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authorDmitry Shmidt <dimitrysh@google.com>2011-09-15 09:22:35 -0700
committerJohn Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>2012-08-10 15:48:04 -0400
commitfa41f67bc5d316d20f7c0e6b2159ec083cfc450b (patch)
tree85681803d4c392eafe832ac2cdda2614a528fee0 /net
parent0dc8ad99581ffad3e1bdfee2aa985b460b4a15e5 (diff)
net: wireless: Add CFG80211_ALLOW_RECONNECT option
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Shmidt <dimitrysh@google.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'net')
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/Kconfig11
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/sme.c2
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index fe4adb12b3ef..b96261efcfc8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -167,3 +167,14 @@ config LIB80211_DEBUG
from lib80211.
If unsure, say N.
+
+config CFG80211_ALLOW_RECONNECT
+ bool "Allow reconnect while already connected"
+ depends on CFG80211
+ default n
+ help
+ cfg80211 stack doesn't allow to connect if you are already
+ connected. This option allows to make a connection in this case.
+
+ Select this option ONLY for wlan drivers that are specifically
+ built for such purposes.
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 6f39cb808302..59e47f498c2b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -767,8 +767,10 @@ int __cfg80211_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
+#ifndef CONFIG_CFG80211_ALLOW_RECONNECT
if (wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_IDLE)
return -EALREADY;
+#endif
if (WARN_ON(wdev->connect_keys)) {
kfree(wdev->connect_keys);