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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: shut down AP and set IBSS mode only on
 primary interface
To: Wright Feng <wright.feng@cypress.com>
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On 11 August 2016 at 07:44, Wright Feng <wright.feng@cypress.com> wrote:
> When stopping hostap on virtual interface, driver will set INFRA and AP
> mode that may affect the functionality on primary interface. For example,
> if we create and stop hostapd on virtual interface then association
> cannot work on primary interface because INFRA mode has been set to IBSS.
> Hence we shut down AP and set IBSS mode only on primary interface.

You also excluded from execution code setting BRCMF_C_SET_AP to 0.
Does it get a reset at some point? Maybe with a "bss" call? I'm
wondering if it's possible to use interface in managed mode if it was
used as AP once.

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