Return-path: Received: from mail.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.172]:53695 "EHLO ns3.lanforge.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752452Ab1EJT6T (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 May 2011 15:58:19 -0400 Message-ID: <4DC998D3.1000209@candelatech.com> (sfid-20110510_215822_838750_6D9D573D) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:58:11 -0700 From: Ben Greear MIME-Version: 1.0 To: greearb@candelatech.com CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC ] wireless: Support can-scan-one logic. References: <1305057374-9875-1-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com> In-Reply-To: <1305057374-9875-1-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 05/10/2011 12:56 PM, greearb@candelatech.com wrote: > From: Ben Greear > > Enable this by passing a -1 for a scan frequency. > > When enabled, the system will only scan the current active > channel if at least one VIF is actively using it. If no > VIFS are active or this flag is disabled, then default > behaviour is used. > > This helps when using multiple STA interfaces that otherwise might > constantly be trying to scan all channels. A more intrusive version of this patch was previously NAK'd, but since the scan and off-channel optimizations went in, I thought this might have a chance. I'll not send again if NAK'd this time. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com