Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:43942 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752924AbZCKNsk (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:48:40 -0400 Subject: Re: configuring while interface is down From: Johannes Berg To: Alina Friedrichsen Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, samuel@sortiz.org, j@w1.fi In-Reply-To: <20090311134329.269810@gmx.net> (sfid-20090311_144435_584837_2198C4E4) References: <1236774973.20266.13.camel@johannes.local> <20090311134329.269810@gmx.net> (sfid-20090311_144435_584837_2198C4E4) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-dPU/p61PNCT0BjQMVn3a" Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:48:34 +0100 Message-Id: <1236779314.20266.22.camel@johannes.local> (sfid-20090311_144923_590405_4CF18CE0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-dPU/p61PNCT0BjQMVn3a Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 14:43 +0100, Alina Friedrichsen wrote: > Hello! >=20 > > For cfg80211's assoc/ibss calls, I think we should reject them outright > > when the interface is down, any objections? >=20 > How should assoc in cfg80211 work? see Jouni's patches. > For WEXT I like collecting all changes while the interface is down and > the if it's up again apply them in one step. That is the reason why I > want call "*_commit()" on interface up. which is what we'll continue doing in cfg80211, but I think we shouldn't bother the driver/mac80211 with it until the netdev is up, and thus reject things from nl80211. johannes --=-dPU/p61PNCT0BjQMVn3a Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJJt8EwAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYvyAP/3phgqr3Kv2TGskvF5CQHPHs eUOJJ1pn72qqX2Z08Q9QZxHP21+/lVS3KNRh0qAXc9JRyfHbMMqFHn/XEkd0thb/ P5pgDKQ+fTDM/bEoKXZLktYK9O/t1y4QnsONHyB/U4vESAvttfTux3tNIq7MZgk6 pIcwRbIBSnbtKQE3X9tBOS3IUtaN2EXX6B3Jo56+zNzESPrAueI39w7zcM9su3zX Oh//sXVbMRwQpi583ZJTrhtY7t5SA67oUbaolF98KE2NuA36WgSuBJ00as5gojCs ttuqbyR+Thi0vsCqvC1/hyZ8eh1sMn79XhFIpJO+FJ7q2BYe6TVMyo6/l6oM3Boy aOmWFar4wD/qnsPaAndmBm3v1rKdX6XLJX1d/EVEorzsnVlNWY45zl2P4ivg2JqE /oJIyJYUoLi6yUfvXeMIkSGCBu/4gDj4umjKza4xSXj4O4FXOMQqlmwtqSenMul7 x2yEGH0tUDPJc064lZ3cCtkCPgbVTGVczEXkCtDC21pAcaZFPWpTyXUUqguXK6Cn ZzCXK/BjKKzQX2klK/6gWnCVmNkVdMczm3lSflK4NV1qUY0uSdpXO5+DEs7QlX0E yWmSpluvpAfxgRbt3qKmCovB0EXgghMUyHvo0ZWOaMDjTnPJuClx7jkXzGDBZZMU xjvTleoPzU9V7MkZNp61 =oQLr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-dPU/p61PNCT0BjQMVn3a--