Re: [PATCH] mac80211: update outdated comment

[Lachlan Hodges]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 10:15:48AM +0800, kexinsun wrote:
> The function ieee80211_start_scan() was refactored and replaced by
> __ieee80211_start_scan() in commit f3b85252f081 ("mac80211: fix scan
> races and rework scanning"). Update the comment in
> ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc() accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: kexinsun <kexinsun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  net/mac80211/tx.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> index 8cdbd417d7be..85c48b42474c 100644
> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
>  		 * sent and we should not get here, but if we do
>  		 * nonetheless, drop them to avoid sending them
>  		 * off-channel. See the link below and
> -		 * ieee80211_start_scan() for more.
> +		 * __ieee80211_start_scan() for more.
>  		 *
>  		 * http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/30089

Might be good to remove that link aswell and update the comment? Looks
to be dead.

lachlan