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Re: [PATCH 2/2] mac80211: Allow scanning single channel if other VIF is associated.

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On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 17:07 -0700, greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This patch aims to decrease channel switching when there is at least one
> interface associated.  This should help multiple station interfaces co-exist
> on the same hardware, especially in WPA mode.

Totally NACK. The code is ugly, complex, and unnecessary.

You can make wpa_s scan the channels one by one, or you can improve the
off-channel behaviour, but this is a workaround that just isn't
appropriate.

johannes

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