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Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] nl80211/cfg80211: add radar detection command/event

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On Thu, 2012-11-01 at 09:54 +0200, Victor Goldenshtein wrote:
> On 22/10/2012 14:55, Johannes Berg wrote:
> >> 2. In __nl80211_set_channel() - to cover the case when the CAC was
> >> initiated on a "preset_chan" (during AP init phase) and the IF was
> >> removed before the AP was even started (local->oper_channel wasn't set yet).
> >
> > Hmm, I'm not sure I get it. How is "local->oper_channel" (a mac80211
> > variable) related to this cfg80211 code?
> 
> It's not, just saying that its not set at this point.
> 
> > start_ap() isn't expected to be able to succeed until CAC passed
> > successfully, but OTOH the channel isn't configured until then?
> 
> right, the initial CAC performed before start_ap(), only by setting the 
> channel with __nl80211_set_channel() + radar detection command.

Hmm. Maybe then the channel should be passed to the radar detection
command instead? That way, it can be passed through, you can allocate a
channel context, etc. Much easier?

johannes

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