mac80211: Introduce a generic commit() to apply changes
This patch introduces a generic commit() function which initiate a
new network joining process. It should be called after some interface
config changes, so that the changes get applied more cleanly. Currently
set_ssid() and set_bssid() call it. Others can be added in future
patches.
In version 1 the header files was forgotten, sorry.
Signed-off-by: Alina Friedrichsen <x-alina@gmx.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 1bbfc70..aa8937c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -788,6 +788,23 @@
IEEE80211_IBSS_AUTO_CHANNEL_SEL;
}
+int ieee80211_ibss_commit(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+ struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
+
+ ifibss->flags &= ~IEEE80211_IBSS_PREV_BSSID_SET;
+
+ if (ifibss->ssid_len)
+ ifibss->flags |= IEEE80211_IBSS_SSID_SET;
+ else
+ ifibss->flags &= ~IEEE80211_IBSS_SSID_SET;
+
+ ifibss->ibss_join_req = jiffies;
+ ifibss->state = IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH;
+
+ return ieee80211_sta_find_ibss(sdata);
+}
+
int ieee80211_ibss_set_ssid(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, char *ssid, size_t len)
{
struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
@@ -801,16 +818,7 @@
ifibss->ssid_len = len;
}
- ifibss->flags &= ~IEEE80211_IBSS_PREV_BSSID_SET;
-
- if (len)
- ifibss->flags |= IEEE80211_IBSS_SSID_SET;
- else
- ifibss->flags &= ~IEEE80211_IBSS_SSID_SET;
-
- ifibss->ibss_join_req = jiffies;
- ifibss->state = IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH;
- return ieee80211_sta_find_ibss(sdata);
+ return ieee80211_ibss_commit(sdata);
}
int ieee80211_ibss_get_ssid(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, char *ssid, size_t *len)
@@ -842,7 +850,7 @@
}
}
- return ieee80211_ibss_set_ssid(sdata, ifibss->ssid, ifibss->ssid_len);
+ return ieee80211_ibss_commit(sdata);
}
/* scan finished notification */