Return-path: Received: from latitanza.investici.org ([82.94.249.234]:23555 "EHLO latitanza.investici.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755659Ab2APSSH (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:18:07 -0500 Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:16:20 +0100 From: Antonio Quartulli To: "John W. Linville" Cc: Johannes Berg , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 2/2] mac80211: in IBSS use the Auth frame to trigger STA reinsertion Message-ID: <20120116181619.GA12673@ritirata.org> (sfid-20120116_191810_920762_2454142F) References: <1326462778-7251-1-git-send-email-ordex@autistici.org> <1326462778-7251-2-git-send-email-ordex@autistici.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: <1326462778-7251-2-git-send-email-ordex@autistici.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 02:52:58 +0100, Antonio Quartulli wrote: > In case of a node re-joining the cell the sta_info structure belonging to it is > first destroyed and then reinserted. In this way its internal state is reset. > > The joining operation is recognised thank the Auth frame being received. > > This operation is helpful in case of a node being rebooted that is joining the > ad-hoc cell again, before its purge timeout on other nodes expires. > > Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli > --- Please, don't consider this v2 2/2 patch. I sent v3 2/2. Regards, -- Antonio Quartulli ..each of us alone is worth nothing.. Ernesto "Che" Guevara