Hi, As per the kernel documentation @ https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt "userspace applications should follow the procedure for controlling the operational state of the interface: -subscribe to RTMGRP_LINK -set IFLA_LINKMODE to 1 via RTM_SETLINK -query RTM_GETLINK once to get initial state -if initial flags are not (IFF_LOWER_UP && !IFF_DORMANT), wait until netlink multicast signals this state" The case in question is, lets say if the driver is setting the interface state to DORMANT waiting on some event from chip, as per the above the wpa_supplicant/hostapd should wait for the kernel to send an UP event. But its not waiting, instead it sends commands to the driver even when it is in dormant state. Is this expected? netlink: Operstate: ifindex=13 linkmode=-1 (no change), operstate=5 (IF_OPER_DORMANT) RTM_NEWLINK: ifi_index=13 ifname=wlp8s0f0 operstate=2 linkmode=1 ifi_family=0 ifi_flags=0x21003 ([UP][DORMANT]) wlp8s0f0: State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING -- Thanks, Regards, Chaitanya T K. _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
