[PATCH RESEND mac80211] cfg80211: fix channel configuration in IBSS join

Antonio Quartulli antonio at open-mesh.com
Tue Jan 28 08:36:56 EST 2014


On 28/01/14 14:36, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-01-28 at 14:31 +0100, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
>> On 28/01/14 14:01, Kalle Valo wrote:
>>>> - Patch is getting resent because I did not CC'd the linux-wireless mailing list in
>>>> my previous attempt. :)
>>>
>>> Oh, I missed that. Anyway, in previous version I  commented about
>>> documenting NULL usage. What do you think about that?
>>
>> Well documentation is always good :) If it is need I will add it.
>>
>> However, I'd rather ask you what ath6kl is trying to do in that case,
>> since it's the only driver invoking cfg80211_ibss_joined() with a zero
>> BSSID (and now a NULL channel) on IBSS leave.
>>
>> From the cfg80211 prospective, that call is seen like a notification of
>> being connected to a new BSS having zero mac and NULL channel. I don't
>> see how this can be useful at all, also because after leaving the IBSS I
>> imagine that no other operation will take place on that vif unless it
>> reconnects again.
> 
> That seems completely pointless and should probably be removed?

I totally agree. But we should do it with another patch targeting
mac80211-next.

Cheers,


-- 
Antonio Quartulli

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