@@ -1994,11 +1994,12 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
if (ath9k_wiphy_scanning(sc)) {
- printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: Two wiphys trying to scan at the "
- "same time\n");
/*
- * Do not allow the concurrent scanning state for now. This
- * could be improved with scanning control moved into ath9k.
+ * There is a race here in mac80211 but fixing it requires
+ * we revisit how we handle the scan complete callback.
+ * After mac80211 fixes we will not have configured hardware
+ * to the home channel nor would we have configured the RX
+ * filter yet.
*/
mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
return;
@@ -2014,6 +2015,10 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
}
+/*
+ * XXX: this requires a revisit after the driver
+ * scan_complete gets moved to another place/removed in mac80211.
+ */
static void ath9k_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
{
struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;