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From: "Jouni Malinen" <jkm@devicescape.com>
To: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] d80211: switch STA interfaces to PS mode during scan
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:09:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070228210926.GM31074@devicescape.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070228203943.11473.88812.stgit@magic.sourmilk.net>

On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:39:43PM -0500, Michael Wu wrote:
> This makes scans switch STA interfaces into PS mode so the AP queues frames
> destined for us while we are scanning. This is achieved by sending a
> nullfunc data frame with the PS mode bit set before scanning commences,
> and a PS poll frame after scanning is completed.

Why bother with PS Poll in this case? Just send data::nullfunc with PS
Poll flag cleared. That will make the AP deliver all buffered frames (if
any).

-- 
Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA

  reply	other threads:[~2007-02-28 21:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-02-28 20:39 [PATCH 1/5] d80211: Remove curr_rates and fix related concurrency issues Michael Wu
2007-02-28 20:39 ` [PATCH 5/5] d80211: switch STA interfaces to PS mode during scan Michael Wu
2007-02-28 21:09   ` Jouni Malinen [this message]
2007-02-28 21:42     ` Michael Wu
2007-02-28 21:44       ` Michael Wu
2007-03-01  5:43         ` Michael Wu
2007-03-23 16:01           ` Jiri Benc
2007-03-23 18:05             ` Michael Wu
2007-03-23 19:01               ` Jiri Benc
2007-02-28 20:39 ` [PATCH 3/5] d80211: Set carrier status for STA interfaces Michael Wu
2007-03-21 17:25   ` Jiri Benc
2007-03-21 18:08     ` Michael Wu
2007-03-23 15:24       ` Jiri Benc
2007-02-28 20:39 ` [PATCH 2/5] d80211: Do not require drivers to implement reset callback Michael Wu
2007-03-01  2:14   ` [PATCH] d80211: Remove tx_timeout callback Michael Wu
2007-03-21 17:26     ` Jiri Benc
2007-02-28 20:39 ` [PATCH 4/5] d80211: Stop virtual interfaces during scan Michael Wu
2007-03-01  5:40   ` Michael Wu
2007-03-23 15:54     ` Jiri Benc
2007-03-01 17:00 ` [PATCH 1/5] d80211: Remove curr_rates and fix related concurrency issues Michael Wu
2007-03-21 17:22   ` Jiri Benc

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