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-rw-r--r--include/net/cfg80211.h7
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h5
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index c89a5b5bd103..7c9fe4b05927 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -2206,7 +2206,12 @@ struct cfg80211_qos_map {
* @set_cqm_txe_config: Configure connection quality monitor TX error
* thresholds.
* @sched_scan_start: Tell the driver to start a scheduled scan.
- * @sched_scan_stop: Tell the driver to stop an ongoing scheduled scan.
+ * @sched_scan_stop: Tell the driver to stop an ongoing scheduled scan. This
+ * call must stop the scheduled scan and be ready for starting a new one
+ * before it returns, i.e. @sched_scan_start may be called immediately
+ * after that again and should not fail in that case. The driver should
+ * not call cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped() for a requested stop (when this
+ * method returns 0.)
*
* @mgmt_frame_register: Notify driver that a management frame type was
* registered. Note that this callback may not sleep, and cannot run
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 47d7087513e0..81481cff1dc1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -303,8 +303,9 @@
* passed, all channels allowed for the current regulatory domain
* are used. Extra IEs can also be passed from the userspace by
* using the %NL80211_ATTR_IE attribute.
- * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_SCHED_SCAN: stop a scheduled scan. Returns -ENOENT
- * if scheduled scan is not running.
+ * @NL80211_CMD_STOP_SCHED_SCAN: stop a scheduled scan. Returns -ENOENT if
+ * scheduled scan is not running. The caller may assume that as soon
+ * as the call returns, it is safe to start a new scheduled scan again.
* @NL80211_CMD_SCHED_SCAN_RESULTS: indicates that there are scheduled scan
* results available.
* @NL80211_CMD_SCHED_SCAN_STOPPED: indicates that the scheduled scan has