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* When the insertion fails (sta_info_insert()) returns non-zero), the
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* When the insertion fails (sta_info_insert()) returns non-zero), the
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* structure will have been freed by sta_info_insert()!
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* structure will have been freed by sta_info_insert()!
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+ * sta entries are added by mac80211 when you establish a link with a
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+ * peer. This means different things for the different type of interfaces
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+ * we support. For a regular station this mean we add the AP sta when we
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+ * receive an assocation response from the AP. For IBSS this occurs when
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+ * we receive a probe response or a beacon from target IBSS network. For
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+ * WDS we add the sta for the peer imediately upon device open. When using
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+ * AP mode we add stations for each respective station upon request from
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+ * userspace through nl80211.
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+ *
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* Because there are debugfs entries for each station, and adding those
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* Because there are debugfs entries for each station, and adding those
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* must be able to sleep, it is also possible to "pin" a station entry,
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* must be able to sleep, it is also possible to "pin" a station entry,
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* that means it can be removed from the hash table but not be freed.
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* that means it can be removed from the hash table but not be freed.
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