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Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] mac80211: add ap channel switch command/event

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On Sun, 2012-10-21 at 18:40 +0200, Victor Goldenshtein wrote:
> On 16/10/2012 21:07, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > On Sun, 2012-10-14 at 16:48 +0200, Victor Goldenshtein wrote:
> >> Add ieee80211_ap_process_chanswitch(), to handle a channel switch
> >> request for AP.
> >>
> >> Add ieee80211_ap_ch_switch_done() which updates oper_channel
> >> and notifies upper layers about channel switch complete event.
> >
> > Given channel contexts, how does this patch need to change?
> >
> 
> I guess most of the changes would be in the channel switch complete 
> area, we will need to update the correct vif channel 
> (ieee80211_assign_vif_chanctx) instead of the local->oper_channel.

Yes, maybe, not sure.

Also wrt. channel contexts, how will CAC/radar check work? The AP isn't
bound to a channel until start_ap(), so somehow you'll have to bind it
(and keep it on that channel!) while the DFS check is running? And also
prohibit using multiple channels at this time...?

johannes

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