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RE: [PATCH 2/2] mac80211: ignore probe response from adjacent channels

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> 
> On Tue, Mar 04, 2014 at 04:50:14PM +0200, Emmanuel Grumbach wrote:
> > This logic is already implemented in ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon.
> > The purpose is to ignore probe responses that are received on adjacent
> > channels. This can happen in 2.4GHz since channels overlap.
> 
> Why would this be done? I can understand not updating signal information,
> but dropping Probe Response frames completely sounds quite undesirable.
> These can be used to help optimize partial scans and any additional
> information that can be used without having to change channels sounds
> helpful to me.
> 

So I guess you want me to revert the code we currently have in ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon ;)
Don't know really... If you are associated to an AP and hear its beacons / probe responses on another channel you really have a big problem in your radio?
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