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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: sync driver before TX

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Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In P2P client mode, the GO (AP) to connect to might
> have periods of time where it is not available due
> to powersave. To allow the driver to sync with it
> and send frames to the GO only when it is available
> add a new callback tx_sync (and the corresponding
> finish_tx_sync). These callbacks can sleep unlike
> the actual TX.

[...]

> + * enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type - TX sync type
> + * @IEEE80211_TX_SYNC_AUTH: sync TX for authentication
> + *	(and possibly also before direct probe)

[...]

> +	int (*tx_sync)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
> +		       const u8 *bssid, enum ieee80211_tx_sync_type type);

With these it should be possible to get bssid before authentication
and we would get at76c50x-usb working again. Did I understand
correctly?

-- 
Kalle Valo
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