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Re: [RFC] nl80211: introduce NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_EXPIRE

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> > It also allows to set an expiration for
> > NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN. Setting the expiration to 0 will
> > clean the whole BSS list.
>
> tbh, I don't really understand the need for it. changing your
> AP settings doesn't seem like a use case anyone would really
> care about that much.

Turning of an AP is one way making the AP vanish.

Sitting into a fork-lift and driving throught a ware-house hall 
is another way to accomplish the same.

However, it's way easier for me to change the AP's setting than 
to actually leave me office :-)


/me wishes kernel developers would have more sense for real 
life :-)

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