---
name: "__cfg80211_auth_canceled"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/__cfg80211_auth_canceled"
---

# \_\_cfg80211\_auth\_canceled(9)

notify cfg80211 that authentication was canceled

## NAME

\_\_cfg80211\_auth\_canceled - notify cfg80211 that authentication was canceled

## SYNOPSIS

**void \_\_cfg80211\_auth\_canceled(struct net\_device \*** *dev***, const u8 \*** *addr***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

network device

*addr*

The MAC address of the device with which the authentication timed out

## DESCRIPTION

When a pending authentication had no action yet, the driver may decide to not send a deauth frame, but in that case must calls this function to tell cfg80211 about this decision. It is only valid to call this function within the **deauth** callback.

## AUTHOR

**Johannes Berg** \<johannes@sipsolutions.net\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT