From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:49903 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751759AbYBYLAn (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:00:43 -0500 Subject: Re: mac80211 locking: tasklet vs. non-tasklet From: Johannes Berg To: Tomas Winkler Cc: linux-wireless , bruno randolf , "Luis R. Rodriguez" In-Reply-To: <1203937042.13162.81.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080225_105732_203616_A9BE06D8) References: <1203676145.26341.39.camel@johannes.berg> <1ba2fa240802240829s7c650ad1yd47c6b25e466a50@mail.gmail.com> <1203933096.13162.54.camel@johannes.berg> <1ba2fa240802250252x753796f7ob071c12c72aec172@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080225_105254_843501_AE739B69) <1203937042.13162.81.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080225_105732_203616_A9BE06D8) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-TA/AncKLCQ8T8irfqi2c" Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:35 +0100 Message-Id: <1203937235.13162.83.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080225_110046_243803_AA76DEF7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-TA/AncKLCQ8T8irfqi2c Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > A disconnection can happen due to > > > > device resume or internal recoverable error. In this cases I would > > > > expect mac to try associate again upon such trigger. > > > > > > I guess that's just missing. You can stop the queues but you can't t= ell > > > mac80211 that you reset the hw. > >=20 > > If there is no objection we will introduce some notification > > mechanism...suggestions are welcome as well. >=20 > I have no objection, though I'm unsure what precisely you want. What, > for example, if you're running hostapd and your hardware resets? Can you > keep station tables etc.? I mean, if the hw simply resets quickly then I would expect the association to withstand that, no? johannes --=-TA/AncKLCQ8T8irfqi2c Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUAR8Kf0qVg1VMiehFYAQKuTw//Wdz5QgpFXB1MgqSBMTqGJ8x9ejhskJTp RTX5ZpWh5Yezn6nYF06IuCdMCa27cFEkifG/Vr9Kx+AdUcKj0ND2U/M1nnnSiPpL rwdcae95x+CCHzKECzS8evT1QHnf2pt/i6hysQ9jl/2IPBMzu4l9Psmw491zAcWy MJTa5wa33dgJHlBbWCKXA1pzsxej3eUQiq9IPl9DGl3tEGy7QKT1a13G5WEE4z5k 53YBdftb4BDPKk7AeOU+kJMsiM2V/L9JzQA5pXpycdiQPw3/slXH7zD+MF2NDGjI LCZg9bb4o3IAOJPq975b/SD9JkFq7+i7p8QGnysEb4oEU1bQF24K7cYTB29bofsN Ku/6lEuz8ZGwsnRd6UWl3Vo6ZdENC+/C/5j2k6LLFJIJUy3nEVv17+Z4dm94tJn5 ROt3EuCeaVxgeLuGc613L/rDRuiqocYLYFnfOxhKp7CN/NZtnk5/1lFlOlVBjxhl bYb0auh+mun/oTW6MBp4DC/4PHqNTmQejf9CSKRN+VWROYIqmFzYLbw3xE4MyRhM eVI/Gm3WNgYIOt2RF9qaW+vLwsXKnlgoGZ/VpwUJ1Nvaw8H5/8dfkeTKD0feoaFt maM/NaU/2CewG0WMKxPGEWJ3icOldW/YlwrjFAytqsEpF9SEPPcPSHPlGBWMm9H5 IHeU/RyaXyU= =VtDp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-TA/AncKLCQ8T8irfqi2c--