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>
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index b514abc..f1d2157 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -791,5 +791,16 @@
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 */