Rename "broadcast SSID" to "wildcard SSID"
authorJouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:21:17 +0000 (22:21 +0200)
committerJouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:21:17 +0000 (22:21 +0200)
"Wildcard SSID" is the term used in IEEE Std 802.11-2007, so it is a
better name for the zero-length SSID used in Probe Request.

src/drivers/driver.h
src/drivers/driver_wext.c
wpa_supplicant/scan.c
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h

index 25a0d90..c5f2106 100644 (file)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct wpa_driver_scan_params {
                /**
                 * ssid - specific SSID to scan for (ProbeReq)
                 * %NULL or zero-length SSID is used to indicate active scan
-                * with broadcast SSID.
+                * with wildcard SSID.
                 */
                const u8 *ssid;
                /**
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
         * scan - Request the driver to initiate scan (old version)
         * @priv: private driver interface data
         * @ssid: specific SSID to scan for (ProbeReq) or %NULL to scan for
-        *      all SSIDs (either active scan with broadcast SSID or passive
-        *      scan
+        *      all SSIDs (either active scan with wildcard SSID or passive
+        *      scan)
         * @ssid_len: length of the SSID
         *
         * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure
index f21c379..1c9105b 100644 (file)
@@ -1076,8 +1076,8 @@ void wpa_driver_wext_scan_timeout(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
  * wpa_driver_wext_scan - Request the driver to initiate scan
  * @priv: Pointer to private wext data from wpa_driver_wext_init()
  * @ssid: Specific SSID to scan for (ProbeReq) or %NULL to scan for
- *     all SSIDs (either active scan with broadcast SSID or passive
- *     scan
+ *     all SSIDs (either active scan with wildcard SSID or passive
+ *     scan)
  * @ssid_len: Length of the SSID
  * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure
  */
index a722572..bac37e6 100644 (file)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_assoc_try(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
        if (ssid == NULL) {
                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "wpa_supplicant_scan: Reached "
                           "end of scan list - go back to beginning");
-               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN;
+               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN;
                wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, 0, 0);
                return;
        }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_assoc_try(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
                wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = ssid;
        } else {
                /* Start from the beginning of the SSID list. */
-               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN;
+               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN;
        }
        wpa_supplicant_associate(wpa_s, NULL, ssid);
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_scan(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 
        /* Find the starting point from which to continue scanning */
        ssid = wpa_s->conf->ssid;
-       if (wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid != BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN) {
+       if (wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid != WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN) {
                while (ssid) {
                        if (ssid == wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid) {
                                ssid = ssid->next;
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_scan(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
                return;
        } else if (wpa_s->conf->ap_scan == 2) {
                /*
-                * User-initiated scan request in ap_scan == 2; use broadcast
-                * scan.
+                * User-initiated scan request in ap_scan == 2; scan with
+                * wildcard SSID.
                 */
                ssid = NULL;
        } else {
@@ -221,15 +221,15 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_scan(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
        if (ssid) {
                wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = ssid;
                if (max_ssids > 1) {
-                       wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Include broadcast SSID in the "
+                       wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Include wildcard SSID in the "
                                   "scan request");
-                       params.num_ssids++; /* Broadcast scan */
+                       params.num_ssids++;
                }
                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Starting AP scan for specific SSID(s)");
        } else {
-               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN;
+               wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN;
                params.num_ssids++;
-               wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Starting AP scan for broadcast SSID");
+               wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Starting AP scan for wildcard SSID");
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WPS
index 9b6f088..b7fd57c 100644 (file)
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ int wpa_supplicant_driver_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
        wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "RSN: flushing PMKID list in the driver");
        wpa_drv_flush_pmkid(wpa_s);
 
-       wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN;
+       wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN;
        wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, interface_count, 100000);
        interface_count++;
 
index 92ba22f..d8e7fb2 100644 (file)
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 
        struct wpa_ssid *prev_scan_ssid; /* previously scanned SSID;
                                          * NULL = not yet initialized (start
-                                         * with broadcast SSID)
-                                         * BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN = broadcast
+                                         * with wildcard SSID)
+                                         * WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN = wildcard
                                          * SSID was used in the previous scan
                                          */
-#define BROADCAST_SSID_SCAN ((struct wpa_ssid *) 1)
+#define WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN ((struct wpa_ssid *) 1)
 
        struct wpa_scan_results *scan_res;