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Diffstat (limited to 'net/batman-adv/sysfs.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/batman-adv/sysfs.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c index e28f95183a8b..b652a5648ed3 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c @@ -406,6 +406,15 @@ static ssize_t batadv_store_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj, batadv_info(net_dev, "Changing gw mode from: %s to: %s\n", curr_gw_mode_str, buff); + /* Invoking batadv_gw_reselect() is not enough to really de-select the + * current GW. It will only instruct the gateway client code to perform + * a re-election the next time that this is needed. + * + * When gw client mode is being switched off the current GW must be + * de-selected explicitly otherwise no GW_ADD uevent is thrown on + * client mode re-activation. This is operation is performed in + * batadv_gw_check_client_stop(). + */ batadv_gw_deselect(bat_priv); /* always call batadv_gw_check_client_stop() before changing the gateway * state |