Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/sta_info.c | 9 +++++++++ 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c index d5611d8..a360bce 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c +++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c @@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ * When the insertion fails (sta_info_insert()) returns non-zero), the * structure will have been freed by sta_info_insert()! * + * sta entries are added by mac80211 when you establish a link with a + * peer. This means different things for the different type of interfaces + * we support. For a regular station this mean we add the AP sta when we + * receive an assocation response from the AP. For IBSS this occurs when + * we receive a probe response or a beacon from target IBSS network. For + * WDS we add the sta for the peer imediately upon device open. When using + * AP mode we add stations for each respective station upon request from + * userspace through nl80211. + * * Because there are debugfs entries for each station, and adding those * must be able to sleep, it is also possible to "pin" a station entry, * that means it can be removed from the hash table but not be freed. -- 1.5.6.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
