Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: split IBSS/managed code
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Alina Friedrichsen <x-alina@gmx.net>
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> > Odd, I'm sure that worked for me. What hw are you using?
>=20
> I have tested it with ath5k and atk9k. Without this patch (tag:
> master-2009-02-12) beaconing works fine. Have you test it with a
> passive scanner like kismet?

No, only tried connecting it to my N810.

> > > * If you create a new IBSS network it
> > >   scans for other networks to often
> > >   3 times a second.
> >
> > That might've happened here too, but given that I never used ibss
> > usually I didn't realise it was wrong ;)
>=20
> This is to fast consecutively, so it scans and scans but it is not
> listening on the working channel.

Absolutely.

> > > * If you join an existent IBSS it does
> > >   the following strange things:
> >
> > That does look a little strange,
>=20
> The STA information is expired much to fast. This is all the same STA/Nod=
e in an endless loop.

Right, probably some assignment missing to the last_update or something.

> > even if you disregard the fact that
> > you're using compat without %pM :)
>=20
> Why is a strange pointer used to display a MAC address, why not %x:%x:%x:=
%x:%x:%x? (?)

Well, you're using compat, and that doesn't know how to do %pM in lib/.

johannes

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