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authorJohannes Berg2009-02-10 21:25:58 +0100
committerJohn W. Linville2009-02-13 19:45:54 +0100
commitd491af19db3adcc1eb1653e60a427fb4df36f361 (patch)
tree7116bcc9f6de56d181d16463252c4aabab77b20e /include/net/cfg80211.h
parentcfg80211: free_priv for BSS info (diff)
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cfg80211: allow users to request removing a BSS
This patch introduces cfg80211_unlink_bss, a function to allow a driver to remove a BSS from the internal list and make it not show up in scan results any more -- this is to be used when the driver detects that the BSS is no longer available. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index b514abcc2b93..f1d21570e6cb 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -791,5 +791,16 @@ struct cfg80211_bss *cfg80211_get_mesh(struct wiphy *wiphy,
const u8 *meshid, size_t meshidlen,
const u8 *meshcfg);
void cfg80211_put_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
+/**
+ * cfg80211_unlink_bss - unlink BSS from internal data structures
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy
+ * @bss: the bss to remove
+ *
+ * This function removes the given BSS from the internal data structures
+ * thereby making it no longer show up in scan results etc. Use this
+ * function when you detect a BSS is gone. Normally BSSes will also time
+ * out, so it is not necessary to use this function at all.
+ */
+void cfg80211_unlink_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
#endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */