[PATCH] More strict when estimate whether a bss is in used

Johannes Berg johannes
Mon Dec 16 08:08:01 PST 2013


On Mon, 2013-12-16 at 11:03 -0500, Daniel Lapointe wrote:
> This seems like it may be similar or the same to a question I posted
> "Question regarding BSSID table and hidden SSID"  When using a hidden
> SSID, there are multiple entries in the BSS table for the same BSSID.
> One has a NULL for the SSID and the second entry contains the specific
> hidden SSID.  Our problem is that the table value for the specific
> hidden SSID is never updated after the intial association.  The
> problem that this causes is that any subsequent decisions on whether
> or not to roam from this AP are made based on incorrect signal
> strength values for the currently associated AP.

Which kernel version is everybody using? We made some major improvements
in this area in cfg80211 fairly recently.

johannes





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