On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 15:36 +0200, Eliad Peller wrote:
>> mac80211 should set carrier_on for ibss vifs
>> only while they are joined (similar to sta vifs)
>
>> --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
>> @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
>> /* if merging, indicate to driver that we leave the old IBSS */
>> if (sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined) {
>> sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
>> + netif_carrier_off(sdata->dev);
>> ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
>> }
>>
>> @@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
>> bss = cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(local->hw.wiphy, local->hw.conf.channel,
>> mgmt, skb->len, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
>> cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
>> + netif_carrier_on(sdata->dev);
>> cfg80211_ibss_joined(sdata->dev, ifibss->bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
>
> Do we really need to toggle the carrier here? While we merge, shouldn't
> we just keep it up, just maybe stop the queues?
>
technically, we leave the ibss and then rejoin (unlike roaming). so i
guess setting the carrier on/off makes sense as well.
do you prefer stopping the queues instead?
Eliad.
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