From 0750cfd8b7fd491c9d7c8bd19d9ac380cd3c84ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Prestwood Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:03:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] nl80211: better document CMD_ROAM behavior The docs were very sparse with how exactly CMD_ROAM should be used. Specifically related to BSS information normally obtained through a user space scan. Signed-off-by: James Prestwood Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210311230333.103934-1-prestwoj@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index ac78da9..5e30c7f 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -655,6 +655,9 @@ * When a security association was established on an 802.1X network using * fast transition, this event should be followed by an * %NL80211_CMD_PORT_AUTHORIZED event. + * Following a %NL80211_CMD_ROAM event userspace can issue + * %NL80211_CMD_GET_SCAN in order to obtain the scan information for the + * new BSS the card/driver roamed to. * @NL80211_CMD_DISCONNECT: drop a given connection; also used to notify * userspace that a connection was dropped by the AP or due to other * reasons, for this the %NL80211_ATTR_DISCONNECTED_BY_AP and -- 2.7.4