linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] mac80211: Add support to trigger sta disconnect on hardware restart

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Date:   Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:42:09 +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 2/3] mac80211: Add support to trigger sta disconnect on
 hardware restart

On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 22:53 +0530, Youghandhar Chintala wrote:
> The right fix would be to pull the entire data path into the host

> +++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
> @@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ struct ieee80211_if_mesh {
>   *	back to wireless media and to the local net stack.
>   * @IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME: Disconnect after resume.
>   * @IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER: indicates interface was added to driver
> + * @IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART: Disconnect after hardware restart
> + *	recovery

How did you model this on IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME, but than
didn't check how that's actually used?

Please change it so that the two models are the same. You really don't
need the wiphy flag.

johannes