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Re: [PATCHv3] wl12xx: Unset bssid filter, ssid and bssid from firmware on disassoc

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On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 12:59 +0200, ext juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> On the disassociation event from the mac80211, the wl12xx driver does not
> clear the chipset configuration related to the AP - i.e. it does not perform
> a DISCONNECT and then a JOIN with zero SSID and dummy BSSID. Also, it does not
> unset the BSSID filter.
> 
> Often this is not a problem, as the above is performed upon entering idle
> state. But if a scenario arises where a new association is attempted without
> cycling through idle state, the new association will fail.
> 
> Fix this by resetting the firmware state on disassociation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@xxxxxxxxx>

This looks good now.  Applied.

-- 
Cheers,
Luca.

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