This is flooded to syslog quite a few times when connecting to another Linux box in adhoc mode. Syslog files fill up the disk fast: $ dmesg | tail -10 [ 1986.772018] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.776149] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.780076] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.784020] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.788149] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.792108] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.796070] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.800018] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.804186] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [ 1986.808072] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) Tested on a Thinkpad T60 with Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) running vanilla 2.6.34 kernel. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@xxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/ibss.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c index e2976da..eab174f 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c @@ -478,8 +478,10 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_merge_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata) if (ifibss->fixed_channel) return; +#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other " "IBSS networks with same SSID (merge)\n", sdata->name); +#endif ieee80211_request_internal_scan(sdata, ifibss->ssid, ifibss->ssid_len); } -- 1.7.1 -- 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
