[PATCH v4 1/2] b43: fix the wrong assignment of status.freq in b43_rx()

Larry Finger Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net
Fri Jan 17 17:18:07 EST 2014


On 01/17/2014 10:17 AM, ZHAO Gang wrote:
> Use the right function to update frequency value.
>
> If rx skb is probe response or beacon, the wrong frequency value can
> cause problem that bss info can't be updated when it should be.
>
> Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org>
> Fixes: 8318d78a44d4 ("cfg80211 API for channels/bitrates, mac80211
> and driver conversion")
> Signed-off-by: ZHAO Gang <gamerh2o at gmail.com>
> ---

This patch seems to fix a problem that caused scanning under NetworkManager to 
fail. The symptom was that no available networks were seen in the NM applet 
after a connection was made. Now the available AP list remains populated.

Acked-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net>

Larry





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