netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4] mac80211: mesh: flush stations before beacons are stopped

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Message-ID: <20160713133338.GD7819@localhost>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:33:38 -0400
From:	Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>
To:	"Machani, Yaniv" <yanivma@...com>
Cc:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Hahn, Maital" <maitalm@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] mac80211: mesh: flush stations before beacons are
 stopped

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:11:25AM +0000, Machani, Yaniv wrote:
> > > Some drivers (e.g. wl18xx) expect that the last stage in the 
> > > de-initialization process will be stopping the beacons, similar to ap.
> > > Update ieee80211_stop_mesh() flow accordingly.
> > >
> > How well have you tested that with other drivers?
> > 
> 
> Sorry for the delayed response (I've been out) and thanks for your comments,
> I have tested it with RT3572 as well, and didn't see any issue.
> I'll update the comment to reflect that.

I'll give this a test on ath10k and wcn36xx as they are the ones most
likely to care about ordering.

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