linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: Be able to set bss expire time at config stage.

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2017 18:34:02 +0200
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dmitry Shmidt <dimitrysh@...gle.com>,
        helmut.schaa@...glemail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: Be able to set bss expire time at config
 stage.

On Mon, 2017-05-22 at 18:19 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> 
> I'm not really all that convinced that we really need this -
> userspace should just be using the flush thing more often, and then
> it doesn't really matter.
> 
> However, maybe that doesn't really matter all that much.

Actually, I changed my mind based on the discussion with Dan. This
makes no sense, and since you've obviously never even tested this
patch, you probably haven't thought about alternatives either.

johannes