create_ap gets crazy if the host is suspended

[marmistrz]

Here's the log

ap0: STA ec:9b:5b:fd:6d:c0 RADIUS: starting accounting session 6822B92A-00000001
ap0: STA ec:9b:5b:fd:6d:c0 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)

above was ordinary output, and then suspend, and:

Failed to set beacon parameters 
Failed to set beacon parameters
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
ap0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED ec:9b:5b:fd:6d:c0
ap0: STA ec:9b:5b:fd:6d:c0 IEEE 802.11: disassociated due to inactivity
ap0: STA ec:9b:5b:fd:6d:c0 IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to inactivity (timer DEAUTH/REMOVE)
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed
handle_probe_req: send failed

And the WiFi network isn't visible anymore

[oblique]

This is probably a driver or a hostapd issue, and probably it will not have a workaround. What adapter do you have?

[marmistrz]

The relevant part of the inxi output:

Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k
           IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

[marmistrz]

Maybe create_ap could detect the fact that the system is suspended and restart the AP?

[oblique]

I started rewriting create_ap in Ruby. I don't plan to fix this in the bash implementation.