ieee80211_hw_config() is called from scanning functions and ioctl handlers, but not when the interface is brought up. This is unreasonable. Since the config function is provided by hardware drivers to d80211, the later should be responsible for calling it in all situations when the hardware needs to be reconfigured.
Without this patch, bcm43xx_d80211 needs the channel to be set again after the interface goes down and up. Similar problems are reported for rt2x00 drivers. Failure in ieee80211_hw_config() leads to the interface staying down. Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/d80211/ieee80211.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211.c index 2f1dce5..7219416 100644 --- a/net/d80211/ieee80211.c +++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211.c @@ -2239,6 +2239,8 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev) res = 0; if (local->ops->open) res = local->ops->open(local_to_hw(local)); + if (res == 0) + res = ieee80211_hw_config(local); if (res == 0) { res = dev_open(local->mdev); if (res) { -- Regards, Pavel Roskin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html