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Re: [PATCH] ath10k: refactor monitor code

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Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> It was possible to create/delete/start/stop
> monitor vdev from a few places that were not
> exclusively protected against each other. This
> resulted in monitor vdev being stopped/removed by
> one call origin while another one was expecting it
> to continue running.
>
> For example if CAC was started and interface's
> promiscuous mode was toggled monitor vdev was
> removed from the driver meaning no radar would be
> detected. In additional a warning would be printed
> upon CAC completion complaining it tried to stop
> non-running monitor vdev.
>
> The patch simplifies monitor code by removing
> IEEE80211_HW_WANT_MONITOR_VIF (which wasn't really
> ever needed) and improves state tracking. It also
> unifies prints.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, applied.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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