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+patch author

> - if (retry->disabled ||
> + if (retry->disabled || retry->value < 1 || retry->value > 255 ||
> (retry->flags & IW_RETRY_TYPE) != IW_RETRY_LIMIT)
> return -EINVAL;
> 
> 
> 
> I'm wondering, is the 'retry->value < 1' is necessary? I would write
> 'retry->value < 0' instead, to make possible to disable the retries.
> Should I send a patch?

I think this is likely some confusion over what "retry" means. Some
places in the code used to take it as "# of transmission attempts",
others (imho more correctly) interpret it as "# of retries".

I think it's probably fine to change to < 0.

johannes

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