From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp1.u-psud.fr ([129.175.33.41]:50520 "EHLO smtp1.u-psud.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758609Ab3BLJY3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:24:29 -0500 Message-ID: <511A0A4B.6010507@lri.fr> (sfid-20130212_102441_508885_F0FBEC71) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:24:27 +0100 From: Nicolas Cavallari MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sujith Manoharan CC: John Linville , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ath9k: Fix IBSS joiner mode References: <1359972504-8900-1-git-send-email-sujith@msujith.org> <1359972504-8900-3-git-send-email-sujith@msujith.org> In-Reply-To: <1359972504-8900-3-git-send-email-sujith@msujith.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/02/2013 11:08, Sujith Manoharan wrote: > From: Sujith Manoharan > > On joining an existing IBSS network, beaconing has to start > only after a TSF sync has happened by receiving a beacon from > the BSS. In creator mode, beaconing can start immediately after > a HW reset has been done. > > Now that mac80211 notifies the driver of the mode type (creator/joiner) > via ieee80211_bss_conf->ibss_creator, make use of it to properly setup > the HW beacon timers. > > Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan > --- Even though my IBSS network isn't as large as it was when i experienced the most severe problems, i see no stuck beacon now; the network is much more reliable. Thanks. Tested-by: Nicolas Cavallari