Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:55146 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755349AbZKBPpH (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:45:07 -0500 Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:36:14 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Johannes Berg Cc: Sujith , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Fix IBSS merge Message-ID: <20091102153614.GC14046@tuxdriver.com> References: <19182.33851.980271.360757@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <1257151486.3555.161.camel@johannes.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1257151486.3555.161.camel@johannes.local> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 09:44:46AM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 12:33 +0530, Sujith wrote: > > Currently, in IBSS mode, a single creator would go into > > a loop trying to merge/scan. This happens because the IBSS timer is > > rearmed on finishing a scan and the subsequent > > timer invocation requests another scan immediately. > > > > This patch fixes this issue by checking if we have just completed > > a scan run trying to merge with other IBSS networks. > > Heh, how many people do we need to fix IBSS? :) Yeah, no kidding...I suspect that actual IBSS users are few, and a substantial number of those are doing crazy things with it! :-) John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.