Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:53246 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752787AbYIJVi4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:38:56 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: add pre- and post-scan hooks From: Johannes Berg To: Dan Williams Cc: John Linville , linux-wireless In-Reply-To: <1221052167.4648.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1214149401.8585.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20080622_174624_286344_54D543FD) <1221033061.12266.10.camel@johannes.berg> <1221052167.4648.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-F4KHZI2MzUL7xwT3xAJk" Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:38:08 +0200 Message-Id: <1221082688.3804.45.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080910_233859_002136_F2B8F859) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-F4KHZI2MzUL7xwT3xAJk Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 09:09 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 09:51 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > > On Sun, 2008-06-22 at 11:43 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > > > mrv8k has commands that get called before and after the scan has been > > > done to save and restore hardware state. Add optional callbacks to > > > mac80211 to enable low-level drivers to know when the stack is about = to > > > start scanning, and when it's done. > >=20 > > Was just talking to Sujith about something on IRC and realised that > > maybe this is required to turn off IBSS beaconing when leaving the > > channel for a scan? >=20 > Most cards to the beaconing in hardware/firmware with a given template, > right? Yes, many do. > If so this sounds quite plausible. Does beaconing not get > paused now? I'd guess not, but I haven't actually tested. johannes --=-F4KHZI2MzUL7xwT3xAJk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJIyD49AAoJEKVg1VMiehFYNjgP/iHJK2wyqO+kFwIEu9IM7Cdp GZB9Fti1jm/FVIlg5Qs9Blk7KWBNJdXg83y+ppJeuxGiv+V814YbGegwCN2AiwdE kvlWhJ1PPOW/2bJ2xtP3kZSCh4Ju7SKXkgzoLAbQ1cbtUOQwI+qyJ9sRJ7eLNp/E u4VcMCADVLu1eO9tlSr37/dkThEaWL/NMhcVGoMjcCpioZhjaWcLuPE3YthGNq7t mnRjWDSBIOhqLn0E96QWhkgFmmbGMG1t3Vg4Qbmubi4igDAHSMcLAViQZwbcdYW1 3pevu3YIgEjggPfMotm8AvjD4giRY/7FK9HXs6mO2OiUe3sfUI8DBofln9ZFjHw6 H3p+LdQgvtn/VTwi/F8VgFoM6T2ss86nLw0A8FO+JLu9qjcQ4Ldb7FEzYCVoEkNN Ye7FGjVlKrtevXFhnanUt/nkZcOpaVnrcILJ+gQK1iZGz0f0xJHxDM3D92ohAY2f 3Y0oOxHkKGuz622irk78ys/S/dM+BRChqiQ/G/na/XL3rGfkHVi328jVdFq3JABR reDTa+IZL5ax9pvmKGSeuNy/EeaALyNOukBjBe84djzwFFOxYI+DtpeRzOyr8Vsd q7xjip6RlBNyO6OIPTG5UCrpM0QUXlQIKMqsKRm0cOfRsS3BG4HkEH6rhp6YhQGt ksoAjlkN79hBIpTrrc1d =phtQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-F4KHZI2MzUL7xwT3xAJk--