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[PATCH v2 01/23] wifi: nl80211: Update the documentation of NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_COLOCATED_6GHZ

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From: Ilan Peer <ilan.peer@xxxxxxxxx>

Add a detailed description of NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_COLOCATED_6GHZ
flag.

Signed-off-by: Ilan Peer <ilan.peer@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gregory Greenman <gregory.greenman@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index f14621a954e1..c22eeb18b996 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -6510,8 +6510,14 @@ enum nl80211_timeout_reason {
  * @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FREQ_KHZ: report scan results with
  *	%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQ_KHZ. This also means
  *	%NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES will not be included.
- * @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_COLOCATED_6GHZ: scan for colocated APs reported by
- *	2.4/5 GHz APs
+ * @NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_COLOCATED_6GHZ: scan for collocated APs reported by
+ *	2.4/5 GHz APs. When the flag is set, the scan logic will use the
+ *	information from the RNR element found in beacons/probe responses
+ *	received on the 2.4/5 GHz channels to actively scan only the 6GHz
+ *	channels on which APs are expected to be found. Note that when not set,
+ *	the scan logic would scan all 6GHz channels, but since transmission of
+ *	probe requests on non PSC channels is limited, it is highly likely that
+ *	these channels would passively be scanned.
  */
 enum nl80211_scan_flags {
 	NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_LOW_PRIORITY				= 1<<0,
-- 
2.38.1




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