[PATCH 2/3] brcmfmac: allow scanning to be suppressed in the driver

["Arend van Spriel" <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

During the DHCP protocol exchange it is benificial to suppress
scan requests which may decrease time to complete DHCP protocol.

Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c |   10 ++++++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h |    4 +++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index 2af9c0f..ccf47a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -904,6 +904,11 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_escan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 			  cfg->scan_status);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
+	if (test_bit(BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_SUPPRESS, &cfg->scan_status)) {
+		brcmf_err("Scanning suppressed: status (%lu)\n",
+			  cfg->scan_status);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
 	if (test_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_CONNECTING, &ifp->vif->sme_state)) {
 		brcmf_err("Connecting: status (%lu)\n", ifp->vif->sme_state);
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -3058,6 +3063,11 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_sched_scan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		brcmf_err("Scanning already: status (%lu)\n", cfg->scan_status);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
+	if (test_bit(BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_SUPPRESS, &cfg->scan_status)) {
+		brcmf_err("Scanning suppressed: status (%lu)\n",
+			  cfg->scan_status);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
 
 	if (!request || !request->n_ssids || !request->n_match_sets) {
 		brcmf_err("Invalid sched scan req!! n_ssids:%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
index 8b5d498..db531e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
@@ -74,14 +74,16 @@
 
 
 /**
- * enum brcmf_scan_status - dongle scan status
+ * enum brcmf_scan_status - scan engine status
  *
  * @BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_BUSY: scanning in progress on dongle.
  * @BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_ABORT: scan being aborted on dongle.
+ * @BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_SUPPRESS: scanning is suppressed in driver.
  */
 enum brcmf_scan_status {
 	BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_BUSY,
 	BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_ABORT,
+	BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_SUPPRESS,
 };
 
 /**
-- 
1.7.10.4


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