[patch] WDS & bridge, other ...

[Dave]

Are these changes in CVS now?

-Dave



> On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 09:39:13AM +0200, Jiri Fojtasek wrote:
>
> > This patch solving some instability issues :
>
> Thanks!
>
> > * When bridge not have same mac address as wlan and wds devices, WDS
> > ethernet frame source address is not correct (only wds compilant frames)
>
> I used a bit different modification to clean up the code at the same
> time, since non-compliant WDS frame was now the only exception for
> copying Ethernet addresses from the skb.
>
> > * Bridge can send some frames by wlan0 with not existent destination
> > address whish cause some txexc, and when try send a frame in to own mac
> > address (addr1=addr2) sometimes causes firmware lockup (confirmed on
> > 1.5.6). Now is all kind of those frames droped ...
>
> Applied.
>
> Frames to not associated STAs were originally accepted for pseudo-adhoc
> style communication between APs. Anyway, receiving those frames was
> apparently already broken and WDS links have made this kind of mode
> obsolete.. So, there should be no need to keep this odd mode around any
> longer.
>
> > * Optimized hfa384x_wait_offset function whish always read two times
> > busy offset register, probing time resolution is set back to 1usec. I
> > have tested how much time is need for waiting and average time is 3usec
> > (pci card). 10 usec was too long. This also fixing some bap timeout
> > messages ...
>
> Applied, but with a longer BAP timeout since I remember receiving some
> reports about BAP timeout errors that cause did not really require card
> reset, but just a bit longer wait.
>
> > * Addet  enhanced "Could not find sta for this TX error"  loging, what
> > help me made those fixes
>
> This should not happen anymore since frames causing these TX errors are
> now dropped before even trying to send them. Anyway, I added the extra
> information to this message. I did not apply the changes that modified
> the organization and indentation of the code in that function.
>
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> Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA
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