Return-path: Received: from mail-oa0-f53.google.com ([209.85.219.53]:52027 "EHLO mail-oa0-f53.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753449Ab3JBMwy (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Oct 2013 08:52:54 -0400 Received: by mail-oa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id i7so694605oag.40 for ; Wed, 02 Oct 2013 05:52:54 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1380708715.13329.16.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> References: <1380545557-25103-1-git-send-email-lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com> <1380704100.13329.6.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <1380708715.13329.16.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:52:54 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20131002_145257_840784_1217ABC7) Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: allow mgmt frame transmission on DFS channels From: Lorenzo Bianconi To: Johannes Berg Cc: John Linville , Simon Wunderlich , linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I am not using latest mac80211/hostapd (in particular compat-wireless-2013-04-16/hostapd-20130807) because I have to port some personal stuff. In this scenario I was not able to establish an AP/STA connection on DFS channel. Anyway I will update these packages. Lorenzo 2013/10/2 Johannes Berg : > On Wed, 2013-10-02 at 12:07 +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote: >> Before start beaconing cfg80211_reg_can_beacon() verifies the channel >> is CAC checked and available calling cfg80211_secondary_chans_ok(). >> Although the channel is marked NL80211_DFS_AVAILABLE after a CAC >> period, ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit() does not allow to inject mgmt >> frames on DFS channels causing association failures. > > I don't see how this can cause association failures? Please explain. > DFS-capable hostapd doesn't use monitor interfaces with mac80211 any > more. > > johannes > -- UNIX is Sexy: who | grep -i blonde | talk; cd ~; wine; talk; touch; unzip; touch; strip; gasp; finger; gasp; mount; fsck; more; yes; gasp; umount; make clean; sleep