staging: r8712u: Sets to SSID, and to AP MAC#, can now be done when the interface is Down.

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The original Realtek code assumed that ioctl Sets get done after the
interface is Up. This included the set to Essid and to the AP MAC#;
and it fit Realtek's installation procedure. But there is no such
necessity for the adapter, and no stated requirement found
elsewhere. Also, wireless drivers typically permit this.

A typical error message used to be:
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not permitted.

Signed-off-by: Ali Bahar <ali@internetDog.org>
Acked-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

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Ali Bahar 2011-07-12 23:10:55 +08:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h

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drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c

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