---
name: "cfg80211_auth_timeout"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfg80211_auth_timeout"
---

# cfg80211\_auth\_timeout(9)

notification of timed out authentication

## NAME

cfg80211\_auth\_timeout - notification of timed out authentication

## SYNOPSIS

**void cfg80211\_auth\_timeout(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

This function may sleep. The caller must hold the corresponding wdev's mutex.

## AUTHOR

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

Author.

## COPYRIGHT