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Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: Fix race in bss timeout

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On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 21:23 +0530, Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 04:37:28PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > > 
> > > These warnings are added in cfg80211_roamed().
> > 
> > But this can be called directly by the driver with a NULL BSS.
> > 
> > Ohh. I see what you did, you didn't allow drivers calling this now. I
> > think you should export this function still since otherwise the race
> > windows might get tiny, but isn't actually completely closed (the first
> > get_bss() might find it, the next a millisecond later not)
> 
> I can understand the millisecond delay between cfg80211_get_bss() in driver and
> __cfg80211_roamed() as there can be delay in event_work getting
> scheduled. I don't understand the delay between driver and
> cfg80211_roamed() as the later one is direct call. Or this can be
> done later if experienced the delay?.

The computer takes time to execute the functions, so time passes, right?

johannes

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