Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f178.google.com ([209.85.223.178]:57050 "EHLO mail-iw0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752412AbZJQJkf (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:40:35 -0400 Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so1519957iwn.33 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:40:40 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1255685492.4095.309.camel@johannes.local> References: <1255481442-27130-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com> <1255562895.4095.297.camel@johannes.local> <20091014233528.GA4172@tux> <1255685492.4095.309.camel@johannes.local> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:40:20 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890910170240m2e2131ebl82cefc6654b5587f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: fix SME warning by removing stale BSS upon assoc failure To: Johannes Berg Cc: Luis Rodriguez , "linville@tuxdriver.com" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "ic.felix@gmail.com" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 16:35 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > >> Well sure, but why do we want to keep the authentication present if >> association failed? And as a matter of fact it lingers there forever. >> Is that desired behaviour? > > Yes, well, the SME is supposed to clean it up or try the association > again (possibly with different parameters in the IEs, e.g. different WPA > settings). The cfg80211 SME certainly does so (it deauthenticates). Ok so that's what's busted then it seems. Luis