Return-path: Received: from lpdvrndsmtp01.broadcom.com ([192.19.229.170]:35243 "EHLO rnd-relay.smtp.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751766AbdECKmZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 May 2017 06:42:25 -0400 From: Arend van Spriel To: Johannes Berg Cc: linux-wireless , Arend van Spriel Subject: [PATCH V2 5/9] nl80211: remove desciption about request from NL80211_CMD_ROAM Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 11:42:10 +0100 Message-Id: <1493808134-4074-6-git-send-email-arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> (sfid-20170503_124323_428659_F89EBC20) In-Reply-To: <1493808134-4074-1-git-send-email-arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> References: <1493808134-4074-1-git-send-email-arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The description of NL80211_CMD_ROAM indicated possibility for a request to roam issued by user-space. However, it also states that as not being implemented right now. This has been so since commit b23aa676ab9d ("cfg80211: connect/disconnect API") added in 2009. So it seems safe to assume it will not be added any time soon and thus remove it. Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel --- include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index 1eaa340..47053c8 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -546,14 +546,13 @@ * authentication/association or not receiving a response from the AP. * Non-zero %NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE value is indicated in that case as * well to remain backwards compatible. - * @NL80211_CMD_ROAM: request that the card roam (currently not implemented), - * sent as an event when the card/driver roamed by itself. - * When used as an event, and the driver roamed in a network that requires - * 802.1X authentication, %NL80211_ATTR_PORT_AUTHORIZED should be set - * if the 802.1X authentication was done by the driver or if roaming was - * done using Fast Transition protocol (in which case 802.1X authentication - * is not needed). If %NL80211_ATTR_PORT_AUTHORIZED is not set, user space - * is responsible for the 802.1X authentication. + * @NL80211_CMD_ROAM: notifcation indicating the card/driver roamed by itself. + * When the driver roamed in a network that requires 802.1X authentication, + * %NL80211_ATTR_PORT_AUTHORIZED should be set if the 802.1X authentication + * was done by the driver or if roaming was done using Fast Transition + * protocol (in which case 802.1X authentication is not needed). If + * %NL80211_ATTR_PORT_AUTHORIZED is not set, user space is responsible for + * the 802.1X authentication. * @NL80211_CMD_DISCONNECT: drop a given connection; also used to notify * userspace that a connection was dropped by the AP or due to other * reasons, for this the %NL80211_ATTR_DISCONNECTED_BY_AP and -- 1.9.1