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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:35:16 +0100
From: "Alina Friedrichsen" <x-alina@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mac80211: Call commit() on channel setting
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
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Hello Michael!

> Could you explain what commit is supposed to to after the channel swi=
tch?
> To me it's not clear what the difference in functionality is.
> What do you expect to happen on the commit call after the channel cha=
nge.

I think after all changes which affect the selected network a rejoin sh=
ould be done.

=46or example you have at channel 4 a AP with the SSID "test" und at ch=
annel 11 an other AP with the same SSID, too.

If you now first say set_ssid("test") and then set_channel(11), we firs=
t join the network at channel 4 and then we switch the hardware low-lev=
el to channel 11. So we hang now in channel 4 with the BSSID of the net=
work in channel 4 and nothing works anymore.

I think the order of the commands should not affect the result on the e=
nd and the driver should never hang in an broken/undefined state if it =
can be recovered.

Regards
Alina

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