Return-path: Received: from hub022-nj-3.exch022.serverdata.net ([206.225.164.186]:27632 "EHLO HUB022-nj-3.exch022.serverdata.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755858Ab3CNNqH (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:46:07 -0400 Message-ID: <5141D499.3000207@posedge.com> (sfid-20130314_144611_878228_3A5DF8A2) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:16:01 +0530 From: Mahesh Palivela MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Enable sw scan with chan context References: <513DE4BB.9010104@posedge.com> <1363012784.5284.5.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <513DF675.3000800@posedge.com> <1363015558.5284.11.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> In-Reply-To: <1363015558.5284.11.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/11/2013 08:55 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 20:51 +0530, Mahesh Palivela wrote: > >> I tested this patch. scan works. > Works how? It never tells the driver to go to a different channel ... > > Besides, telling the driver to go to one channel via the hw_config call, > and using chanctx for vif configuration seems like a really bad idea. I think hw_config() should be modified to add vif param and call drivers? can we proceed with that approach? Thanks, Mahesh