Hi James, > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 07:49:16AM -0700, Amitkumar Karwar wrote: > > It's been observed that device sometimes fails to find AP configured > > in hidden SSID in busy environment. We will increase number of probes > > for specific SSID scans for getting better results. > > I don't like this. It worries me. What is the underlying cause? If it > is something other than collision, why? >
Idea was to have better chance of finding an AP configured with hidden SSID when environment is busy by sending multiple probe requests. > In scenario of tens to a hundred laptops scanning for specific SSID for > ad-hoc in the Sugar desktop environment, this patch may decrease free > air time considerably. You are right. Free air time will be decreased. We have discarded this approach considering its consequences. > > Should the number of probes be a choice of user space? > Do you see any potential use case for multiple probe requests? I think, we should stick to current implementation of sending 1 probe request. Regards, Amitkumar -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
