8] GAS: End remain-on-channel due to delayed GAS
> comeback request
> 
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:56:08PM +0200, Ilan Peer wrote:
> > During the sequence of exchanging GAS frames with the AP, the AP can
> > request to comeback in X amount of time and resend the GAS request.
> >
> > Currently the wpa_supplicant does not initiate the termination of the
> > remain-on-channel session, but rather waits until the requested
> > comeback delay has expired, and then tries to send the GAS frame
> > (potentially to save the time that is required to schedule a new
> > remain on channel flow).
> >
> > This might cause unnecessary idle time (can be close to 1000 ms) in
> > which the device might be off-channel. Ending the current
> > remain-on-channel session and then rescheduling makes better usage of
> the time in this case.
> >
> > End remain-on-channel session due to receiving a delayed GAS comeback
> > request from the AP.
> 
> Thanks, applied.
> 

Thanks. Let me know if there are issues with the last patch.

Ilan.