[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH 1/2] mac80211: backport upstream fix for CSA in IBSS mode
Koen Vandeputte
koen.vandeputte at ncentric.com
Wed Feb 8 07:11:01 PST 2017
Allows to change channels on-the-fly using CSA when using IBSS.
Signed-off-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte at ncentric.com>
---
fyi: Fix is still awaiting upstream approval
.../320-mac80211-fix-CSA-in-IBSS-mode.patch | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 package/kernel/mac80211/patches/320-mac80211-fix-CSA-in-IBSS-mode.patch
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/320-mac80211-fix-CSA-in-IBSS-mode.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/320-mac80211-fix-CSA-in-IBSS-mode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13765b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/320-mac80211-fix-CSA-in-IBSS-mode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte at ncentric.com>
+Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 15:29:45 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix CSA in IBSS mode
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Add the missing IBSS capability flag during capability init as it needs
+to be inserted into the generated beacon in order for CSA to work.
+
+Signed-off-by: Piotr Gawlowicz <gawlowicz at tkn.tu-berlin.de>
+Signed-off-by: Mikołaj Chwalisz <chwalisz at tkn.tu-berlin.de>
+Tested-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte at ncentric.com>
+---
+
+--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+@@ -487,14 +487,14 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_csa_beacon(struct iee
+ struct beacon_data *presp, *old_presp;
+ struct cfg80211_bss *cbss;
+ const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
+- u16 capability = 0;
++ u16 capability = WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS;
+ u64 tsf;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
+
+ if (ifibss->privacy)
+- capability = WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY;
++ capability |= WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY;
+
+ cbss = cfg80211_get_bss(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, ifibss->chandef.chan,
+ ifibss->bssid, ifibss->ssid,
--
2.7.4
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