linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] cfg80211: Add wiphy flag to trigger STA disconnect after hardware restart

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Date:   Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:36:28 +0100
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Youghandhar Chintala <youghand@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kuabhs@...omium.org,
        dianders@...omium.org, briannorris@...omium.org,
        pillair@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] cfg80211: Add wiphy flag to trigger STA disconnect
 after hardware restart

On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 23:00 +0530, Youghandhar Chintala wrote:
> 
>   * @WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_EXT_KEK_KCK: The device supports bigger kek and kck keys
> + * @WIPHY_FLAG_STA_DISCONNECT_ON_HW_RESTART: The device needs a trigger to
> + *	disconnect STA after target hardware restart. This flag should be
> + *	exposed by drivers which support target recovery.

You're not doing anything with this information in cfg80211, so
consequently it doesn't belong there.

johannes