Man page 9 : cfg80211_roamed

cfg80211_roamed - notify cfg80211 of roaming

void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *  dev , struct ieee80211_channel *  channel , const u8 *  bssid , const u8 *  req_ie , size_t  req_ie_len , const u8 *  resp_ie , size_t  resp_ie_len , gfp_t  gfp );

dev
    network device

channel
    the channel of the new AP

bssid
    the BSSID of the new AP

req_ie
    association request IEs (maybe be NULL)

req_ie_len
    association request IEs length

resp_ie
    association response IEs (may be NULL)

resp_ie_len
    assoc response IEs length

gfp
    allocation flags

It should be called by the underlying driver whenever it roamed from one AP to another while connected.

Johannes Berg <>
    Author.